for another day, as negotiations continue for more hostage prisoner swaps. the wall streetjounal is citing egyptian officials as saying the truce has indeed been extended for a day. but neither israel or hamas has commented. without an extension, israel could resume its military operation in gaza. it s been 55 days since hamas launched its deadly attacks, and another six israeli hostages, who have been held in gaza since then, have now been freed. mia schem, the 21 year old woman, kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th, was among them. she s been reunited with her mother. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza, and released a hostage video of her husband yarden. the israeli government said again that it hasn t yet verified what has happened to the family. meanwhile, the white house has condemned what it called a te
it is good to have you with us. we start in israel, where a temporary truce with hamas is set to expire in the coming hours, unless a deal is reached to extend the agreement. six more israeli hostages held in gaza have now been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21 year old woman kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th was among those just released by hamas. she s been reunited with her mother. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons. hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza. the organisation, designated a terrorist group by the us and uk, released a hostage video of her husband, yarden. the israeli government said again that it hasn t yet verified what has happened to the family. meanwhile, the white house has condemned what it called a terrorist attack by hamas gunmen at a bus stop injerusalem earlier on thursday. three people were killed in the
knowing what we did, but with hindsight, that is the moment we should have done it, three weeks earlier, and it would have saved many, many lives. alistair darling, the labour politician who was chancellor during the 2008 global financial crash, dies at the age of 70. members of the rmt union except a pay deal ending their involvement in a long running series of rail strikes. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the pogues frontman shane macgowan has died at the age of 65. he was discharge from hospital last week. his wife confirmed he had died in social media. macgowan fronted the pogues from 1982 until their break up in 2014. the band are best known for the christmas hit song fairytale of new york. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # it was christmas eve, babe # in the drunk tank # an old man said to me. # happy christmas, your ours, i pray god it s our last. fairytale of new york, a bleak, drink sodden duet