Around 60 people, including children, have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan. At least 15 people died when the bek air plane went down during take off from almaty, the countrys largest city, and struck a building. It was bound for the capital, nur sultan, carrying 93 passengers and five crew. The cause of the crash is not yet known. Plans to offer free hospital parking to some nhs staff and patients in england will be rolled out in april, the government has announced. People with disabilities, night shift workers and parents of Sick Children will be among those exempt from charges. The government says it has fully costed the plan, but nhs chiefs have expressed concerns about funding. Our concern is that, if these measures are not fully funded, than funding intended to run Front Line Services could be diverted into running car parks. Tributes have been paid to a british pastor who died, along with two of his children, in a Hotel Swimming Pool in spain. Gabriel diya, his daughter comf
Good morning. Liverpool go 13 points in the premier league, but their manager says theyre not thinking about the title. Its after they beat leicester 4 0. The parents separated from their premature babies and the hospital app thats helping them. And in the weather it might be a great day across the country, the wettest is scotland and Northern Ireland, but over the next few days, it is set to get a good deal milder. All the details on bbc breakfast. Its friday the 27th of december. Our top story. Around 60 people, including children, have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan. At least 15 people died when the bek air plane went down during take off from almaty, the countrys largest city. It was bound for the capital, nur sultan, carrying 93 passengers and five crew. The cause of the crash is not yet known. Earlier we spoke to our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford. Weve seen a list of 60 passengers that has been published by the airport. They say these are the 60 that have, so far, be
As Fallon Sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc World Championship at ally pally. Why dennis the Shetland Pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. Good morning. We have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. Generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18 december. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. Whirlpool recalled 500,000 appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. The company was already dealing with problems with its dryers as dan johnson reports. More than half a million of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. It has happened to 79 machines already. Th
In one of the largest cases of cyber theft. And what happens to indigenous villagers in indonesia when Palm Oil Plantations take over . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. The democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. There are major obstacles ahead but its a significant moment in a troubled presidency. Nick bryant reports from washington. On capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. A process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. The Democratic House speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forwa
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