Good afternoon. A passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people. The aircraft from bek air, a kazakh airline, crashed into a building shortly after take off from almaty airport early this morning. Survivors described walking from the wreckage into the dark and snow. At least 60 people have been injured and taken to hospital. Our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. This is all thats left of flight 2100 from almaty. Moments after take off, the plane crash landed, slamming first through a concrete barrier and then into a house. Much of the plane disintegrated on impact. But amazingly, there were survivors and some even walked out of this wreckage unharmed. How are you . I am very well, how are you . Better. Just hours later, aslam managed to tell me what happened. He posted this photo on social media, showing his seat on the flight. He thinks most in front of him were badly hurt or killed. The plane starts swaying like a boat, very intensively. People started screaming and kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane but there was no sound, there was no instructions from the crew. It was only the sound of people panicking. The businessman says it took at least 15 minutes for rescuers to arrive, so he and other survivors began pulling people to safety. It was dark, and at the same time we were lighting cell phone lights, so helping out each other. All the guys trying to take out people, but there was a high risk of fire. What were you thinking when this was happening . Thinking of my family, yeah. Thats what i was thinking. And helping people that the fire should not kill, who survived. All flights of the low cost carrier bek air, have been suspended as an investigation is launched. Today, kazakhstans deputy Prime Minister revealed that the planes tail hit the runway twice before take off. The flight had barely got off the ground before it came crashing back down, with terrible consequences that could have even been worse. And sarah is in our moscow bureau. Do investigators have any more idea yet on what caused the crash . As you heard, they are not excluding anything, they are looking into possible pilot error. The pilot himself died in this crash. They are looking at technical problems, they are also looking at the weather. Speaking to that survivor, because i businessmen who walked away from this crash, he told me that when he remembers getting on board the plane, it was extremely cold inside. When they climbed out over the winter safety, he said it was very icy, very slippy. Although he said he is no expert, he was questioning whether the de icing work had been done properly before the plane had taken up. Certainly there is a day of mourning that has been announced in kazakhstan tomorrow for all of those killed in the crash. As the survivors, like the businessman i spoke to, are reeling at the fact they have come out of this alive. Thanks, sarah. The school of a nine Year Old Girl who drowned in a spanish Swimming Pool on Christmas Eve has paid tribute to a wonderfully kind, caring pupil. Comfort diya died along with herfather and older brother, who tried to come to her aid at the Club La Costa world resort near fuengirola. In a statement, the Windrush Charlton school in South East London said comfort would be greatly missed. The government has announced that from april thousands of nhs patients, visitors and staff will benefit from free parking at hospitals in england. Most visitors to hospitals in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are already exempt from charges. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. Paying for parking at hospitals has been a long running source of complaint from any nhs patients and their visitors. During the election campaign, the conservative manifesto promised free hospital parking for specific groups so, from april, all 206 hospital trusts in england will be expected to provide free parking for those described as being in the greatest need. This will include. But there have been some concerns from nhs managers who fear trusts may lose out financially. We will be looking for assurances that the costs of these measures will be fully covered because, otherwise, theres a risk that funding intended to run Front Line Services could be diverted into running carparks. Hospitals make a lot of money out of parking fees. The conservative manifesto promised £78 million to help trusts make the changes. The department of health and social care says the plans will be fully funded but the exact cost has yet to be calculated. Dominic hughes, bbc news. The president of the Supreme Court, lady hale, who retires next month, has warned the lack of access to Legal Services for people who most need them is a serious problem. She expressed particular concern for people going through the early stages of a divorce. Lady hale has been talking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. It was a case of massive legal, constitutional and political significance. The Prime Ministers advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. The Supreme Court ruling that the Prime Ministers advice to the queen to suspend parliament in the weeks leading up to the brexit deadline, was unlawful. Now, the president of the court is retiring, a time to look back on that momentous day. There was a gasp in the courtroom, which was packed, when i said that it was the unanimous decision of us all, thats 11 justices. A time also for lady hale to reflect on the removal of legal aid in 2013 from a raft of areas, including debt, housing and most family cases. Most people need Legal Services at the beginning of a difficulty and if they have them then, it will be sorted out and they wont have to go anywhere near a court, or they wont have their house repossessed or whatever, because somebody has managed to find a solution to the problem at an earlier stage. And its that lack of initial advice and help which is a serious difficulty. And when you are separating, as a couple, you know, you are being taken apart emotionally and financially, many people would think that actually its at that point the state should be there. Its unreasonable to expect a husband and wife or a mother and father, who are in crisis in their personal relationship, to make their own arrangements without help. The government says it is improving early Legal Support to reduce the number of people going to court unnecessarily. The prorogation was also void. But on the eve of her departure from the highest court in the land, the question Everyone Wants answered, was there any significance behind the spider brooch she wore on that day, even an incy wincy bit . I regret to have to tell you there was nothing behind it. I do almost always wear a brooch if im wearing a dress, or even if im wearing a suit. Its a way of livening up what is otherwise quite dull and the particular dress that i was wearing has a spider on it. And i chose the dress, i didnt choose the spider. As she leaves office, the first female president of the Supreme Court knows she has her critics. The court will now adjourn. But also an army of admirers. Clive coleman, bbc news. The National Trust says the unseasonable weather this year led to an increase in migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies. But it also says heavy rainfall harmed some native species such as water voles and hares in north yorkshire. Fiona lamdin reports. Theres some teal. A few shoveler. So what, are they mallards . Theres mallard down there, yeah. Wicken fen in cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature reserve in the uk. Back in the day, we would get 100 or 200 individuals. Now, upwards of 1000. Over the last two decades, theyve doubled the size of the reserve which is now home to 9820 species. But how have done this . Turn the valve on and let the water in. By flooding the fields. Probably the most important is the fact that in rewetting the peat, the soil, that locks the carbon away, looks the carbon that is already in the soil, locks it back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. That is the biggest benefit. From turning farmlands to flood plains, theyve reduced the Greenhouse Gas emissions year by 80 . We are as hands off as possible, and by introducing animals and by putting water back into the landscape which has formerly been drained, it allows Mother Nature to take its course and the wildlife comes back with it, as well. And the National Trust have found that the topsy turvy weather this year, with the warm start coupled with the wet autumn, is disrupting much of our wildlife across the uk. Winners, we have had some of our migrant species flying across here to the country are things like the butterfly, the painted lady, which comes from africa and ends up on our shores and this year we have had really good numbers. Nearly half a million in the count on one day. The losers could be the puffins, on the farne islands, which were suffering from a very great day in june when their checks were at their most vulnerable. Go to the left, you canjust see a pair of gadwall. Their heads are down feeding. This year saw the first pair of breeding cranes here in a century. This mosaic of wildlife landscapes is now one of the most prolific and diverse nature reserves in the country. Firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for another heatwave as they continue to tackle raging bush fires. Temperatures of over a0 degrees centigrade are forecast in several states. There are more than 100 fires still burning across new south wales, southern australia and victoria. The rspca are investigating a prominent barrister after he sent a tweet yesterday morning saying he had killed a fox with a baseball bat. Jolyon maugham later apologised for the tweet, explaining that the fox had got caught in his chicken coop at his Central London home and he wasnt sure what else to do. Astronomers are warning that their view of the universe is under threat. Next week, a campaign to launch thousands of new Communications Satellites will begin in earnest. They will create Broadband Networks that can reach every corner of the globe. But Scientists Say theres evidence that these groups of small satellites, known as constellations, are already causing problems for astronomical research. Rebecca morelle reports. Blasting off, a space x rocket carrying 60 new satellites into orbit, and in the coming months, there will be hundreds more. This is for a project called star link, one of several new missions promising Global Internet access from space. And this was the view that stargazers got. These white lines are the satellites streaking across the sky, so bright they are competing with the stars. Scientists are concerned that this could have major consequences for astronomy. They present a foreground between where we are observing, from the earth, and the rest of the universe, so they get in the way of everything, and youll miss things, whatever is behind them, whether thats a potentially hazardous asteroid or the most distant quasar in the universe. They will get in the way. But the benefits could be a new era of cheap high speed internet, beamed down from the spacecraft at the ground, even to the most remote parts of the planet, but to do this, you need a vast number of satellites. 0ur skies are about to change dramatically. Right now, there are just 2200 working satellites in orbit. But star link plan to launch 1500 by the end of next year, which would increase gradually to 12,000 by the mid 2020s. And they are not the only ones. Amazon and the uk company one web are also planning mega constellations, which could mean 20,000 satellites orbiting around the earth within the next few years. The Companies Involved say they are talking to astronomers. Star link are also about to try using a special coating to make their satellites less reflective, while one web say their spacecraft will be at a much higher orbit so they dont interfere with observations. So, its going to happen, and probably three or four of the systems are going to happen. And the question will be working with the other stakeholders to make sure that we are not interfering with them, whether they are existing satellite technologies all the mobile phone on the ground, or the astronomy community. You know, we are going to work it out with everybody. Space is difficult to regulate. It belongs to everyone and no one. Stargazers will be watching the skies to see if a compromise can be found. Rebecca morrell, bbc news. Cricket, england have had a challenging first innings so far on the second day of the first test against south africa. After bowling out the hosts out for 284, england lost both their opening batsmen for 15 runs. At tea, theyd moved to 157 6. Austin halewood reports. Day two at centurion and a starter not to be missed. England needed one wicket and it only took them four balls. Stuart broad ending the south african resistance. After choosing to bowl first england needed to control the match. It didnt go to plan. Rory burns given out first ball, only to be retrieved by the third umpire. A let off that he did make the most odd. Gone this time, caught behind. Moments later, Dominic Sibley was next. Same story, same england. South africa with their tails same england. South africa with theirtails up, same england. South africa with their tails up, bowlers charging in and hitting hard, but england dug in. Joe denly and joe root Standing Firm and beginning to build. A Promising Partnership undone by a poor shot. Joe root was gone and england straight back under pressure. Luckily, they have a man who thrives on just that. Enter ben stokes, verse six of the innings, the attack taken to south africa. Backed up with exactly the same, the ball after. England back in the max and a sense of control and calm about them as joe denly and a sense of control and calm about them asjoe denly reached his half century. But that didnt last long. He was caught behind before Jonny Bairstow was the next to go. If that one was a good ball, this was just a poor shot. If that one was a good ball, this wasjust a poor shot. Ben if that one was a good ball, this was just a poor shot. Ben stokes, gone on 35 and england on the ropes at the time. Austin hayward, bbc news. Theres more throughout the afternoon on the bbc news channel. Were back with the late news at six 0clock. Now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello, youre watching the bbc news channel, its 1. 15pm. More now on the plane crash in kazakhstan that has left 12 people dead. The bek air flight was travelling from almaty to the capital, nur sultan, when it hit a two storey building shortly after take off. There were 95 people on board the plane. Ive been speaking to dai whittingham, chief executive of the uk air safety committee, about how it was possible for them to survive the fatal crash. What you are seeing is a well built aircraft that has decelerated gradually, so it appears its come down on the airport and hit one of the concrete walls, not always a good thing to have around an airport, and then sadly into a building. So it has been a gradual deceleration. If they had got much higher, or gone much faster, then there might have been a very different result. But the main point being that the rate of descent and deceleration were within human tolerances. We dont know at this stage what caused the crash but how much would that have required great skill of the pilot . It depends very much as to how much control the pilot actually had over the aircraft. The fokker 100 is a good aeroplane, but it is known to be sensitive to icing and your witness reported that of the wing was very slippery, that may turn out to be de icing fluid which can have the same effect if youre walking on a shiny metal surface. Clearly one of the things the investigation will look at, it will look at the effect of the weather, the possibility of technicalfailure and they will look at the way the crew actually operated the aircraft. So, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder will be one of the first things they download and of course they have been very fortunate there was no post crash fire. But i think for all of those of us who are getting on and off aeroplanes at the moment, you might like to think about how you are dressed and how you might like to behave, do you want to take your shoes off before you get airborne, for example . Not always a good idea. 0n the point you were saying about the plane, the model of the plane is known to be sensitive to icing, operating in countries where there are extremely cold temperatures, does that sound like a fault that could be a wider issue . I wouldnt call it a fault, all aircraft are, have some, icing will have an impact on them, basically, because it alters the shape of the wing and it depends where it forms and how it forms, whether it is from rain or whether it has been allowed to accumulate overnight, but the f100 is known to be sensitive, in other words, the aerodynamics of the wing can be easily disrupted, the crews know that, which is why in areas where you know you have got icing conditions, crews will de ice as a matter of routine. And im sure that is one of the things the investigators will be looking for, did they de ice . If so, what did they de ice the aircraft with, because there are different sorts of fluid and was done properly . Because there are different sorts of fluid and was it done properly . You mentioned a moment ago about passenger behaviour in a situation where your plane, the plane is in difficulty. Is there actually much a passenger can do on a flight to improve their safety prospects if a plane is crashing . There is inneed, which is why the safety demonstrations there is indeed, which is why the safety demonstrations and the safety leaflets all show you the correct brace position to adopt and that has been designed to give you the pest possible chance to adopt and that has been designed to give you the best possible chance of reducing injuries from the impact sequence. So, you should be strapped in, its one of the reasons why the cabin crew make sure that all the overhead luggage panniers are stowed, that theyre not overloaded. So, yes passengers can help themselves and it does start with listening to the crew briefs and you only have to sit on an aeroplane these days to see just how many people dont bother with information which could save their lives. The Northern Powerhouse partnership which speaks for business and Civic Leaders across the north of england has welcomed reports that the treasury is to change its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. Its suggested that the rules for investing in transport and other Infrastructure Projects will be relaxed. I spoke to tony travers, who is a local government expert and visiting professor at the London School of economics. Treasury rules have, for years, attempted to ensure that when projects are being assessed and compared, that the costs and benefits are assessed in a very pure economic way. And then decisions are made, not always on the basis of cost and benefits and that ratio, but normally on that basis, predominately. What the government appears to be suggesting here, or the times article is suggesting, is that in future, social and other benefits could be factored into the benefits that are calculated, so as to tilt the benefit or the likelihood, that projects will be given the go ahead if they are not as economically viable as they would be in the south but the could pass muster and would be able to get through the Testing Process even if they are benefits under conventional means would have been less large. Now they will be bigger, because we are to add new things into do with the economic benefit more broadly to people who live in less populous areas in the midlands and north. It sounds a bit like the National Institute for clinical excellence which decides how money is spent and which treatments are prescribed on the nhs, that runs into difficulties because of the measures on which decisions are taken, if they change the measure does that effectively give total Carte Blanche to the treasury to decide where they will spend . Because how can you quantify, in the end, a social impact of spending . There is no question this would make it easier than now, even easier, to make political decisions. A lot of political decisions, a lot of decisions of this sort are political anyway, these calculutions are advisory, but of course the other challenge is even in big Infrastructure Projects or universities in the north, if they go ahead, are they the real thing that will deliver change quickly, because many Infrastructure Projects take years to deliver. And there are other things, like skill levels, where places that de industrialed needs sooner and bigger challenge in some ways. Can you think of some examples where the criteria was not met and therefore a project did not go ahead . There are loads of rail projects in the north of england, and some road projects, frankly, that dont get past the existing tests, where an equivalent one in london and the south probably would, simply because the economy is bigger and values of land are higher in london and the south, so some more of those are likely to pass the test in future and that begs the question about whether we want to build new railways and roads between towns and cities, or within them, because it is often within cities, like leeds or birmingham, that they are much less well provided than their competitor cities in other parts of europe, so is it between cities within cities, or both . And then between london and the rest and so on, so there is lots of complicated decisions, even if you make the rules easier, priorities still remain a real challenge. And it does not come with extra money . So the money will be shifted around . I think separately the government is committing to increase spending on infrastructure investment, long term Capital Investment separately. I think that is one thing they are committed to doing. That may mean that the midlands and the north get a larger share of the bigger cake, that does not mean the south east and london will get nothing in future. But a smaller share of that bigger cake. A zoo in the us got a special Christmas Present this year, when a critically endangered black rhino was born on Christmas Eve. The male calf arrived at the Potter Park Zoo in michigan, to 12 year old mother, doppsee. It is the first time a black rhino has been born there in the zoos100 year history. They have yet to give the calf a name, but have said he is nursing well and the public will be able to see him in the new year. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello there. For most of us, you will be doing very well if you see any sunshine at all, over the next few days. We are looking at a cloudy spell of weather, and the cloud is low particularly across the west with fog patches, even a bit of drizzle as well. Outbreaks of rain easing across scotland, for a time, but during this evening, we are looking at more wet weather moving in here. At the same time, it will stay murky around the west coast and hills with fog patches developing across the pennines and the hills of southern england later on. It will be a mild night, with temperatures eventually in the range of 8 11, first thing saturday morning. So, a mild start to saturday, but again another cloudy day coming up for most of us, with few cloud breaks. Across the north west of scotland, we see outbreaks of rain with rainfall totals this weekend starting to build up. Otherwise, there could be some drizzle across the west, some mist and hill fog patches, but for most, cloudy and mild. That is your latest weather. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. Dozens of survivors, including children, are being treated in hospital. Everyone started screaming, kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane, but there was no sound. Tributes are paid to a father and his two children who drowned in a hotel Swimming Pool in spain on Christmas Eve. Lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk Supreme Court, voices concern about the effect of the reduction in resources, on the Justice System in england and wales. Free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april but questions are raised over how it will be funded. 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