You're listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 17 January 2025 on Monocle Radio.
Hello and a warm welcome to the Briefing, broadcasting live from Studio one here at Midori House in London.
I'm Emma Nelson.
And coming up in the next 30.
Minutes, it's not exactly surprising that in a, in a negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end.
Coming up on today's program, the deal is signed, but will Israel buy into the ceasefire agreement with Hamas?
Also ahead, could the US ban on TikTok be stopped?
All eyes are on Donald Trump to see what he might do.
Three Austrian politicians who win a libel case against the newspaper Der Standard.
We'll examine what this means for the country's journalism.
Plus, we look at the way top hotels recruit and retain.
We put 14 foot QR codes on the original front windows of the building.
You can imagine as a department store, it had huge front windows.
So we put QR codes on the building and from a guerrilla tactics perspective, we put the salary on the front of the building with a blunt comment of we think you're worth this.
More from Simon Drake from Oxford's Store Hotel a little later on all that right here on the Briefing with me, Emma Nelson.
The first clear effects of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are appearing.
An initial group of hostages is expected to be set free under the deal.
That's expected there is expected to be released on Sunday and returned home to Israel.
Well, the news comes as the Israeli Cabinet meets to give its final approval to the deal, although not without some difficulty.
Well, Leila Malana Allen, whose Monocle's Middle east correspondent joins me now.