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  • People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules
    People coming to the UK to work are to face tougher English language rules, requiring them to meet an A-Level standard in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Also: A man is sentenced to five years in jail for threatening to kill the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. And YouTube sets out a new approach to preventing young people viewing misleading content.
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  • The last living hostages held by Hamas are reunited with their families in Israel
    There have been celebrations across Israel and the Palestinian territories, as a major hostage and prisoner exchange marked a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza. Also: The Conservatives urge the government to "come clean" about the collapse of the China spying case. And the Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to three professors for their work explaining how technological innovation has helped to drive economic growth.
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  • More aid enters Gaza ahead of hostage release
    More aid is entering Gaza, as humanitarian agencies scale up their response to the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and final preparations are made for the release of the remaining hostages. A military coup appears to be underway in Madagascar, where an elite military unit has joined protesters calling for the president to resign. Plus: a 37-year-old man from Lincolnshire who says he practiced "for a couple of weeks in the office" has won the World Conker Championship.
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  • Paedophile singer Ian Watkins dies after prison attack
    The former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison – where he was serving a lengthy sentence for child sex offences. Officials in Gaza say more than half a million people have returned to the territory's largest city since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect. Former US President Joe Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer. Plus: the scramble for memorabilia from the set of Neighbours.
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  • Palestinians return to Gaza
    Thousands of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza have begun to return home, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. Israel said its forces had pulled back to a redeployment line which had been agreed as part of the US-backed deal. Hamas is now expected to release the remaining Israeli hostages within seventy-two hours. In a televised address, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said his country's troops would remain in Gaza to keep up pressure on Hamas to disarm. Aid agencies have said the ceasefire marks a "fragile but vital moment of hope", as they plan to ramp up the delivery of humanitarian supplies.
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