Qadura Fares, head of the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Ramallah on November 15, 2023. James Oatway/Reuters

Four hostages have been freed so far – two American women and two Israeli women. An Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas was rescued by Israeli forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Most of the Palestinian prisoners listed as eligible for release are male teenagers aged 16 to 18 – children under the United Nations definition – although a handful are as young as 14. Some 33 are women, according to a CNN count. Speaking to CNN at her home in Ramallah, Iman Barghouti prays for the release of her husband Nael, and sister-in-law Hannan. In a later sentencing hearing, he was sentenced to 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months.

The family of a young Palestinian prisoner watches TV news updates on the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, near Hebron, on November 21, 2023. Mussa Qawasma/Reuters Investigations carried out by Ofcom’s spectrum experts have helped to secure the conviction of a man who was deliberately causing harmful interference to amateur radio users in and around Hull.

Iain O'Brien, head of spectrum compliance at Ofcom's spectrum group, said: “Amateur radio community users in the Hull area faced significant disruption after their transmissions were deliberately targeted. We are pleased with this result, which should provide some welcome relief to the local radio community, as well as send a very strong signal to those that abuse the airwaves.” Why did Ofcom investigate this case? In February 2021 we received complaints from radio amateurs in the area, who told us they had been subjected to deliberate interference of their transmissions, as well as receiving abusive messages. The culprit had been using radio bands illegally to do this, as he didn’t have a licence to do so. Chiara Glorioso, from Birmingham, studied for a degree in Media and Communications at the University and now works as the presenter of Radio Bahrain’s breakfast show, the country’s national radio station. She said: “I found the experience to be an amazing one, filled with opportunities, challenges, and cultural education. Women are treated fantastically in Abu Dhabi, in particular. We are treated with respect and UAE is incredibly safe. Women even have their own designated parking levels in shopping malls! At first it was an opportunity that I didn’t take too seriously and I didn’t think would become reality.Correction: This story has been updated to clarify the dates when Hannan Barghouti and one of her sons were arrested

How are you, Auntie Hannadi? I love you,” a young girl is heard saying on a voice note played on the radio’s airwaves from Al Saba’s phone. “When are you going to be released from jail?” the girl asks. Graduates are encouraged to keep in touch with the Alumni team and take advantage of a range of benefits and support on offer to them including a discount for Postgraduate study and opportunities to benefit from volunteering and career advice. So we have started making promo announcements,” he said, “if you can’t get through, send us a voice note over WhatsApp.” We have three phone lines here to receive messages from the families of prisoners,” Al Saba, the presenter, told CNN, adding that due to the volume of calls, some people had failed to get through. They (Hannan’s grandchildren) are waiting to see their grandmother,” Iman told CNN. “She has a beautiful relationship with them, she loves everybody.”The news came via text message from Rob’s toad-like brother, Miles. After an episode spent dodging his calls, Rob’s ex-wife, Helen Archer, finally caught up and had a moment of release 11 years in the making. Death by a fast-growing brain tumour put an end to years of psychological torture, for the audience as much as Helen and her family.

Ambridge has had its share of villains over The Archers’ 71 year-run, but none quite as coldly unfeeling as Rob Titchener. In Sunday’s episode, the curtain fell, and in a final indignity for Borsetshire’s pre-eminent narcissist, nobody was there to see him die. As the communications regulator, one of Ofcom’s functions is the effective management of the radio spectrum, the licensing of which is a key tool to make sure users are correctly authorised and to protect users from harmful interference. This is done primarily by licensing users and allocating frequencies. The defendant failed to cooperate with our investigation, and didn’t offer an account of what had happened in this case, despite being given the opportunity to do so.The families have no way of knowing if the prisoners get to hear their messages, but that doesn’t stop them from sending them. Amid Iman’s optimism at Hannan’s potential release, she is beginning to hope that her husband, Nael el Barghouti – the longest-serving Palestinian political prisoner – could also be freed in a swap, although he is not among the 300 prisoners listed by Israel.