go. this is headliners. but before tomorrow's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with sam francis. >> the top story tonight at 11:00 after 15 months of war, israel and hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage release deal a ceasefire and hostage release deal. earlier tonight, us president joe biden confirmed that plan . that plan. >> at long last, i can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between israel and hamas for more than 15 months of conflict that began with hezbollah's brutal massacre on october the 7th. more than 15 months of terror for the hostages, their families, the israeli people, more than 15 months of suffering by the innocent people of gaza fighting

innocent people of gaza fighting in gaza will stop. and soon the hostages will return home to their families. >> well, the deal, expected to start on sunday, involves releasing 33 israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners, along with a surge of humanitarian aid into gaza. negotiations for the next second phase, full troop withdrawal, more hostage releases and lasting peace are then set to begin. two weeks into the truce. in other news, the uk government alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnevtheim/alerts. alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnevthe ukalerts. is reviving a controversial free alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnevthe uk government in other news, the uk government is reviving a controversial free speech law for universities just speech law for universities just months after it was paused over months after it was paused over concerns about protecting hate concerns about protecting hate speech. the higher education freedom of speech act, passed in speech. speech act, passed in 2023, gave universities a duty freedom of speech act, passed in 2023, gave universities a duty to promote free speech and to promote free speech and allowed the regulator to fine allowed the regulator to fine institutions or student unions institutions or student unions that failed to comply. critics, that failed to comply. critics, including the education including the education secretary, though, paused that secretary, though, paused that law last summer, warning it law last summer, warning it could expose universities to could expose universities to costly legal action. now, a costly legal action. now, a

government source says the act government source says the act will be adjusted to balance will be adjusted to balance academic freedom with a proper academic freedom with a proper complaints process. and police complaints process. and police are investigating after a woman are investigating after a woman reported her drink was spiked in reported her drink was spiked in a bar at the houses of a bar at the houses of parliament. the parliamentary parliament. the parliamentary researcher made the complaint to researcher made the complaint to staff and security on the 7th of staff and security on the 7th of january, just days after mps january, just days after mps returned from their christmas returned from their christmas break. the met police says they break. the met police says they are supporting the victim and are supporting the victim and have confirmed an investigation have confirmed an investigation is now underway, though no is now underway, though no arrests have been made so far. arrests have been made so far. home secretary yvette cooper has home secretary yvette cooper has condemned the act, calling it condemned the act, calling it disturbing and serious. that's disturbing and serious. that's the news on gb news. plenty more the news on gb news. plenty more still to come. now, though, it's still to come. now, though, it's time for headliners for the very time for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. or go to gbnews.com/alerts.

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with before his watch. and that's added that additional pressure that that's put the ducksin pressure that that's put the ducks in the row that a ceasefire might happen. let's hope it's a permanent one. let's hope it's a permanent one. let's hopeit hope it's a permanent one. let's hope it brings about the solutions. but i don't know man. it's all about the hope. a few very tense days. i love how the guardian here they do mention the hostages in one little line. they say the 33 israeli hostages in exchange for jailed palestinians, which actually means terrorist palestinians. but the rest of the front page, no mention of the actual hostages and just a picture and a joy hostages and just a picture and a joy exhausted palestinians hardly dare to believe. well, what about the exhausted israelis, nick? yes, there's that, but it is the guardian, remember? >> but biden claims it's interesting what steve said about trump. >> trump is claiming credit, but so is biden. >> biden claimed last spring he he did. >> this basically must have been his one good day when he was lucid, he didn't think gaza was a 90s footballer. >> he just he just created peace on that one day. >> since then, he just disappeared. he hasn't even. no one's even seen biden since kamala arrived. >> but he popped up and said, this was me, guys. but if you brought about peace in the middle east, you'd probably take a while off as well. you'd be like, i think i've done that,

sit down. but are you sure that he just woke up and he doesn't think it still is me? because he did look a bit shaky in that interview. what i quite liked were the people standing behind him had blinken, not blinken. and then you had kamala just just angry. just angry, just fuming. why is trump talking to obama just furious? the daily telegraph has a similar story as its main story. well, picture of relieved israelis getting hostages home. but whilst they got on daily telegraph, well, this big thing is pressure builds on starmer in adams row. as i was saying, it's amazing to me that we would give gerry adams money. >> he's like a i'm not like i try and stay out of the irish thing. >> that's kind of my rule generally. but he was someone he was like a figure of fear for us in my childhood, and now we're giving him taxpayers money. >> or we may be, because starmer may be repealing these troubles legislations. and i'm troubled by it, and i'm afraid i am troubled by it. >> and it's all to do with the attorney general, lord turner. and it's all complicated. >> he represented him. i mean, the whole thing is complicated. >> it's the news guys. but he represented him in certain cases and was it okay? and he's

defended it in all this. the bottom line is it's all completely insane. but this is this is the labour government. starmer has said that he's not he's going to do what he can to try and block gerry. gerry adams doesn't get any money. yes, it would actually during that should have said why it should be blocked as well. you know go down this a bit harder than rather than you know we'll try and do it with one. i worry this is going to be like the new ppi. do you remember that weird penod do you remember that weird period where you kept getting the calls like, oh, did you take out a loan? you're going to get the calls going? like, were you a member of the ira? and if so, press five or something and then who knows what happens. very good. yes. what's the times going with then? ceasefire joy on both sides. they've got the balance you're after. look you say pictures. the same size pictures as well to make sure they're fair. and if you stare down the middle and defocus like one of those stereoscopic ones, magic eye pictures, you can't really work out anything. so i mean, we've covered that story. isuppose mean, we've covered that story. i suppose their, their coverage of it is a little bit more balanced, but you want the balance. you've had your guardian and the telegraph will say online, there's been lots of footage 1512 00:08:55,856 --> 00:08: