eve n even police mountain rescue teams, even police helicopters but as you said today ultimately a car was found in which four bodies the other main story. president biden says he believes a hostage deal with hamas is now very close. israel's government is meeting right now to discuss a possible agreement. we'll have the latest from tel aviv. the government announces an increase in the living wage from april, as the chancellor prepares to unveil his autumn statement tomorrow. and the bbc says the long running hit show top gear won't be back for the foreseeable future. we look back at its highs and lows. and coming up on bbc news — out of their hands but still in with a shout. wales need a win and things to go their way to qualify automatically for euro 202a.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police searching for four teenagers who have been missing in north wales since sunday morning have found the bodies of four boys — one was 16, two were 17 and one was 18 years old. jevon hirst, harvey owen, wilf henderson and hugo morris had travelled by car from shrewsbury to eryri national park, or snowdonia — where it's believed they were camping. police say their car was spotted this morning by a member of the public in the village of garreg. it had left the road and was upside down and partially submerged in water. our correspondent phil mackie is at the scene. yes, sophie, so this police road block has been here all day and there has been a lot of activity since the early hours of this morning. residents living up there told me they were woken up by search lights as helicopter came round the valley which you can't see because

it is dark, that is where the car was first spotted this morning, this was first spotted this morning, this was after a big public information appeal, after the boys went misses, not least from their families who were sharing information, desperate to know what had happened to those four boys, ultimately tragically today we know that a car was found, a silver ford fiesta and that unfortunately four bodies were retrieved from that car. the scenery is spectacular, but the terrain can be deadly. fourfriends came here from shropshire for a few days away but died in what police have called a tragic sentence. their disappearance sparked a huge search, after their loved ones lost contact with them. , after their loved ones lost contact with them-— with them. the first i really heard was the helicopter, _ with them. the first i really heard was the helicopter, at _ with them. the first i really heard was the helicopter, at round - with them. the first i really heard was the helicopter, at round 5.15. i was the helicopter, at round 5.15. stationary, very bright lights on it and search lights along the ground. unusual for that kind of scene. the helicopter stayed in one place. we

now know the boys left on saturday night on the way to eryri which is known as snowdonia. on sunday, the boys were reported —— reported missing and harvey owen's phone was last used round midday. today before noon police said they had found a vehicle near garreg. this was where their car, a silver ford fiesta came off the road as it bends round the large crag that dominates the landscape. at the foot of the valley you can see some emergency vehicle, we have seen them coming and going and that road has been closed off for most of the day. up here you get a sense of the terrain, how remote it is, how narrow the roads are, and we know that on sunday afternoon, the weather conditions were appalling. it was wet, it was dark, you couldn't see either of the mountains in front of us but that is not unusual. mountains in front of us but that is not unusual-— not unusual. perfectly normal november — not unusual. perfectly normal november weather _ not unusual. perfectly normal november weather for - not unusual. perfectly normal november weather for up - not unusual. perfectly normal i november weather for up here. not unusual. perfectly normal - november weather for up here. but not easy for driving. not if -

november weather for up here. but not easy for driving. not if your - not easy for driving. not if your experienced. _ not easy for driving. not if your experienced. the _ not easy for driving. not if your experienced. the accident - not easy for driving. not if your| experienced. the accident must not easy for driving. not if your - experienced. the accident must have ha en experienced. the accident must have happen hadded _ experienced. the accident must have happen hadded on — experienced. the accident must have happen hadded on sunday _ experienced. the accident must have happen hadded on sunday and - experienced. the accident must have happen hadded on sunday and the i experienced. the accident must have | happen hadded on sunday and the car wasn't found until today. the news everyone feared was confirmed. police officers attended and located a vehicle upside down partially submerged in water. tragically, the bodies of four young males were recovered from within the vehicle. the families of the missing men have been informed. our thoughts are with them at this desperate time.— desperate time. ricky gervais, harvey owen. _ desperate time. ricky gervais, harvey owen, wilf _ desperate time. ricky gervais, harvey owen, wilf henderson | desperate time. ricky gervais, i harvey owen, wilf henderson and desperate time. ricky gervais, - harvey owen, wilf henderson and hugo morris had met at high school and started at college together. tonight their friends and families are morning them. ——jevon hurst. this was a camping trip that ended in tragedy. we have seen tributes paid in the last hour or so, from friends, of the boys, it is clearly going to have a big impact on the area, before this announcement came, the bbc had spoken to one of the

boys' mothers who said she didn't know he had travelled to north wales to be with his mates but sadly as i say, you know, this is a really treacherous area to be driving, the weather was particularly bad and police said it was a tragic accident and the families have been kept informed and is have thank manufacture israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is holding talks with his government right now ahead of what could be a deal with hamas israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is holding talks with his government right now ahead of what could be a deal with hamas to release dozens of the hostages they kidnapped on october 7th. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is holding talks with his government right now ahead of what could be a deal with hamas to release dozens of the hostages they kidnapped on october 7th. the us presidentjoe biden says he thinks a hostage deal is now very close. in return for the deal, israel is likely to pause israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is holding talks with his government right now ahead of what could be a deal with hamas in return for the deal,

israel is likely to pause its attacks on hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — and release some palestinian prisoners. let's go to our senior international correspondent orla guerin in tel aviv. well, still no official announcement of that deal that so many people have been waiting for sophie, particularly here in the heart of tel aviv, particularly here in the heart of telaviv, in particularly here in the heart of tel aviv, in this square where friends and supporters of the hostages have been meeting this afternoon. they have been singing, lighting candles, there is a table set here with an empty place for every hostage being held in gaza, thatis every hostage being held in gaza, that is 239. now the government is due to vote very soon, we expect that the deal will pass and we will get the official run down after that. that. but a senior israeli official has told the geeb is a deal for the release of 50 israeli hostages, they could come out in phases, about 12 a day. italy be women and children. in return, during that period, fuel and aid would be allowed into gaza and we understand about 150 palestinian prisoners will be released from israeli jails. again, this will be women and minors, and we are told it will not be anybody who has been convicted of an offence like murder.

we have spoken to relatives in the past day or so, who know that their loved ones may not be included in this deal, but they have said let us get a deal, let's get some hostages home n the hope if it works this time there could be a further agreement in the future. orla, thank a review into the way lancashire police handled the disappearence of nicola bulley injanuary has criticised the release of "highly sensitive" personal information about her health saying it was "avoidable and unnecessary". ms bulley�*s body was found in the river wyre in february about a month after she vanished while walking her dog. danny savage reports. for three weeks last winter nicola bulley�*s picture was everywhere. a 45—year—old mother of two, who vanished from a lancashire river bank. her phone was found on this bench, still connected to a work conference call. her dog was off its lead nearby. police quickly declared she had

somehow fallen into the water. they were right. but it was three weeks before her body was found. a report today criticised some of the police decision making during the time she was missing. our thoughts remain with nicola's family and friends. in particular, when they released sensitive information about nicola's struggles with alcohol and the menopause. the release of nicola's personal information was unnecessary and avoidable. it would have been much better had nicola been declared as a high risk missing person from the outset, and indeed there was an early press conference where some misleading information was given, that said there were no issues, of vulnerability around nicola, which actually probably contributed to a number of the conspiracy theories about, well, something awful must have happened then. lancashire police has responded to the criticisms. if we ever find ourselves in that position again, what would we do differently? you know, and, you know, we can look at the wording. we did discuss it with nicola's family, the wording, and they had a say in relation

to the wording. we absolutely understand the public sentiment around the disclosure. today's report also praised lancashire police for much of its investigative work. they had experts who predicted nearly to the exact day when nicola's body would be found in the river here, but they said her disappearance should have been treated much sooner as a critical incident, and here where her phone was found should have been cordoned off at the time, and forensically examined. the role of independent underwater search expert peter faulding was also criticised. i wish we could have actually at least ruled, found something to rule out if nicola was in the river. his public statements caused consternation at lancashire police headquarters, who believed he shouldn't be talking to the press. he says he signed no agreement not to talk publicly. the report says nicola bulley�*s disappearance turned into a global social media frenzy. it needn't have done, if lancashire police had given the bigger picture shortly after she vanished. danny savage, bbc news,

st michael's on wyre. england's chief medical officer, professor sir chris witty, has told the covid inquiry that the first lockdown in march 2020 was imposed a bit too late, but that the government had "no good options" at the time. he said public health issues, such as loneliness, depression and the risk of aggravating poverty, meant it was important to? be cautious. here's our health editor hugh pym. a household name and a central figure in the battle against covid. sir chris whitty was questioned on key events in the crisis. the inquiry focussed on the early days injanuary, with the virus threat emerging. sirjonathan van—tam, deputy chief medical officer in england, had warned of a significant pandemic.

sir chris had said hold on and wait for more data. i don't see what i would have done differently, at this particular point. if i had said to him, ok, what's the evidence on which this is going to be a pandemic, and lots of other things aren't, he would have said, this isjust, this feels like that to me — that is quite a narrow basis on which to make quite big decisions. by march 2020, the virus was spreading fast and lockdown loomed. sir patrick vallance, the chief scientific adviser, wanted to go earlier, but sir chris wanted to weigh things up. the risk of going too early, in which case you get all the damages from this with fairly minimal impact on the epidemic, and the risk of going too late, in which case you get all the problems of the pandemic running away. now as we will, i am sure, come on to, my view is with the benefit of hindsight we went a bit too late on the first wave. sir chris conceded that major sporting events which went ahead, like the cheltenham racing festival, gave the impression of normality.

with hindsight, things could have been done differently. and what about the relationship between scientists and politicians? sir chris was clear that big decisions like lockdown were for ministers. i think they are clearly ones that only an elected politician within a democratic system at least can reasonably finally make. we can give advice of a technical nature as to what would happen in this situation or that one, but ultimately these are political decisions. this week is largely about leading scientists and health officials and from next week it is the turn of key politicians from that time, including matt hancock, borisjohnson, and rishi sunak. add a thought for them from sir chris, the system should take the threat of natural disasters as seriously as security threats. hugh pym bbc news. it's a big day tomorrow for the chancellor, jeremy hunt. he will reveal how he plans to revive the economy in his autumn statement. tax cuts could be on the cards. and tonight the treasury has revealed that the living wage will be going up from next april.

our economics editor faisal islam. a significant move? yes, a big rise in the national _ a significant move? yes, a big rise in the national living _ a significant move? yes, a big rise in the national living wage, - a significant move? yes, a big rise in the national living wage, from | in the national living wage, from april, up over a in the national living wage, from april, up overa pound in the national living wage, from april, up over a pound an hour to 11.44. that is nearly a 10% increase and worth for somebody on full—time on that wage, £1800 a year but it has notjust been increased it has been extended to 21—year—olds too, for them it is worth 12% rise. £2300 a year if they were on that full—time. it fulfils the international definition of ending low pay which is two thirds of average income. that is what the wage is brought up to as a result of the moves which was a conservative manifesto commitment. the low pay commission whose advice the chancellor accepted acknowledged there were difficulties for small businesses, in passing on the wage rises to consumers in the form of price rises but said it was important to restore the real value

of the wage, after the cost of living crisis and they said that is what is done, but we heard from the bank of england's experts today, too, and they were suggesting that the fall in inflation after round about now, next year, would be slower, inflation may get stuck again which raises questions about the turning point story the chancellor is trying to paint t other issue is how do public services fund the extra wage rises, like social care, we may find out tomorrow. like social care, we may find out tomorrow— it's now a week since over 400 people had to leave their homes in a tower block in bristol after a major incident was declared over the safety of their building. the residents of barton house, the city's oldest block, were given less than five hours to evacuate after surveys flagged a risk to the structure. some have refused to leave, others have decided to move back in. danjohnson has followed one man's experience over the past week. which floor are you on? nuh sharif led us back to the place he calls home in a tower block declared a danger.

do you feel safe being back? no. really? no. but it's better, he says, than the temporary accommodation. they put us, like, one room. my daughter, she's allergic to the carpet. this is in a hotel? yeah. i stay here two nights, actually. his daughter has allergies, his son has autism and needs routine and the familiarity of home. so now, nuh is bringing them here every day after school to eat. only me sleeping here. you see that noise? drilling. is that all the time? all the time, yeah. and you're sleeping here? yeah. why won't you go to the hotel? because the environment and the room they give us, it's not enough. my daughter, she's so struggling, my son, and they both they can't eat the food in the hotel. we can't see our kids going empty stomach.

this was the evacuation ordered after a survey showed a serious structural weakness which could bring the building down if there was something like a gas explosion. similar issues have affected other similar tower blocks. i'm so panicked, it's so difficult for me. this was nuh that night. facing his family being made homeless. authorities, they have to do something. the next day, he thought they may never return. i don't think it's safe to come back here. ever? no, i don't think so. so, it's been seven days of uncertainty. i can't trust this building, i can't trust it. and yet you're still here? yeah, but nowhere to go. no other option. that is our room door. that is where the security guard sits at night on his phone chatting away. and there are more complaints about hotel conditions. and we can confirm there are bedbugs in the beds, 100%.

the council had hundreds of people needing to be rehomed at very short notice, and it says it is still working to meet everyone's individual needs, but the question is, how much longer will that be necessary? what do you need? accommodation. normal human life, that's what we need. that's all we've been asking. the survey work will determine when normal life resumes here, if ever. danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. the time is 6.20. our top story this evening. police searching for four missing teenagers who went missing on a camping trip have recovered four bodies from a car that had left the road in north wales. and how hackers are holding the british library to ransom. coming up on bbc news — it's been a year but beth mead is back in the england squad, now recovered from the knee injury that ruled her out of the world cup. the arsenal forward is included for two crucial nations league games next month.

are school summer holidays too long? the welsh government seems to think six weeks is too much. they've suggested cutting summer holidays by at least a week and having a longer holiday in the autumn. it is claimed the change would benefit disadvantaged pupils. our correspondent hywel griffith reports. lots of cruise ships cause lots of problems, the positives one end, negatives on the other. a lesson on tourism st teilo's high. if these pupils are already dreaming of holidays ahead, they may now need to plan for a shorter summer break. the welsh government says the current calendar keeps pupils out of the classroom for too long. but what do they think? families struggling financially, having to find six weeks' worth of, you know, entertainment and childcare, is hard. i don't think it's the right solution to the problem. i believe more resources and more

provisions should be put into creating better summer schools. the initial change may be modest, and there are already some schools in england which have a five—week summer holiday. i believe more resources and more provisions should be put but there's also a second proposal in wales to go even further, with a four—week summer holiday, taking the extra week in may orjune. the number of teaching days would stay the same, but unions have argued against reform. the head here says he sees both sides, but knows his staff appreciate the long summer break. recovery and healing takes time, to make sure that we're well and able to look after children. so, i think we need tojust consider what shaking the system up will mean. when school is out for summer, it's parents who need to come up with a timetable — would change help or hinder them? i think they should leave it the same, actually, because everybody's used to the schedules, people

are working et cetera, they've got holidays pre—booked. probably childcare—wise if you need it, it is along period _ | but i suppose at least it's in one| go rather than it being broken up into two separate occasions. plans to reform the school day in wales last year also split opinion. on that, ministers had to go back to the drawing board. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the british library has been targeted by hackers who have stolen personal data belonging to staff. they claim to have taken passport and financial details and are now threatening to auction off the data unless they are paid a ransom of almost £600,000. the library's website has been down for almost a month because of the hack. here's our technology correspondent marc cieslak. a cyber attack carried out by a ransomware gang and month ago by a ransomware gang a month ago has

brought the british library's computer systems to a standstill, preventing users ordering any books meaning staff may soon have to rely on pen and paper. in a statement, the british library said... i spoke to kieran martin, the former head of the national cyber security centre, about the increasing threat posed by ransomware gangs. these cyber criminals don't care which institutions they hit, that's why sometimes they come for hospitals, they come for scores, they come for schools, they come for all sorts of organisations, they willjust go for where they think they can get money by causing the maximum amount of disruption. members of the public leaving the british library have told us that today they haven't encountered too many problems, but members of staff have told us that they've been warned about the risk of fraud or identify theft as a result of theft

as a result of this kind of ransomware attack. kieran martin thinks this kind of attack currently poses a bigger problem than she like ai. ransomware gangs are the biggest problem in cybersecurity, the every day business, the every day government department, the every day charity — the most likely threat they will face is a bunch of thugs looking for money, looking you out of your network, stealing your data or trying to charge you to unlock it not to publish it. bigger than the cost of a few library fines. the government doesn't recommend paying ransoms to cyber criminals, leaving the british library with the prospect of rebuilding its computer system. marc cieslak, bbc news. downing street has stressed that the uk has "no doubt" about the sovereignty of the falkland islands after argentina's new president—elect suggested it was time to "get them back". javier milei reportedly said that buenos aires had "non—negotiable sovereignty" over the falklands. in 1982 britain sent a task force to recapture the islands after argentina invaded and briefly occupied the territory. the tiktok prankster mizzy has been sentenced to 18 weeks' detention in a young offenders institution.

bacari—bronze o'garro, his real name, was found guilty at stratford magistrates court of two counts of breaching a court order banning him from sharing videos of people without their consent. thejudge told him... "your pranks are not funny." the department of health says officials will visit turkey to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism. 31—year—old melissa kerr died in hospital in istanbul in 2019 during what's known as brazilian butt—lift surgery. a coroner has raised concerns that she and others were not given enough information before travelling abroad for the procedure. a legal challenge has begun against legislation which would change the way killings during northern ireland's so—called troubles era are investigated. under the new system suspects who co—operate with efforts to establish the facts behind the killings would be given a conditional amnesty. but almost all victims' groups oppose that idea. our ireland correspondent chris page reports.

our families have waited too long. in northern ireland, the past is a painful place. more than 3,500 people were killed in the conflict known as the troubles. seamus dylan was shot dead in 1997, a few months before the peace agreement. his wife is one of the bereaved relatives who have taken the government to court. she says grief isn't historical. it doesn't go away, you live with it morning, noon and night. it's with you all the time. i shouldn't have to be here today, to go and fight for truth and justice, which i believe i am entitled to. the legislation sets up a commission which will take over all investigations. suspects who give accurate information will get a guarantee they won't be prosecuted. inquests into deaths from the troubles are still being held, but they will stop next may. so, too, will civil court cases

linked to the conflict. victims' lawyers argue the measures go against human rights standards. this is a law clearly designed to protect perpetrators of very serious crimes such as murder. this will not deliver for victims. but the government claims the system will give families the best chance to get the truth. ministers say the passage of time means convictions are now very unlikely. the question of how killings from the troubles should be investigated is complex and contentious. there are different perspectives on the conflict, depending on people's politics, identity and experience. but almost all victims' groups are strongly opposed to the government's current plans. the initial hearing will last a week, but it is thought the case will eventually go to the supreme court. chris page, bbc news, belfast. king charles has hosted his first state visit since the coronation by welcoming south korea's president to london. the three—day state visit kicked off with a ceremony at horse guards

parade before a carriage procession along the mall. later the president will address members from both houses of parliament. it's expected the visit will conclude with new investments in green energy and infrastructure projects across the uk. the bbc has announced that the hit show top gear will not return to our screens for the foreseeable future after one of the programme's presenters, freddie flintoff, was seriously injured during a crash while filming last december. the long running motoring show which is sold around the world will now be rested. our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports. that looks very, very dangerous. top gear, and freddie flintoff... 0h, here we go. ..the car show�*s charismatic daredevil. here — dramatically running out of road. but in december of last year there was an accident at the dunsfold park track in surrey that left him with serious facial injuries. filming of the show came to an end,

and even months later, freddie's injuries are still visible. however, little is known about what actually happened that day. his co—host chris harris told bbc breakfast that everyone had agreed to say nothing. he's healing, you know? it was a serious incident, i'm not going to say any more than that, and i'm so proud of the fact that team top gear kept everything quiet. even the report into the accident is not being made public. however, a wider, independent investigation into the show�*s safety policies concluded procedures were followed. nevertheless, the uk show is being shelved — the word "rested" is the official phrase. but the original stig who worked with clarkson and cohen with clarkson and co in the noughties thinks the programme may be facing more than just a little lie—down. i personally don't think it's a little rest, i think the programme has been laid to rest. i think that there's no appetite from certain quarters inside the bbc to continue with the show.

i'm not happy about it from a commercial perspective, i think it's the completely wrong decision. of course, top gear has been written off in the past. the old comfy, cardigan—clad consumer show... and maryjohns has been having a spot of trouble changing her plugs. ..was saved from cancellation whenjeremy clarkson added comedy and some terrifying risk—taking. and the show�*s international variants will continue. this is the italian approach. mamma mia!! 0h! and this is top gear, french—style. oh! — si, si, mais... but it's the end for now for the uk version. the bbc has reached a financial settlement with freddie flintoff and top gear, one of the corporation's best—known programmes, is now officially "at rest" for the foreseeable future. david sillito, bbc news. bleep, bleep. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. temperatures are going to be up and

down quite a lot over the next few days, and today it has felt rather cold, particularly where it has stayed cloudy. temperatures for many areas this afternoon were in single digits, but tomorrow, westerly winds will bring something much milder. may be up to 14 degrees. but that does not last. by the end of the week we change the wind direction again, a northerly wind making it feel much colder, back down into single digits, with possibly some wintry showers in the north of the uk, particularly over higher ground. back to the here and now, it is the northern areas which will be turning mildest overnight with cloud and outbreaks of rain and strengthening wind, temperatures by the end of the night, 10—11 across much of scotland. furthersouth night, 10—11 across much of scotland. further south it will stay a little bit chilly overnight. high pressure to the south of us, no pressure to the south of us, no pressure to the north, and between these two weather fronts, warm front and cold front, a wedge of warm air, hence the milderfeel and cold front, a wedge of warm air, hence the milder feel tomorrow. and cold front, a wedge of warm air, hence the milderfeel tomorrow. but with quite a lot of cloud in the mix, some slashes of rain,

particularly further to the north and west. it will also be windy in the west of scotland. some bright or sunny spells, perhaps the best of them across eastern or south—eastern parts, but feeling much milder tomorrow. heading through tomorrow night and into thursday, eventually, this weather front starts to push southwards, as a cold front, introducing some colder air behind this band of rain. ahead of it, quite a lot of cloud at times. wintry showers over higher ground in northern scotland, very windy in the north, just three degrees for lerwick, 13 for cardiff and london. on friday, strong northerly winds, feeling particularly cold where you are exposed to that. some wintry showers over higher ground in the and that's bbc news at six, you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website.