sellers? i am at a farm in the cotswolds surrounded by spaces and baz. seven ultramarathons in seven cities across seven days. kevin sinfield starts his latest epic challenge in support of his friend rob burrow. and it is a bitterly cold start. we had a widespread sharp frost with icy stretches. some of us will see wintry showers. most places dry. i will be here with all the details. a fairly wintry weekend ahead. it's friday, the 1st of december. our main story. israel has resumed fighting with hamas in gaza, after the seven—day ceasefire expired. the israeli military has accused hamas — which is designated a terrorist group by the uk — of violating the terms of the truce agreement. iio hostages held in gaza were exchanged for 240 palestinian prisoners during the pause in fighting, as our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports. after 55 days, together again. mia schem, who is 21, welcomed back by her family. another hostage freed from gaza. this is her mother speaking days before her release. ijust want her back now. you know, our life would never be the same. but we will be all right. the minute she will be here, we will be fine. the truce between israel and hamas has now expired. the wait for the families of the captives continues. visiting the region, the us secretary of state had this message. i made clear that before israel resumes major military operations, it must put in place humanitarian civilian protection plans that minimise further casualties of innocent palestinians. overnight, in the occupied west bank, more palestinian prisoners were freed from israeli jails. being back home does not mean the end of the suffering. mohammed leftjail on monday, but he is not yet totally free. both of his hands were fractured in beatings by israeli guards, he says. he now needs help to eat, drink and go to the bathroom. translation: they arranged us so that the elderly prisoners - were put in the back and the young in the front. they took me inside to beat me. i was trying to protect my head and they were trying to break my legs and my hands. mohammed says abuse of palestinian prisoners was common in israeli jails after the hamas attacks. these are the bruises where, he says, guards used sticks, their feet and dogs to assault them. israel said it was not aware of those claims and that palestinians are legally detained. israel was the target of the hamas attacks, but the pain is also being felt by palestinians. we can speak to hugo now from jerusalem. a now from jerusalem. very good morning to you. tf a a very good morning to you. this is a very significant day, isn't it? the temporary ceasefire is finished, it is over. what is happening on the ground? it is over. what is happening on the round? ,., ., it is over. what is happening on the round? ., it is over. what is happening on the round? ,., ., ., , ., ground? good morning. it is a little bit after eight _ ground? good morning. it is a little bit after eight o'clock _ ground? good morning. it is a little bit after eight o'clock this _ ground? good morning. it is a little bit after eight o'clock this morning | bit after eight o'clock this morning and the israeli military has announced it has resumed its offensive against hamas in gaza and has accused hamas of violating the terms of that temporary ceasefire. shortly before the pause in hostilities were set to expire, the australian military said it had intercepted a rocket launched from gaza. now, reports from the hamas run interior ministry suggest there have been multiple areas of gaza hit by israeli air strikes and the israeli army has confirmed that israeli army has confirmed that israeli fighter jets israeli army has confirmed that israeli fighterjets are now striking targets across the territory. now, we heard from a palestinian source close to the negotiations that talks continue for an extension of this truce, even though fighting has resumed in gaza. obviously, this deal has led to the release of more than 100 hostages who have been held in gaza but more than 140 people remain in captivity in gaza. obviously, relatives and friends of those hostages are following these developments very closely. also there are fears now that the humanitarian situation in gaza could worsen amid shortages of basic supplies. four days we have been talking about the humanitarian crisis there for the population of gaza. ., ., ., ~ , ., , gaza. for the moment, thank you very much. we are going to pick up up on king charles at cop28, because that will be starting today. king charles will tell world leaders at the cop28 climate change summit later today, that he hopes the gathering will be a critical turning point towards genuine, transformational action. our climate reporter carl nasman is there. carl, what are we expecting to hearfrom the king? the king is the only foreign head of state who has been invited to address this climate conference here in dubai. you can start to feel some of the excitement the addresses coming out. the room behind me is beginning to fill it with attendees. that speech will take place not far from where we are standing. this is expected to set some of the tone here. we are on day two. given his green credentials, it is something everyone will be paying attention to, trying to lay the foundation for some turning point action. the king has been involved in sustainability issues for about five decades he tells of any story in an interview that back in 1970, when king charles, then the prince, started talking about sustainability, people thought he was a bit mad in his own words. many decades later that is not the case and he has been proven right that that was his focus will so long, concentrating on sustainability issues around organic farming. now it is a family affair, isn't it? prince william founding the sharp rise to award innovators in the climate space. one thing to pay attention to, given his new role as king and the perceived element of neutrality, how forceful might he be? how will he word said things about advocating for change while still trying to maintain that stance of neutrality? this will be an interesting speech and one we will be following. we will be bringing that to you live later on.- be following. we will be bringing that to you live later on. thank you very much- — buckingham palace says it's considering all options after a dutch version of a book about the monarchy identified two members of the royal family, who it alleges talked about the skin colour of the duke and duchess of sussex 5 first child. the book's author has insisted the naming was an error by the publisher. simonjones reports. arriving at last night's royal variety performance, the prince and princess of wales ignored questions about that book. the publishers of the dutch version of end game blamed a translation error after it named two members of the royal family, who are alleged by the sussexes to have made comments about the skin colour of their then unborn first baby. the english version doesn't name names. the book's author told newsnight he had no idea how it had happened. an investigation is under way. it's not for me to apologise because i still want to know what's happened. and... but it's the buck stops with you, surely. it doesn't stop with me because there are irresponsible people in this country that have broken the law and repeated names that should never have been repeated, should never have been named. the book i wrote the book, the book i edited, the book i signed off on did not have names in it. so i'm as frustrated as everyone else. he went on to insist the unsubstantiated allegations were not part of a publicity stunt. and many royal commentators say the monarchy is not facing its end game. i don't think this is the end of the monarchy. for me, this book is about two years out of date. we've had a very successful accession. charles has done a good job, i think most people would agree with, in the last year, 14, 15 months. we've had visits abroad. and king charles is currently on one of those visits at the cop 28 summit in dubai. no doubt keen for the focus to be on the environment rather than a book, though buckingham palace says it's exploring all options in response to the naming. simon jones, bbc news. train drivers in the aslef union begin an overtime ban today, bringing more disruption to rail passengers. 16 companies in england are affected by the new wave of industrial action, which will last for nine days. services in scotland and wales will also be impacted. meanwhile, the rmt union has voted on a deal to end its national strikes. a holiday park in north wales has apologised after closing two of its sites with "immediate effect". customers of the pontins in prestatyn and camber sands have been told they will receive full refunds. a reason for the sudden closures has not been given. former health secretary matt hancock will continue giving evidence to the covid inquiry today. he used yesterday's appearance to criticise a "toxic culture" in government and denied lying to colleagues. our correspondent, ellie price has been following the inquiry. a return to the tv screens for matt hancock. the whole truth and nothing but the truth. health secretary through the pandemic, he had to make decisions on everything from lockdowns to vaccine rollout, care homes to test and trace. there was a lot to get through and some important what—ifs. if we'd had the doctrine that i proposed, which is as soon as you know you've got to lockdown, you lockdown as soon as possible, then we would have got the lockdown done over that weekend in on the 2nd of march, three weeks earlier than before. there's a doubling rate at this point, estimated every three to four days. we would have been six doublings ahead of where we were, which means that fewer than a 10th of the number of people would have died in the first wave. he was defensive about his role in the earlier stages of the pandemic, too, arguing his department rose to the challenge when others were underplaying the significance of the virus. he also said a toxic culture at the centre made it difficult to get things done. from the middle ofjanuary, we were trying to effectively raise the alarm. we were trying to wake up whitehall to the scale of the problem. and this wasn't a problem that couldn't be addressed only from the health department. it should have been grasped and led from the centre of government earlier. right from the start we've tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes. he admitted for the first time that protective ring was not a circle with no breaks in it and measures to protect care homes were not totally effective. and to accusations the inquiry has previously heard from senior civil servants and aides that he had lied on several occasions, he had this to say. i was not. you will note that there is no evidence from anybody who i worked with in the department or the health system, who supported that — those false allegations. outside the inquiry, a small group of protesters were keen for matt hancock to hear their voices. with the whole group, we feel betrayed by him. he seems to think like borisjohnson, that he has the right to do what he wants to do. break every rule under the sun and expect us to accept that when we've had to go through what we've gone through and we had no say in it. if i could speak to him myself, iwould. matt hancock has given the bulk of his evidence, but he'll be back here later for a few more hours, and he'll face questions from lawyers representing bereaved families. that won't be an easy ride. ellie price, bbc news at the covid inquiry in london. getting enough sleep while looking after a newborn is a challenge for any parent. for chinstrap penguins though, microsleeps are the way forward. scientists have found that the birds nod off more than 10,000 times a day, but only for four seconds at a time, allowing them to keep a constant eye on their young and protecting them from predators. the researchers studied the breed of penguin on king george island in antarctica. good question, how do you tell when a penguin is as sleet? i think i might be able to explain that and maybe i will do that. i will refer to some more detail on the penguin story. i might be able to help you with that. there is a very big word i have seen which i will rehearse trying to say. sarah will give you an opportunity to do that. lots of words to describe what is going on. very cold this morning. it has definitely set in, hasn't it? it is the first day of meteorological winter. the coldest night of the season. temperatures as low as —9 across parts of cumbria this morning. certainly some icy stretches to be aware of this morning. some of us will see some wintry showers. sample visibility. mist and fog patches around, particularly across the midlands, southern scotland and the vale of york well. around the east coast of england and scotland there will be a few wintry showers and icy stretches. early mist and fog gradually lifting and clearing. some wintry sunshine. some of us will struggle around freezing all day across parts of central scotland. further south typically between three to 5 degrees. light winds out there as well. we will see a few wintry showers continuing into the evening hours. for parts of western scotland, perhaps into the west wales as well. for south—east england be prepared for dense freezing fog. a really sharp frost again, temperatures down around —4, _7’ again, temperatures down around —4, —7, even in towns and cities. colder than that in the countryside. it will be cold by day and night. the chance of ice and fog. saturday night is when we could see more significant snow. through the day on saturday, freezing fog slowly clearing but it could linger all day in places. if you wintry showers in the west. watch out for icy stretches. it will be cold, a few degrees above freezing. particularly in central england we could see snow full in low level three saturday night as well. we will firm up on that in the next few days. keep an eye on the forecast.— that in the next few days. keep an eye on the forecast. thank you. see ou later eye on the forecast. thank you. see you later on- _ christmas is a time for celebration for most of us, but for others, it can highlight feelings of loneliness and isolation. a survey by age uk suggests that 1.5 million people find christmas day to be the hardest of the year — with a third of respondents telling the charity that the festive period brings up painful memories. our reporterjayne mccubbin has more. right, everybody, this is barbara. barbara, meet everybody. hello, everybody. laughter. margaret. hiya, margaret. hiya, debbie. barbara is the life and soul of this age uk group. she knows everyone. and everyone knows barbara. tell me what she's like. brilliant. absolutely. she's gone all bashful now. i've got to be careful what i say. you're mic�*ed up. but life before coming here was much smaller. i haven't swore, have i? no, i haven't. i've got a microphone on. oh, that mike. oh, yes, that was my husband, mike. aw! i've got you with me, mike. when barbara's husband mike died, her own life seemed to stop. their last christmas together, 18 years ago, was the very last time she put up christmas decorations. i rememberjust standing at the window, breaking my heart. i just couldn't believe that i would never see him again. it does feel like the end of the world. yeah. if i hadn't have gone doing voluntary work, i think i would have sat in that chairandjust give up. she's a good'un. you sit down. it is such a hard time of year for so many people here. are you all right? pamela will spend this christmas alone, as she has done for very many years. you don't see anybody — you're just in the flat on your own. and that's, you know... and even if you put the telly on, it's... you get fed up with it. put the radio on you, you turn it off. you know, just nobody there. there's no—one to talk to you. all you can hear is silence in your ears, you know? it's terrible, honestly. how long have you been on your own? ten years. terence willjoin his daughter on christmas day, but his wife died on new year's eve and that makes this time of year especially hard. but it makes gatherings like this in the run—up to christmas especially valuable. the best thing i ever did was starting coming here about 19 months ago because... the people here are marvellous, you know? # falling star and put it in your pocket. # never let it fade away.# if barbara has one word of advice for anyone struggling this christmas, it is this. if... if they can, do try to go and do voluntary work. if you can. get out. get out — if you can. # save it for a rainy day.# there is a lot to love in that report. it is very moving to hear those stories for people where christmas is a grim time will stop barbara is a ball of energy coming in. she knows how it feels good at making a real difference. barbara will be joining us in the studio at ten past eight this morning, alongside some of the age uk team. looking forward to that. let's take a look at today's papers. the times reports that university students are "gaming the system" by seeking diagnoses for adhd in order to get extra time in exams. the paper quotes a gp in cambridge who says there has been a "massive spike" in students looking for letters saying they had the condition before their exams. a picture on the front page of the financial times is of alistair darling, the former chancellor who died yesterday at the age of 70. the paper describes him as "the man who "helped steer britain through financial crisis. " the guardian dedicates part of its front page to the pogues frontman shane macgowan, who has died at 65 following a recent hospital stay. the sun also leads on shane macgowan�*s death. its headline reads "the bells are ringing out for shane," a reference to the lyrics of the christmas song fairytale of new york — which he sang alongside kirsty maccoll. this extraordinary image from norway. this is kayaking, extreme style. ok. where are we? this is aniol serrasolses descending down an ice waterfall in the arctic circle. it's 20 metres high. he also paddled through rapids and ice tunnels on the glacier and described it as "like kayaking on another planet". taking you to norway. man that plunged down into the water. all obviously freezing cold and very dramatic. —— then that plunge. is it time for you to update us with the penguin? yes, penguins. a story about the penguins, it is about how they are... they use sleep patterns which involve very, very short moments of sleep. so they take more than 10,000 micro sleeps during the day, which adds up to about 11 hours. they never sleep for a very long time. like a lot of wildlife committee think a cut napping, the idea they do not sleep for a long time because they are worried about a threat, pray or whatever. how did they know how long a penguin sleeps four? how do you tell when a penguin is as sleet? quite a good question. i can tell you the answer. i can tell you the answer right now. the answer right now is they use something called an electric epigram. what is that? —— electroencephalogram. it is a brain sensor using video recordings and direct observations. it is a brain sensor on a penguin and that is how they know. now we know. good stuff. i am not sure if i got that word right, ifi stuff. i am not sure if i got that word right, if i am honest with you. forget coffee mornings, one group of pensioners in bristol is taking social events to a whole new level. nightclub events are proving hugely popular — with dozens turning out to dance the night away. our reporterjules hyam went to join the fun. you're coming in unless you're over 60. # let's dance. # put on your red shoes and dance the blues.# and it's notjust the blues. rock, pop, disco, everything y