Those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. And the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. And again, Optimism Sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. And anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. And one of israels obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. That list hasnt been provided by hamas. There are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. About 30 of those may actually be dead. And israel wanted to know who was still alive, who was going to be released. That h
england towards past of east anglia. still very mild and temperatures could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could reach 16 or 17 celsius which could make it one of the warmest days we have seen so far this year. the unsettled weather continues on friday and the rain particularly heavy across england and wales but even into the weekend as we leave marks behind and start april, more rain on the way. leave march behind. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 28th of march you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. after a strong start to euro qualifying, we ll get the latest from scotland and wales ahead of their matches this evening. beth mead lit up the euros with the lionesses last year but will she be fit for the world cup? hf but will she be fit for the world cu - ? . but will she be fit for the world cu . ? ., ., . but will she be fit for the world cu? . , but will she be fit for th
with two against leeds as manchester city won 3 1 to move to second in the table. also coming up: there have been record vinyl sales in the uk as taylor swift tops the charts we ll speak to a long time record store owner. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. dozens of missiles had been launched from land and sea at the population and civilian infrastructure. several cities from kyiv in the north, odesa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west have seen explosions hit their cities. the mayor of kyiv, said 16 missiles had all been shot down by the capitals air defences but at least three people were taken to hospital. in lviv, officials say the city has lost about 90% of its electricity. earlier, ukraine s military intelligence chief told the bbc the conflict was now at a stalemate. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. ukrainians have been saying for weeks that this is how russia is re