Six O'Clock News

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.

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.

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.

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.

Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement. News of the deal was greeted with huge outbursts of joy in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where families have congregated for two years pressing for the release of Hamas captives. The overwhelming reaction in Gaza has been one of relief. Since the deadly October 7th attacks on Israel by Hamas, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza estimates that more than 67-thousand people have been killed by Israel's offensive with nearly a third of the dead under the age of 18. But there is also anxiety that, yet again, the ceasefire may not last. In other news, the former Radio 1 DJ, Tim Westwood, has been charged with rape and sexual assault. And the Home Office says it's "ramping up" its removal of migrants to France under a trial, one in one out scheme.

In her first leader's speech to a Conservative party conference, Kemi Badenoch committed a future Tory administration to lower government spending, tougher access to benefits and the abolition of stamp duty for most purchases in England and Northern Ireland. Also: Police investigating last week's Manchester synagogue attack say the killer rang 999 and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. And three scientists have shared this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing revolutionary new materials.

The shadow justice secretary has insisted he won't shy away from issues of racial integration after being accused of stoking division. Also: Millions of people who were mis-sold car finance deals could be set for seven hundred pound payouts. And thieves steal gold jewellery at one of the most popular museums in Wales.