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 country s 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 da
for thousands of years to mark the shortest, darkest day of the year. the annual phenomenon is caused by the earth s north pole tilting farther away from the sun than at any other point in the year. our reporter michele cross was at stonehenge talking to those who are celebrating. my husband made our headdresses, and we come here every year, just to mark the solstices. get with the people, the atmosphere is amazing and we love to bring the kids. it is a really family atmosphere, never any trouble. and you bought your daughter, chloe. michael, just talk me through the outfits that you have put together. i like to get some bits and pieces and tie them on and stick them on our heads. happy days! you are a pagan. what does the winter solstice mean to you? it solstice mean to you? is celebrating ant and things like it is celebrating ant and things like land, having a little loading of need. that sort of thing, you know! coming up we meet the people looking for solutions to climate
racism in english football a premier league match is halted this evening after a player complains of abuse. at the chelsea tottenham game chelsea midfielder toni rudiger said he was targeted by monkey chanting. he told me that he was listening in the crowd monkey noises, and obviously myjob as the captain was to come straight to the ref. tottenham hotspur have promised a thorough investigation but this is the latest in a series of incidents. also tonight: the girl who found a message in her tesco christmas cards from prisoners in china who say they re being forced to work. the battle to control australia s bushfires more than 100 are still raging in new south wales. india s prime minister defends his new citizenship law after days of protests that have claimed at least 20 lives. # it s a beautiful day in this neighbourhood. # we talk to tom hanks on playing a children s tv presenter in his latest film and being known as the nice guy. good evening. tottenham hots
but for two teams in tanzania, they were left with no choice. players were forced to drop to the ground when a swarm of bees invaded the pitch it led to the match being stopped briefly for a few moments, as players and fans tried to find cover. the best way to avoid them is to lie on the ground. my favourite is the linesman, he is loving life. any excuse linesman, he is loving life. any excuse for a lie down! that s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. now, it s time for a look at the weather with nick miller. the weather is settling down for christmas day but there are quite if you showers out there at the moment. still some heavy ones throughout wales and the south of england. a big range of temperatures across the uk, freezing in the north of scotla nd uk, freezing in the north of scotland and two or three degrees in the southern parts of england. showers are still coming in through north western areas. they are going to f
voiceover: live from our studios in singapre and london. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore, midnight in london and ham in the morning in eastern australia, where fire crews are assessing the damage from the weekend s bushfires. the weather has cooled down a little, but the political debate is raging on. the prime minister, scott morrison, returned home from holiday having been heavily criticised for going away with his family to hawaii. shaimaa khalil has the story. it feels like a deserted war zone, but this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged new south wales. and in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. russell scholes has been a volunteer firefighter for six years. he was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. so many of the brigade are tired. that s the mental sid