A single father from preston is celebrating after winning one Million Pounds on the National Lottery. Coming up in half an hour us soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaks to bbc sport about winning the world cup and being an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. Good evening. Dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. The cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. The plane, operated by the khazak company bek air, was flying from almaty, kazakhstans largest city, to the capital nur sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take off. At least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports. Rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. He was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. Moments after take off, the plane had rammed into a building. It broke into pieces on impact. But there were survivors. And some even walked away from this unharmed. I was sitting next to an emergency exit. Just hours later, Aslan Nazaraliyev managed to tell me what happened. He had posted this photo on social media, showing his seat on the flight from almaty. He thinks most in front of him were badly hurt or killed. The plane starts swaying, like a boat. Very intensively. Everybody starts screaming, kids are crying. And the lights were on in the plane. But there was no sound, there was no instructions from the crew. There was only the sound of people panicking in the plane. 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, at the same time. We were lighting with cell phone lights, so helping out each other. So all of the guys were trying to take out people. But there was a high risk of a fire. What were you thinking when this was happening . I was thinking about my family. Yeah, thats only what i was thinking. And helping people, that a fire should not kill who survived. The plane was a fokker 100, operated by the low cost carrier bek air. Its entire fleet has now been grounded, whilst the crash is investigated. Kazakhstans government says the planes tail hit the runway twice during take off. The flight had barely got off the ground before it came crashing back down, with terrible consequences that could have been even worse. And sarah, whos in moscow, says an investigation is now under way to determine the cause of the crash. Of course, the investigation has only just begun, but a number of theories and areas that are currently being looked into. That includes, of course, pilot error. We know that the pilot of this plane, the captain, actually died in the crash. The investigators are also looking at technical problems, potential technical problems with the plane and looking at whether there may have been any bad weather that came into play here the fog, the freezing weather in kazakhstan early this morning when the plane took off. And on that note, its interesting that the man i spoke to, the survivor i spoke to, said that when he escaped through the emergency hatch and onto the wing of the plane, he said that that wing was icy and he questioned whether or not the de icing methods, technique had been thorough enough before the take off of the plane. So obviously Big Questions still to answer for the team who are doing the investigation, but tomorrow has already been declared a day of mourning in kazakhstan because, whilst dozens of people, almost miraculously, it seems, survived this crash, we know that 12 people did lose their lives. The president of the uk Supreme Court, lady hale, who retires next month, has warned that the lack of access to Legal Services for those 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, during which she reflected on the momentous day in september when the court ruled that the Prime Minister had acted unlawfully when he advised the queen to suspend parliament. 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. Earlier, i spoke to Richard Miller, head of the justice team at the law society, a representative body for solicitors in england and wales. He said the effects of legal aid cuts are being felt beyond the Justice System. The Justice System is in crisis because of the cuts to legal aid in 2013. The way to resolve disputes early, as lady hale said, is to provide advice at the outset. What were seeing, as a result of the cuts, is cases that could have been resolved or that should never have been brought coming into the courts and the people who are trying to bring them dont understand how to navigate the system and are therefore taking up court time with cases that take a lot longer than they otherwise should. The impact on the court system has been really tough cases taking longer than they should, more cases going through the courts than should, which means that cases take longer to get to a hearing as well, so the overall impact is people are really struggling to get justice now. And those cuts that you mentioned in 2013, they were designed to bring in savings of £350 million a year, but the government well, the ministry ofjustice is saying we are improving early Legal Support to reduce the number of people going to court unnecessarily. So, you know, the age of austerity is apparently over, according to the political parties, so you you hoping that these kind so are you hoping that these kind of cuts are going to be reversed . We would hope there would be some improvements, yes. A review has been announced by the government into the cuts and various strands of work are under way to test ways of bringing early help back into the system, but what remains unclear at the moment is whether the treasury will provide the money thats needed to actually introduce the things that the review comes up with as the way forward. What we see here is a classic case of a false economy. The cuts that have been brought into legal aid saved a relatively small amount compared with the impact on the Justice System itself, on the courts and also on the broader public purse. When people cant get their problems resolved, they become a burden on the Health Service as well because of the stress and anxiety this causes. So there are all sorts of other public expenses that come about because of these cuts. It was a false economy and it needs to be reversed. So, you are saying these cuts end up costing the country and the system, if you like, more . Very much so, yes. And theres a lot of analysis thats been done, including recently by the world bank, that shows that providing legal aid, providing early legal advice to people who have problems is one of the most Cost Effective investments that a government can make. That was Richard Millerfrom that was Richard Miller from the law society talking to me a little earlier. The school in south east london, attended by a 9 Year Old Girl who drowned in a Swimming Pool on holiday in spain on Christmas Eve has paid tribute to a wonderfully kind pupil. . Comfort diya died along with her father and older brother, who tried to come to her rescue at the Club La Costa world resort near fuengirola. In a statement, the Windrush Charlton school said comfort was a caring girl and would be greatly missed. Police believe a man who was shot dead outside his home in south west london on Christmas Eve may have been involved in criminality in sweden. 36 year old Flamur Beqiri was attacked in front of his wife and young child in battersea on tuesday evening. Ian williams reports. A family home ready for christmas now the scene of a potential revenge killing. Flamur beqiri moved to the uk from sweden sometime in the last five years. Hed been out with his wife and child on Christmas Eve. As they returned home to Battersea Church road around 9pm, a lone suspect shot him multiple times. One of the neighbours that i spoke to described hearing the gunshots from inside her own home as being surreal. Another said that they were evenly spaced out. We think that a young lady, who identified herself as a nurse, tried to give mr beqiri first aid at the scene, while the attacker fled on foot towards battersea bridge road. And when you hear shots like that, you think. Well, theres. The first thing that comes to your mind is theres going to be more shooting, an exchange of fire, but there were just a number of shots and then it just stopped dead. The met have confirmed they are working with Swedish Police on the investigation to understand what, if any, incidents might have led someone to seek retribution against mr beqiri. Reports in the swedish media suggest the 36 year old, a Swedish National of albanian heritage, was briefly on a most wanted list in his home country in 2008. He hasnt been seen for. Seen as activefor several years, as active for several years, but that doesnt go to prove that he has not been active. Weve heard his name on the grapevine. We have intelligence about him, but again, i mean, iwas a bit surprised that it was him that was shot. There have now been more than 145 murders in london this year. Another killing that tears a young family apart at a time of year thats supposed to bring them together. Ian williams, bbc london. The Building FirmBalfour Beatty has had its contract to refurbish mi6 headquarters in london terminated, after losing a set of floor plans for the project. The documents, most of which were recovered inside the building at vauxhall cross, held Sensitive Information on its layout, including entry and exit points. The treasury says the way of allocating funding for Infrastructure Projects is likely to change, so that more funds can be directed at the north of england and the midlands. At present, the formula favours areas with higher populations, meaning less money is sometimes allocated to more deprived areas. Our Business CorrespondentColletta Smith is outside Leeds Railway station. Over the last few months, we have seen spending promises littered across the north of england and the midlands, in particular as the conservatives fought for key electoral battle grounds. Now theyre left scratching their heads, trying to solve the conundrum of how on earth to deliver on these promises a lot of which are about big rail and road Infrastructure Projects. So were talking about changes to the rules, not in terms of how much overall spending would increase by in the uk that would probably stay the same. What were talking about is the rules that govern that spending, so what projects are allowed to get money and how those projects are allowed to spend it. At the moment, the treasury have pretty strict rules, tight criteria, saying that projects have to deliver the maximum value for money per population per head. Now, naturally, that means that heavily Populated Areas like the south east of england and london attracts a lot more of that funding, so thats why weve seen so much spending on the likes of crossrail in recent years. That has led to big frustrations across the north east of england in particular, and other deprived areas that feel like theyre not getting enough of that funding. And places like leeds, whove seen tram projects not get the go ahead at the crucial moment, often because they dont fulfil these kind of criteria because they would have significant impacts in a local economy, but they just cant compete to the same level with that current treasury criteria. So treasury sources have told me today that those rules could be entirely scrapped and new rules would come in in their place. That would mean the projects would be weighed on a different basis. So perhaps on wellbeing of certain areas or indeed to rebalance the economy across the country, which would naturally favour areas like here in leeds and across the north of england, that havent seen as much funding in recent years. But for anyone getting too excited, thinking that that means projects will be coming to their area within the next few months, its going to be a lot longer than that. Infrastructure projects take a long time to deliver. So even if we hear in this springs budget, more spending across the north and the midlands, its going to be years before those Infrastructure Projects are actually delivered and people see new rail lines, new rail services, new roads, new research and development, which is exactly the kind of things that the treasury are talking about today. The headlines on bbc news. At least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. The head of the uk Supreme Court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the Justice System , especially in family cases. A man who was shot dead on Christmas Eve in front of his family may have had criminal links in sweden Melanie Panayiotou the sister of George Michael has died at the age of 55, exactly three years after the singers death. The family said that melanie had passed away suddenly at her north london home on Christmas Day. Melanie had followed her brother around the world at the height of his fame and inherited much of his estate after the singers death on Christmas Day in 2016. Firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for more extreme heat as they continue to tackle raging bushfires. Temperatures higher than a0 degrees celsius are expected in several states. Since september, almost 3000 firefighters have been out nearly every day battling blazes. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales and sent this report. The Blue Mountains is one of the most bushfire prone regions in the world. This is Mount Victoria and the air here is thick with smoke. This horrible haze is blowing in from the ruined castle bushfire. It has been burning for weeks. It is about one of 70 burning across the state of New South Wales, half of those are uncontrolled. In recent days, conditions have been far milder, allowing firefighters to try and get the upper hand, but a heat wave is coming to much of the fire ground. The dangerous days here in New South Wales are likely to be monday and tuesday of next week. Tourists from around austrlia and the world come here to see the three sisters, a very famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains. They come despite the smoke and despite the high fire danger. Everywhere you look in this region, there is evidence of the bushfires. In the distance, a blaze continues to burn, smoke rising into the sky and the authorities fear that more dangerous days lie ahead. Phil mercer, bbc news, at echo point in the Blue Mountains. Authorities in New South Wales are also worried about protecting Water Infrastructure which could be damaged or contaminated by ash. That includes that Warragamba Dam which provides 80 that includes the Warragamba Dam which provides 80 of the water used by sydneys 5 million residents. The dam is currently less than half full, after an extended drought. 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. James waterhouse reports. For specific groups. So from april, all 206 hospital trusts in england will be expected to get free parking to those described as being in the greatest need. This includes blue badge holders, frequent visitors to outpatient clinics, patients of Sick Children staying overnight and staff working night shifts. Lets not forget, hospitals make a lot of cash from parking. According to freedom of information request, trusts in england last year made £254 million from charges and a further £1. 5 million from clients. This has led to concerns from some nhs blushes about losing out. Nhs bosses. To concerns from some nhs blushes about losing out. Nhs bosses. We will be looking french assurances that the cost of these measures will be fully covered because otherwise there is the risk that funding intended to run a front could be diverted to rank our parks. The government promised a part of a £78 million to help hospitals make the changes. A number of hospitals, some of the best already do give this a free parking to these groups, some not. What were doing is being clarity and consistency across the board here. It is still not clear, though, whether the hospitals themselves will have to make up the shortfall. I have made clear that they will not run out of money in front line services. Nhs hospital parking fees were officially scrapped in scotland and wales more than a decade ago. As england follow suit, it is not clear how many will benefit. The competition watchdog has begun a full scale investigation into amazons bid to buy a stake in the food delivery firm, deliveroo. The competition and markets authority said amazon had failed to address concerns that the deal could be bad for customers, restaurants and grocers. The us coastguard is searching for a helicopter which has gone missing in hawaii. Tourists were amoing the seven people on board the flight which didnt return from a trip over the island of kuaui. A boat and an aircraft are being used in the search but the coastguard says weather conditions are challenging with low visibility and blustery winds. Astronomers are warning that their view of the universe is under threat because of the prospect of thousands of new Communications Satellites being launched. 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, as our science correspondent Rebecca Morelle reports. Ground control ignition, lift off. Blasting off, a spacex rocket carrying 60 new satellites into orbit and soon there will be hundreds more. This is for a project called starlink, one of several companies promising Global Internet access from space. This was the view that stargazers got. These white lines are the satellites streaking across the sky, so bright theyre competing with the stars. Scientists are concerned that this could have major consequences for astronomy. They present a foreground between where we are observing on the earth and the rest of the universe. So they get in the way of everything, and you will miss things, whatever is behind them, whether that is 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 to 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 starlink plan to launch 1500 by the end of next year, which will increase gradually to 12,000 by the mid 2020s. And they are not the only ones amazon and the uk company, 0neweb, are also planning mega constellations, meaning there could be 20,000 satellites orbiting around the earth in the next few years. The Companies Involved say theyre talking to astronomers. Starlink are also about to try a special coating to make the satellites less reflective. While 0neweb say their spacecraft will be at much higher orbits so they do not interfere with observations. It is going to happen, probably three or four of these systems will happen. The question will be working with the other stakeholders to make sure we are not interfering with existing satellite technologies or the mobile phones on the ground or the astronomy community. 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 morelle, bbc news. A man from preston is celebrating after winning £1 million on the National Lottery. Didzis pirags, whos a chef and kitchen manager at a lancashire pub, still turned up to work on Christmas Day despite being a millionaire. Mairead smith has been to see him celebrate his win. This is a didzis, are very lucky christmas when talk about the best christmas when talk about the best Christmas Present ever. Didzisjust got lucky when he logged onto his National Lottery account. The news is still sinking in. It is amazing. I cant believe it. It has emotional customer. From saturday, it has been an emotional roller coaster an emotional roller coaster. I dont believe it in let and i rang them five times in the same day to make sure it is actually real. Dad to a five year old boy, £1 million is going to make a big difference to their lives. He doesnt understand their lives. He doesnt understand the money, how much the many means. And how much they many billions. Only he sees the house that we have but and he is happy. Didzis works 60 hours a week as a chef and still still turned up for work on christmas and boxing day. Still turned up for work on christmas and boxing daylj still turned up for work on christmas and boxing day. I could not let my team then. I said i will finish my Christmas Day and boxing day. This weekend as his last in thisjob. After that, he will be busy making it more dreams come true. It is just like busy making it more dreams come true. It isjust like a safety pillow. An amazing start to the new year. I will walk into 2020 with no debts whatsoever, a new house, a new car, hopefully a newjob which is its me and my family. Which sits me and my family. A michigan zoo has been celebrating a special gift that arrived just in time for christmas the birth of a rare baby black rhino. The new arrival is particularly precious because the species is critically endangered due to poaching fuelled by the rising demand for rhino horn. Kathryn armstrong has more. Only a day old and already finding his feet. The black baby rhino, a welcome festive addition to Potter Park Zoo in michigan. The calf, still yet to be named, is the first for new mum dopsy. Dad phineas was moved from a texas zoo in 2017 in order to breed with her. The Christmas Eve birth was broadcast live on the zoos facebook page. Black rhinos are an endangered species. Only around 5,000 of them are left in the wild today. The zoo says that fewer than two black rhino calves are born into human care every year as part of a Species Survival plan. British soldiers recently had to move a group of black rhinos from south africa to malawi to protect them against poaching. While the new mum and her baby are currently bonding behind the scenes, they will likely make their first public appearance in a few months. Kathryn armstrong, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Thank you. It has been pretty grey and gloomy today. Not much festive cheer from the weather. It has started to turn milder, though, and that has a team that we take with us into this weekend. With a milder weather, it is going to slowly but surely turn just a little bit brighter. Hopefully a better chance of seeing some sunshine, but there will always be some rain up towards the north west. A very moist and south westerly flow, that is why it has been so great murky. They can cloud up to the north west being at pics of rain. As we go through this evening and in tonight, we will see rain moving into Northern Ireland and scotland and into parts of england as well. To the south of that, predominantly dry, but lots of cloud around and that is producing a lot of drizzle, misty and murky conditions. In alternate, temperatures to start saturday morning double digits for so many west and north. We go into tomorrow, these frontal systems just making their way close to the north west. A brisk wind, further south and east High Pressure is in charge, meaning a lot of dry weather, but still with a lot of dry weather, but still with a lot of cloud in england and wales tomorrow. In parts of north east wales, the eastern side of northern england, may see some brightness coming to our times. Northern ireland and western scotland, rain at times, particularly heavy and persistent for the hills of