this is bbc news, the headlines: israel has released 200 palestinian prisoners in return for four female soldiers held by hamas in the second exchange of the gaza ceasefire deal. the four israeli soldiers released were first led onto a podium in gaza city surrounded by dozens of armed hamas men. once back in israel, the women were reunited with their loved ones. the soldiers were captured in the october 7th attack 15 months ago. they were seized from an army base on the border with gaza. in wadi in gaza, palestinians are queuing to return to their homes, but this isn't guaranteed after hamas failed to release a civilian hostage today.

more than a day after what the uk met office called the strongest storm in ten years beat a destructive path through ireland and parts of the uk, the scottish government is telling people if they need to travel, they must take great care. the storm brought winds of more than ioomph to scotland and the island of ireland on friday. at its peak, more thani million people were without power, and hundreds of incidents of damage were reported on the railways. at least one person was killed. the name of the man that was killed yesterday during the storm, he has been named, he was heading to work when the car that he was driving, a tree fell on it, and he sadly died. irish police say they are now investigating that, but i think it shows you the ferocity of the storm here yesterday, and

you can see behind the storm here yesterday, and you can see behind me, the storm here yesterday, and you can see behind me, pretty dramatic scenes, we are at bangor leisure centre, when 90 mph winds ripped through the town, taking with it the roof of this multi—million pound facility. we have been here since this morning, and the teams are here with cranes trying to get the place and some sort of order so that they can open again in the next few weeks. there is still another weather warning on its way tonight, it is due to be here at seven o'clock tonight, so there is the worry that that might hamper some of these clear up proceedings. 189,000 people all across northern ireland are still without power here this afternoon. northern ireland water actually said it might take ten days for that power to get through. in the republic, 500,000 are without power, and 300,000 are without water. ., ., , water. scotland correspondent catriona renton _ water. scotland correspondent catriona renton had _ water. scotland correspondent catriona renton had this -

water. scotland correspondent. catriona renton had this update on some of the travel disruption in scotland from glasgow. well, storm a1 may have departed, but my goodness, it has left a trail of destruction. —— storm eowyn. this is one of the main railway stations in scotland, and it is pretty much deserted, people are coming and going away because there will be no train services running from here until at least five o'clock this afternoon. now, some scotrail services are running elsewhere, very few them, and the east coast main line tween newcastle and edinburgh, though, is open. some roads have been affected, especially by falling trees, and the clear up by falling trees, and the clear up continues. police scotland say that they have responded to almost 1900 storm related incidents across the country since yesterday. now, another update, around 50,000 people in scotland, 50,000 customers in scotland, 50,000 customers in scotland are still without power as engineers work to

restore the supply. the main areas affected are large parts of argyll and the kintyre peninsula, southern perthshire and the trossachs. and of course work is going on to clear up damaged buildings and make them safe, celtic�*s match against dundee has been called off, and there is a yellow warning for snow and ice kicking in across most of the country from six o'clock. coloured scotland correspondent catriona renton in glasgow. three teenagers have died after a car left the road and hit a tree in west yorkshire. two 19—year—old passengers and an 18—year—old driver died at the scene of the crash in wakefield, west yorkshire police said. five men were travelling in the black seat ibiza car near the village of west bretton at the time of the crash on friday night. one man remains in hospital with life—threatening injuries, police said, with another passenger sustaining injuries that are not believed to be life—threatening. president trump has made his first visit to california since the deadly wildfires which destroyed thousands of homes in los angeles earlier this month. having previously criticised

the california governor, the president promised to work with him to fix the situation so that it would not happen again. here's more from our los angeles correspondent emma va rdy. president trump was given a bird's eye view of the fire—ravaged areas before his plane landed. then he and the first lady, melania, saw the damage to pacific palisades up close. more than 10,000 buildings were destroyed during the wildfires, and now a massive recovery operation is under way. the fire took place. it's nice and cool there now, and they want to start taking the debris... they want to take the debris. they want to do everything. they'll get rid of everything. they're going to do it by their own hand. and you're going to see some amazing things happen. so we're waiving the federal permits. either waive them or give them to you so rapidly it's not going to... it's going to be essentially the same thing. but we're going to try and just waive them. crews are still battling multiple fires in the hills around la, but rain is forecast over the weekend when the first fires broke out.

donald trump had criticised the california governor, gavin newsom, and the democrat controlled la authorities for their management of water supplies. but today he met the governor and la mayor and said he would cut government red tape to speed up rebuilding. the california governor said it had been a positive talk and that la would need the president's help during the massive rebuilding operation, as thousands of new homes are needed to replace the areas destroyed. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. the british government has said it intends to spearhead talks aimed at ending the crisis in sudan. speaking during a visit to the sudanese border with chad, the foreign secretary, david lammy, said he would convene a meeting with sudan s neighbours and other international players to try and find a solution to the 21—month civil war. the conflict pitting two generals against each other has resulted in the world's largest humanitarian crisis. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has been travelling with mr lammy and sent this report.

a long and perilous journey is coming to an end for these families, at least for now. they arrive here weary, but relieved. the british foreign minister was here to see for himself the impact of 21 months of the sudan civil war and speak to those affected by it. the stories are heart—rending — the most horrific things mr lammy says he's ever heard or seen. i just sat with a woman who showed me the burn marks. she had been burnt by soldiers up and down her arms. she had been beaten and she had been raped. this is desperate and we must bring the world's attention to it and bring the suffering to an end. nearly a quarter of a million refugees have sought shelter in adre. the majority are mothers and children.

each one has a harrowing story to tell. one of halima abdallah's children died on the way here, she tells me, and she got separated from her husband as they fled. the uk is now keen to spearhead talks to end the crisis. that's why i'm seeking to convene the regional partners like chad, who are playing such an important role, and, of course, the international actors to try and bring forward the mediation and the ceasefire that's needed between the warring sides. the uk has also doubled its aid and is calling on other donors to step up. the humanitarian needs are huge, but these are among the lucky few sudanese. just across the border in darfur, famine has been declared, and it is spreading. there are fears that, in a few months, unless aid is increased, things are going to get way worse. and even here, as in other refugee camps, the numbers are growing,

and for as long as there's no end to the fighting, sudanese civilians will continue to need external support. anne soy, bbc news, adre. ijust want i just want to take your life to the scenes in— i just want to take your life to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just _ to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just had _ to the scenes in wadi in gaza, we have just had information. we havejust had information come through about something hamas has said in relation to the ceasefire, so according to reuters, in the past few minutes, hamas has said that israel was delaying the implementation of the gaza ceasefire terms by preventing displaced palestinians from returning to north of the enclave, warning that such delays could have repercussions for the subsequent stages of the agreement. now, let mejust explain, if you have been watching for the past hour or so, you will have seen that there were huge numbers of

palestinians waiting there at the checkpoint crossing in wadi, waiting to be able to return to northern gaza, but they were prevented from doing so because the israeli government had said that hamas had breached the ceasefire deal by not releasing a civilian hostage called arbel yehud. that was the reason the israeli government said that the palestinians could not pass through there, not until she was released. however, in response, mediatorsaid was released. however, in response, mediator said that they had been working with hamas in order to be able to provide proof of life, they said they had provided proof of life of arbel yehud and hope that it would be enough to allow the palestinians to continue on to northern gaza. however, israel said they would not be allowed to return as part of the deal, terms have been breached. so the latest on

thatis been breached. so the latest on that is hamas saying this could have repercussions for the subsequent stages of the agreement, so as you can say, a fast developing situation there, and a sort of precarious situations when it comes to the ceasefire at the moment. we will bring you the latest on that as we get more development. but let's turn to something that is often considered the stuff of science—fiction, flying cars, could they about to become science fact? engineers hope new electric aircraft, known as flying taxis, will be the future of cheaper and cleaner aviation. but as our international business correspondent theo leggett reports, huge challenges still lie ahead. emerging from its hangar for a crucial test — a radical new aircraft. this is the vertical aerospace vxii, and the people behind it claim it will revolutionise air travel in cities. it's battery—powered, it's designed to take off and land like a helicopter but fly like a plane. it's early in the testing process,

and flying time is very limited, but so far everything seems to be working. it's really quiet in the cockpit. battery—powered electric motors on the ground, you hear the rumble of the tyres, you can hear other aircraft flying past. and then in the air, it's just really simple to fly. in the front are the four propellers that tilt forward... back in the hangar, chief engineer david king shows off the plane's electric motors and tilting propellers. he thinks this kind of technology will have huge advantages. unlike helicopters, it cruises quietly. it also is low maintenance, which produces low operating costs, and it's a very comfortable ride, seating four passengers, to be able to get them quickly and efficiently from one point to the next point. the challenge for vertical aerospace, and for dozens of other similar projects around the world, is that getting an aircraft like this off the ground is, in some ways, the easy part. developing it, testing it, and getting it certified as safe to carry passengers is much more difficult. it takes a lot of time and an awful lot of money. some rivals have already been brought down to earth,

among them german firm lilium, which had been developing this electricjet before the money dried up. its future remains deeply uncertain. vertical aerospace itself came perilously close to running out of cash recently, although a takeover by a us investment fund has bought time and much—needed resources. there's been a sea change in the industry in the last six months, a shake—out of people that aren't going to make it, and then the financial markets are backing those that are as. we're raising funds as we stand, i'll raise funds again later in the year, and i'm absolutely confident we're going to make it to production. vertical aerospace is still taking a gamble. it's spending about £80 million a year and doesn't expect to deliver any aircraft until at least 2028. the vxii currently has a very limited range, restricting it to journeys of about 50 miles. and it's facing competition from other companies that are scrambling to produce their own equally radical designs. this one is being developed by

californian firm joby aviation. and all of this for an electric air taxi market that no—one can be wholly sure will actually take off. theo leggett, bbc news. now on bbc news: newswatch. how to report on president trump: part two. welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up, he's back in the white house. will the news media learn any lessons from covering donald trump the first time around? i'll be asking one of the bbc�*s washington correspondents how to hold president trump to the same standards of truth and accuracy as other politicians. all eyes were on washington dc on monday for donald trump's

second inauguration as us president. the golden age of america begins right now. applause. from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. it's likely to be a challenging and controversial four years for those reporting on president trump, so we asked on social media for some thoughts on how the bbc should do that. karen hardiman replied.