Good morning, welcome to bbc news. At least 12 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. The bek air flight had just taken off from the countrys biggest city, almaty, and was travelling to the capital, nur sultan, when it crashed into a building. 60 others were injured in the crash. 98 people were onboard the flight, including five crew. 0ur moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford gave us this update. The latest that we are getting here are the extraordinary account of the people who have survived this crash. A couple of people have been telling their story to local media and even describing how they managed to walk away from the wreckage of this plane. One man, a businessman, who was flying up to the countrys capital, nur sultan for business meetings today, he was sitting in the 15th row of the plane, just over the wing. If you look at the wreckage, its the front part of the plane in front of the wing that was the most badly destroyed as the plane ploughed into tha
And at 12. 30 its click live, from the new v and a in dundee. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition demanding that sydney cancels its traditional new years eve firework display and spends the money on tackling australias bush fires instead. Dozens of fires are raging across the country with the largest one on the outskirts of sydney. Will batchelor reports. Its one of the biggest and most spectacular parties on earth. Sydneys new year firework display. But now the citys authorities are facing growing calls to cancel the event and divert the money it costs, around £3 million, towards tackling both severe Drought Conditions and the dozens of bushfires which are raging across australia. Close to 300,000 people have signed an online petition, which says the fireworks may traumatise some people who are dealing with enough smoke in the air. Sydneys lord mayor has said the show, which is planned and paid for months in advance, must go on. However, there are reports t
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 sc
Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clover moore, said she shared the deep sympathies of those whod signed the petition, but stressed that the fireworks were planned months in advance and most of the budget had already been spent. So, barring catastrophic fire conditions in sydney on new years eve, the event seems certain to go ahead. In between now and then, the authorities are warning of severe to extreme fire dangers across much of south eastern australia, much of the heavily populated parts of australia. That includes south australia, victoria, tasmania and new south wales, where more than 80 fires continue to burn. Volunteers are a vital part of the emergency effort. Many have been fighting the flames for weeks. The government says theyll be able to apply for about £3
Will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade in london. 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. The mayor of sydney says the citys famous new years eve fireworks display will go ahead, despite a call for the event to be cancelled because of the bushfire crisis affecting parts of australia. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition urging the authorities to spend the money on fighting the blazes instead. More than 80 fires are still raging across large areas of new south wales. A warning this report from phil mercer in sydney contains flashing images. Its arguably the worlds most dazzling fireworks display, but thousands of people want sydney to scrap its new years eve spectacular. They say it would be an insult and could traumatise some of those affected by the bushfire crisis. Sydneys lord mayor, clov