good afternoon. rescue workers in northern india have finally managed to reach 41 men who've been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for more than two weeks. a pipe has been pushed through the rubble to bring the men out one by one on wheeled stretchers. relatives are gathered near the tunnel entrance waiting to be reunited with their loved ones. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is at the scene and has just sent this report. slowly, carefully, one by one, the men will be pulled out. a rescue more than two weeks in the making. they will be assessed by medical teams before being taken to hospital. family members gathered at the tunnel site are related. translation:— the tunnel site are related. translation: i'm feeling very excited that _ translation: i'm feeling very excited that after _ translation: i'm feeling very excited that after so _ translation: i'm feeling very excited that after so many - translation: i'm feeling very| excited that after so many days translation: i'm feeling very i excited that after so many days of waiting for my brother he is now about to come out. it is something else altogether. this about to come out. it is something else altogether.— about to come out. it is something else altogether. this was the moment a week ago when a camera _ else altogether. this was the moment a week ago when a camera first - a week ago when a camera first caught a glimpse of the 41 trap construction workers. the authorities have been supplying the men with oxygen, food and water through a separate, narrow pipe. the men were building a roadway through this mountain when a nearby landslide crushed the partially built tunnel, trapping them behind piles of rubble. families have been waiting patiently for days outside the tunnel entrance for news of their loved ones. like this one, waiting for news about her loved one, he had previously lost another son in a construction accident two years ago and he said he cannot face that grief again. translation: i that grief again. translation: , ., that grief again. translation: ., ., translation: i pray to god that lease translation: i pray to god that please don't _ translation: i pray to god that please don't take _ translation: i pray to god that please don't take their _ translation: i pray to god that please don't take their son - translation: i pray to god that please don't take their son awayl please don't take their son away from me. all i want is that my son should be out. this is my prayer. this is my last wish. his should be out. this is my prayer. this is my last wish.— this is my last wish. his prayers may finally _ this is my last wish. his prayers may finally be — this is my last wish. his prayers may finally be answered. - this is my last wish. his prayers may finally be answered. the i may finally be answered. the operation had been hampered by repeated breakdowns of the drilling machinery. but today, the news families and friends had been waiting so anxiously for. now, there is a makeshift clinic that has been built inside of the mouth of the tunnel, and the plan is to pull out each man through this metal pipe that has been inserted specifically for this rescue. now, there is an estimation that it will take about 3-4 estimation that it will take about 3—4 minutes to pull each man out and according to officials here the entire rescue operation should take somewhere between three to four hours. but of course everyone here is eagerly waiting for that moment when we see some of those 41 construction workers emerging from the mouth of the tunnel. this has been a moment 17 days in the making, for 17 days rescue operators have been working tirelessly to try and bring the men out and for 17 days, 41 trapped men have been waiting for their rescue. samira hussain, thank you very much. here, the former chairwoman of wilko has apologised to the 12,000 people who lost theirjobs when the retailer went bust. speaking to mps on the business and trade committee, lisa wilkinson, who is also the grandaughter of the founder, said the economic unrest after last year's mini budget by former prime minister liz truss was one of the reasons behind the company's collapse. i don't know how to put into words how sad i am that we have let down all our customers, all ourteam members, oursuppliers, ouradvisers, genuinely, i don't know what you want to meet what you want to me to say but i have always gone on record as saying... sorry was the one word i was looking for. you can have the word sorry, of course, i'm sorry, if you wish me to say the word sorry. iam... i wished just to give you the opportunity. no, i thought "devastated" covered it, iapologise, i wasn't trying to be clever. that was lisa wilkinson. our business correspondent emma simpson has been following the hearing and joins us from westminster. emma. ben, that apology really was what the former wilko workers wanted to hear today. lisa wilkinson became emotional at one point as this hearing wore on. she said there were a whole host of factors behind the collapse of wilko. it basically ran out of cash, but she blamed high rents, business rates, covid as well as spiralling costs and stock shortages, but she admitted that wilko's customer proposition had become unclear and she should have been more proactive in hindsight. she also mentioned that the business had tried to secure a new bank loan but that interest rates had gone up in the turmoil of the liz truss mini budget, which hadn't helped. she also defended the millions of pounds paid out to the wilkinson family in evidence over the years she was asked why the family couldn't use its huge wealth to make good the pension fund deficit. she said essentially that the resources weren't there, and what funds the family had were tied up in other things. the former ceo marc family had were tied up in other things. the former ceo machackson was also questioned, he was the man brought in to turn things around. he said there was a decent window to save the business, but he just couldn't get the funding and he ran out of time. but we got very close, he said. emma simpson, thank you very much, our business correspondent. britain and greece are embroiled in a deepening row after downing street cancelled a meeting between rishi sunak and the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis. it's over the issue of the parthenon sculptures, also known as the elgin marbles. they were part of the parthenon temple in ancient athens, brought to britain in the 19th century by lord elgin. they're now at the british museum. well, on his visit to the uk, the greek prime minister again called for the sculptures to be returned to greece, saying that for some of them to be in britain is like cutting the mona lisa in half. 0ur chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, is in westminster. mr sunak seems to be making a bit of a stand on this issue, doesn't he? that's right. i mean, this is either a story that begins to house 500 years ago, or on sunday. so, put simpler city, let's start on sunday, which is when kyriakos mitsotakis, the greek prime minister, gave an interview to the bbc using that vivid analogy about the mona lisa. now, downing street thinks that the greek prime minister even speaking about this in public breached an assurance they believe they had from the greek government, although sources in the greek government are disputing that. so clearly there is just a question of diplomatic niceties here. but i think there is also a broader question, a cultural question, really, about the place of museums and their collections in the modern age. and i think you can see rishi sunak beginning to dip his toe in that. he has notjust said today that he believes the elgin marbles, parthenon sculptures, should stay as part of the british museum in perpetuity, his spokesman has also said that he worries there is a slippery slope, that if the artefacts were known to back to greece, that might have impacts for other artefacts in other museums. so you can see rishi sunak starting to make that argument, but conservative mps i have been speaking to this morning are asking two questions. firstly, whether this is really what their voters, who they need to win back before the general election, are talking about at the moment and secondly, whether starting that debate was really worth provoking such a major row with an ally. such a ma'or row with an ally. henry zeffman, such a major row with an ally. henry zeffman, our _ such a major row with an ally. henry zeffman, our chief _ such a major row with an ally. henry zeffman, our chief political - zeffman, our chief political correspondent, thank you very much. the temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas has entered its fifth day after a 48—hour extension was agreed. the israeli government says it has received the list of hostages who will be freed today. around 170 israeli hostages are still being held in gaza. hamas, designated a terrorist group by the uk government, says that it is not holding all the captives. meanwhile, the continuing truce means more aid supplies are being allowed into gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. 12 years old, kidnapped by hamas in israel and held captive for more than 50 days. now, finally free. but his father, still in captivity in gaza. also freed last night, emma and... twin girls, three years old, released with her mother, but not with their father. this released with her mother, but not with theirfather. this brother and sister are also back. but without their father. sister are also back. but without theirfather. i sister are also back. but without their father.— their father. i feelvery, very ha - their father. i feelvery, very happy we — their father. i feelvery, very happy we got _ their father. i feelvery, very happy we got them - their father. i feelvery, very happy we got them home, . their father. i feel very, very i happy we got them home, they are here, and now we have to go on a new way, we have to get the rest of them and bring them here. for way, we have to get the rest of them and bring them here.— and bring them here. for those still waitin: to and bring them here. for those still waiting to see _ and bring them here. for those still waiting to see their _ and bring them here. for those still waiting to see their loved _ and bring them here. for those still waiting to see their loved ones - waiting to see their loved ones go there is renewed hope, the deal between israel and hamas has been extended for two more days. later today, ten additional hostages are expected to come home. around 170 people remain captive in gaza, the youngest is ten months old. but hamas says it is not holding all hostages, and this could be an obstacle in their release. in return, israel has released palestinian prisoners. as they left jail, israeli forces and palestinians clashed and local officials say one palestinian was killed. in ramallah, crowds gathered to welcome the released women and teenagers. translation: ~ ., teenagers. translation: ~ . �* , translation: we are free, it's true, and we are happy _ translation: we are free, it's true, and we are happy now, _ translation: we are free, it's true, and we are happy now, but _ translation: we are free, it's true, and we are happy now, but we - translation: we are free, it's true, and we are happy now, but we won i translation: we are free, it's true, l and we are happy now, but we won our freedom with the blood of martyrs which is a debt owed to every prisoner and every freed palestinian.— prisoner and every freed palestinian. , ., , , prisoner and every freed palestinian. , ., ,, palestinian. this mornings smoke was seen in the sky _ palestinian. this mornings smoke was seen in the sky over— palestinian. this mornings smoke was seen in the sky over gaza _ palestinian. this mornings smoke was seen in the sky over gaza but - palestinian. this mornings smoke was seen in the sky over gaza but the - seen in the sky over gaza but the truce seems to be holding. 0n the ground, desperately needed aid is finally getting in. still it is not enough. the guns have fallen silent for now. but people in gaza wonder when the fighting will start again. hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. the charity cancer research claims 20,000 lives could be saved in the uk every year with more effort to tackle the disease. it says ministers must be more ambitious about tackling cancer and wants a ten year plan, including greater government investment in prevention of the disease, early diagnosis and new treatments. here's our health reporter michelle roberts. when kelly harrop started feeling ill eight years ago, lung cancer never crossed her mind. she was 40, which is young for it, and had never smoked. and she was fit and active, working as a stable hand. my lung, they said there was something there that they weren't quite sure about, but they said, "oh, it can't be cancer or anything because you don't drink, you don't smoke." iran six times a week. i was doing half marathons and tough mudders and all those kind of things and never had any symptoms whatsoever. it turns out her cancer was caused by a rare gene. she's been helping a trial called tracer x that's studying lots of patients' tumours to understand why and how different ones grow and find new ways to stop them. we hope to be able to develop new therapies that can leverage and improve the immune system's activity to stop the cancer from growing and spreading. cancer is becoming more common. currently, one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime, but by 2040 in the uk, experts expect there will be half a million new cases diagnosed each year. cancer research uk says that outlook could change for the better if politicians prepare now. it's launched a manifesto of priorities for this government and the next ahead of a general election. the to—do list includes more money for research to close an estimated billion pound funding gap, greater disease prevention, earlier diagnosis and better tests and treatments, as well as cutting nhs waiting lists and investing in staff. what we want is for all the major parties in the run—up to the general election to look at and take the strategic decisions that are needed to really turn the tide on cancer, to help people live longer, better lives free from the fear of cancer. government says it's committed to fighting cancer and is investing for the future. some days i did go on the treadmill. kelly had lots of chemo and a third of a lung removed. it was tough, but her cancer is gone. she ran the london marathon in april and hopes to do it again next year, raising more money for cancer research. i think i am more determined now than i was before because you can't let these things win, can you? cancer survivor kelly harrop, ending that report by michelle roberts. a man has admitted killing three people who died in separate attacks in nottingham last summer. students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar, both 19 years old, and school caretaker ian coates, who was 65, died after being stabbed. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal is at nottingham crown court for for us this lunchtime. this was a significant moment in this case. adam mendez appeared in the dock here at nottingham crown court, flanked by officers. he pleaded not guilty to the murders of the students, grace 0'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, who were both 19, and a school caretaker, ian coates, who were 65. however, he did enter a guilty plea for their manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, which is a really key detail. he also entered a really key detail. he also entered a guilty plea for the attempted murders of three pedestrians who on the same day were hit by a van which he is alleged to have stolen from mr coates. the hearing may havejust lasted 15 minutes or so, but it was very important. in the court room i saw mr coates' three sons, the parents of grace 0'malley—kumar, whilst barnaby webber�*s family appear to be following proceedings via video link. you might remember this incident injune in nottingham caused a huge shock across the city. there were thousands of people who attended a vigil in memory of the victims in the city centre. at that event we heard from the victims permit families unusually and they spokein permit families unusually and they spoke in what were incredibly moving speeches. the prosecution has said it will need further time to consider whether the police are acceptable or not and the case has been adjourned untiljanuary. our top story this afternoon. rescuers say they have broken through to 41 workers, trapped in a tunnel for more than a fortnight in northern india. and still to come — how teachers are using artificial intelligence in the classroom. also coming up, we go where no other broadcaster has been, 87 floors up the shard. it's ahead of the building getting in the mood for christmas. find out what's it like and what's going on. a jet has taken off from london to new york this morning, powered only by alternative fuels. airlines see the flight, supported by government funding, as proof that a greener way of flying is possible. last year aviation accounted for about 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions. planes emitted 800 million tonnes of c02 last year. despite a sharp drop during the covid—19 pandemic, that figure is expected to rise sharply as more people fly. the government has a so—called "jet zero" plan for the aviation industry to achieve net—zero carbon emissions by 2050. here's more from our transport correspondent katy austin. is this a flight into the future? the industry sees the kind of alternative fuels which are powering it as part of the answer to the hugely difficult question of how to decarbonise flying. today, a combination of waste fats and wastes from corn production in the us being used. airlines are hailing it as a milestone moment. short—haul, people can and most likely should go by train. long—haul, across the atlantic or across the pacific, they have no choice and so it's up to our industry to try to make it as sustainable for them. airline bosses say this flight shows what can be done. it doesn't mean it's about to become the norm. at the moment, so—called sustainable aviation fuels account for less than 0.1% of what's used around the world, relatively small amounts are made and they cost more. and for the sector to meet emissions targets by 2050, it would need other technology as well. we can't produce a majority of our fuel requirements this way because we just don't have the feedstocks and even if you do, those fuels are not true net—zeros. we have to treat it as what it must be which is a stepping stone towards future genuinely net—zero technologies which might be e—fuels, it might be hydrogen. environmental campaigners say there's only one way to cut emissions quickly. we need to reduce the amount we're flying and then we can potentially use those so—called sustainable fuels for the remaining flights that we are going to be taking in the future. the government disagrees. we want people to be able to continue flying for all of the reasons why that matters, but we want to do it in a way that is consistent with the environment, which is why sustainable aviation fuel matters, hydrogen matters, electric flight matters — all of those things are part of this journey. we want people to be able to keep flying but in an environmentally sustainable way. airlines and ministers insisted these alternative fuels can help make the industry greener but there is still a long journey ahead. katy austin, bbc news. the cabinet minister michael gove has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry and has apologised to victims and bereaved families for government mistakes during the pandemic. mr gove, who was chancellor of the duchy of lancaster in 2020, said politicians are hu