today at one — a passenger plane injapan is engulfed in flames. astonishingly, all 379 people on board this airbus managed to get off it safely. but five people died on the coastguard aircraft it's thought to have collided with at tokyo airport. well that coastguard plane had been involved in relief operations after yesterday's earthquake injapan which has killed at least 48 people — we'll be live with our correspondent in tokyo. also this lunchtime... after head teacher ruth perry took her own life last year, the new head of ofsted says schools should be inspected with far more empathy. and i am in the vale of glamorgan south wales, as the first storm of 2024 brings with it weather warnings

across much of wales and england. she's back! the return of emma raducanu after eight months out through injury. music. # hate these streets...# and music to the ears of prisoners in glasgow — how hip hop is being used to rehabilitate inmates. and coming up on bbc news... wayne rooney has been sacked by birmingham city afterjust 83 days in charge — he'd led them to just two wins in 15 games. good afternoon. hundreds of passengers and crew have had a remarkable escape from a plane that burst into flames injapan. it's thought to have collided with a coastguard aircraft, in which five people were killed. dramatic footage from tokyo's haneda

airport showed the passengerjet, an airbus 350, engulfed in fire on the runway and its fuselage collapsing as emergency crews tried to put out the flames. matt graveling reports. a fireball engulfs the runway at japan's canada airport. and airbus coming into land collided with a coastguard plane. tragically, the five people on the smaller plane were killed. the airbus remained ablaze as a continue down the runway with 379 people on board. inside, passengers watched as sparks flew past their windows as the pilot brought the plane to a stop. everyone was safely evacuated. i just came here to pick up a friend. it was pretty scary. the whole airport froze. the people were

boarding planes had to get off and planes just completely stopped everywhere and it was kind of crazy. all runways were immediately closed, more than 70 fire engines try to contain the blaze which quickly spread. contain the blaze which quickly sread. , . contain the blaze which quickly sread, , . ., ., “ “ spread. the structure looked like it did what it was _ spread. the structure looked like it did what it was designed _ spread. the structure looked like it did what it was designed to - spread. the structure looked like it did what it was designed to do, - did what it was designed to do, which was to protect the occupants in the lower fast evacuation. the fire service focus would have been on protecting exits and making sure there was a clear path for people to evacuate from the aircraft. the airbus landed _ evacuate from the aircraft. the airbus landed that 5:45pm local time having made a shortjourney from northern japan. having made a shortjourney from northernjapan. 0ne having made a shortjourney from northern japan. one person is believed to have escaped from the coastguard plane which was on its way to the west of the country to deliver aid to a region that was hit hard by an earthquake yesterday which claimed the lives of 48 people. the japanese prime minister said he wants officials to act quickly to ascertain the damage and

provide information to the public. matt graveling, bbc news. as we mentioned, the coastguard plane involved in that apparent collision was on a mission to deliver aid supplies after yesterday's earthquake injapan. at least 48 people are now known to have died in the quake. japan's prime minister says rescue teams are facing a �*race against time' to find survivors trapped beneath the rubble. the quake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit the province of noto, our correspondent jean mckenzie reports from there, close to the epicentre of the quake. this is a race rescue workers stream through japan's this is a race rescue workers stream throuthapan's isolated noto peninsula. the roads, blocking their way. they are trying to reach the worst affected areas in the north, where people are trapped under their collapsed homes. many families were

out at temples celebrating new year's day when japan was out at temples celebrating new year's day whenjapan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 12 years. this man thought his shrine was going to collapse. the whole gate the sweing, the alleyway was swaying, too. the children had to squat on the floor so as not to fall over, he told me. as we travel towards the epicentre we are alerted towards the epicentre we are alerted to another earthquake. these aftershocks keep coming. further in, old wooden homes have been brought to the ground, not made to withstand the velocity of japan's enduring quakes. this man lives it alone after losing his life. at 82, he doesn't know how he will remain at the repairs. translation: ., .,

translation: we always have earthquakes — translation: we always have earthquakes around _ translation: we always have earthquakes around here. - translation: we always have earthquakes around here. but. translation: we always have earthquakes around here. but i translation: we always have - earthquakes around here. but ijust didn't think we'd get a big one like this. i didn't take it seriously. i thought we were safe here. this is onl the thought we were safe here. this is only the tip _ thought we were safe here. this is only the tip of— thought we were safe here. this is only the tip of the _ thought we were safe here. this is only the tip of the destruction. - thought we were safe here. this is only the tip of the destruction. we j only the tip of the destruction. we are trying to get closer to the epicentre to a city where we know at least a dozen people have died and many more are trapped in their homes that have collapsed. but we are struggling, because if you look at this road here it has completely ruptured and this is what we keep coming up against, these roads that are totally blocked off and even the emergency services, the rescue teams have been struggling to reach people in these worst affected areas. we are still trying to piece together the extent of the damage and how many people have been killed and injured. some firefighters have managed to get into the wrecked city and are searching for survivors. at the death toll is expected to rise. the people here have lived through

many an earthquake. but never felt tremors of this magnitude, which have shaken both their surroundings and their sense of safety. jean mckenzie, bbc news. let's go back to tokyo. suranjana tewari is in tokyo at the airport for us. japan is already coping with that powerful earthquake and now another tragedy where you are — that could have been so much worse? i think we have lost our live link with suranjana, but we will try to go back to tokyo a bit later on. the government says it has met a promise by the prime minister to clear a large part of the backlog of asylum claims. according to the home office, more than 112,000 asylum cases

were processed by officials last year but labour says the government has been manipulating the figures. here's our home editor mark easton. with the home office spending millions of pounds a day on hotel rooms for record numbers of asylum seekers stuck in its system, rishi sunak made a promise to parliament and the british people a little over 12 months ago. to abolish the backlog of initial asylum decisions by the end of next year. with feelings running high over the use of hotels, the government through people and money at unblocking the process and keeping the prime minister's pledge, doubling the number of caseworkers and streamlining the system. so, has it worked? well the government says the promise only applies to what it calls the legacy backlog, those who get stuck for more than 18 months and that bit of the backlog, well it has fallen from around 100,000 cases down to, not zero — 4,500 are still in the system but they have been

reclassified as complex. and while the focus has been on the legacy, another backlog has been growing. new cases now in the system — number more than 94,000. which means the total backlog is 98,500, a higher number than the one the pm promised to reduce to zero. good morning to you mr cleverly... today the home secretary claimed the promise had been kept even though thousands of legacy cases remain unresolved. they've all been through that processing, they've all been dealt with in terms of getting through that... as i say, that adjudicating, initial adjudicating process. that's what we meant by addressing the backlog, we've done that, we've completed that. with the number of small boats arriving down by more than a third rishi sunak�*s claim to have cleared

the backlog is false. the figures are nearly 100,000 cases and they haven't even fully cleared the bit of the backlog they were targeting. with the number of small boats arriving down by more than a third last year compared with 2022, and a much improved processing rate for asylum cases, the government is claiming progress on immigration control but its critics argue the figures have been massaged and are far from a pledge delivered, the statistics show a promise broken. mark easton, bbc news. let's get more analysis of those figures. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman is with me now. i guess we're going to be hearing much more about whole issue of asylum in general in what is almost certain to be an election year. it is a new political year but a familiar set of arguments. we know it is almost certain, as you say, 2024 will be a general election year. it is absolutely certain that when the general election comes asylum and immigration are going to be some of the big campaign grounds

you hear both major parties and all the other parties arguing about. one small boats, asylum, become a totemic issue for the conservatives. you speak to mps, party strategists in westminster from all wings of the conservative party, they all believe that being seen to deal with this issueis that being seen to deal with this issue is crucial to overcoming that electoral mountain that they seem to be trying to scale. what i think the government is trying to demonstrate todayis government is trying to demonstrate today is that things are moving in the right direction. that is not an argument the labour party wants them to be able to get away with. they point to the 4000 also claims from that legacy backlog which still haven't had a decision made and also question whether there are several thousand more where people have absconded, entered the underground economy. you have labour trying to nudge the issue on two more general issues of the government's competence. they point to the number of asylums claims having trebled

since the conservatives entered government in 2010. and questions over whether the government has a grip of notjust this but other issuesis grip of notjust this but other issues is going to be the core of the election campaign.- issues is going to be the core of the election campaign. thank you very much- _ a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 46—year—old father of two in sheffield. chris marriott was hit by a car while trying to help a stranger. hassanjhangur, who's 23, was remanded in custody. yunus mulla is outside sheffield crown court. hassan jhangur, who's from the whiteways road area of sheffield, appeared by video link and during a short hearing, spoke only to conform his name and that he understood a trial he is charged with one count of murder and five of attempted murder. chris marriott was with out walking with his two sons, aged six and eight, when he was among several people, including an off—duty midwife

who stopped to help a woman lying unconscious in the street. he was hit by a car on college close in sheffield and died at the scene — a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries. mr marriott, worked for a debt counselling charity and was a leading member of his church, helping set—up and run a food bank in sheffield. in a statement, his family said he was "a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle — and friend to many". at this appearance today, hassan jhangur will appear at this appearance today, hassan jhangurwillappear in at this appearance today, hassan jhangur will appear in court in march for a plea hearing. richard davies, who represented him says he intends to plead not guilty. he was remanded into custody and a trial date was set forjuly.— date was set forjuly. thank you very much- _ ukrainian officials say four people have been killed and dozens injured in a heavy russian missile bombardment of the capital kyiv, and the north eastern city of kharkiv. the missiles hit residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, and left around 250,000 people without electricity in kyiv and the surrounding region. the attacks came less than 24 hours after the russian president, vladimir putin, said moscow

would intensify strikes on ukraine. both aldi and lidl have reported record chrismas sales as shoppers looked to cut costs over the festive period. aldi said its sales topped £1.5 billion for the first time in the four weeks to christmas eve. lidl claimed it had its best christmas since opening in the uk in 1994. much of england and wales is being hit by heavy rain as storm henk sweeps in today, with a few areas buffeted by winds of up to 80 miles per hour. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for travel disruption, roof damage and possible power cuts across southern england, the midlands, east anglia and wales until 8pm this evening. tomos morgan is in the vale of glamorgan. what is the picture there, tomos?

this road is closed here and just over that you might be able to see over that you might be able to see over my right shoulder, the road is flooded. the local side sometimes this rope does flood when the weather gets bad but never to this extent. we have had such a wet festive period in wales and much of the uk, the roads and the fields haven't been able to drain and now this storm has made things worse. this is a small example of the travel disruption that has been caused by storm henk. the train line between london and west wales at a number of points have caused issues, parts have been close, number of homes in west wales have had to be evacuated due to flooding. as you mention, the wind is causing an issue as well. gus predicted up to 80 miles an hour along the coastline come across devon, cornwall and parts of wales this morning and that will move on as the day goes on. it is only the second day of the year, of course. this storm has already come but last year we only had two named storms, we have had eight

already since september and it is fair to say 2024 would possibly be one of the wettest yet.— fair to say 2024 would possibly be one of the wettest yet. tomos, thank ou ve one of the wettest yet. tomos, thank you very much- _ the time is quarter past one. our top story this afternoon: hundreds escape this blaze on a passengerjet at tokyo's main airport, but five people are killed after a collision with a coastguard aircraft. and coming up, the collosalfossil of a sea monster that lived 150 million years ago, goes on display. and coming up on bbc news, rafa nadal is back. after nearly a year away from tennis, he's marked his return to singles action with a win over dominic thiem at the brisbane international. last month, an inquest found that an 0fsted school inspection had contributed to the death of headteacher ruth perry, who took her own life. her family have called

for root and branch reform. well now the new chief inspector says the inspection process needs to be "far more empathetic". in his first interview since taking charge of 0fsted, sir martyn 0liver said lessons must be learned. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. hisjob matters for children and parents. the new boss of 0fsted will oversee inspections, including schools. schools facing the challenges left by the covid lockdowns. it's a difficultjob 0fsted has to do, because ultimately we also have to be about high standards for the children and saying to parents, these are the standards that are being provided. but i think we can do that in a way which is far more empathetic. an 0fsted inspection at this primary school contributed to the suicide of head teacher ruth perry. the coroner has warned more lives are at risk without changes. i'm determined that we shall learn those lessons.

do you think the tone of 0fsted's response to ruth perry's death was correct? well, i don't think it went far enough, and i'm quite clear on that. there's clearly been a lot of criticism, and we must accept that criticism in order to have a fresh start and move on. so, what do you want to do, now that you're taking over 0fsted? so, he told me mental health training for inspectors is a top priority, before any routine inspections restart later in january. but he also wants to listen to parents. at a soft play centre in huddersfield a group of mums meet regularly. most use 0fsted as part of choosing schools. 0fsted is a good thing in that it helps people give a measure of the school, it helps find out problems with the school. my opinion has probably changed because i think at the end of the day the school experience is based on the teachers and the other pupils, rather than any reports or any outcomes.

today, head teachers�* unions welcomed the more open tone from 0fsted, but said ministers should scrap one or two word judgments of schools. a single word judgment can be applied to two schools in very, very different positions. so they don't really work. so we're going to have to modify that. but the government uses those single word judgments right now to determine whether it should intervene in schools or not. so we would have to find another way, but i'm sure we can do that. 0fsted needs to rebuild trust with schools and headteachers, and some of its credibility. and that's important, because parents rely on 0fsted. he's got a tough reputation. but some change can only be made by government. branwynjeffreys, bbc news. from today, working parents in england can apply for more help with their childcare costs. at the moment government support is only available for children over three.

but from april, eligible two year olds will receive 15 hours of free childcare a week during term—time. but some daycare providers are worried they won't have the resources to cope with the increased demand. here's our education reporter, vanessa clarke. sistersjill and lindsay know all too well how expensive childcare can be. but in just a few months, their bills will go down for their youngest children. it'll really help, really help, make such a difference. and i'm really glad that they've actually done something and, you know, we are eligible for something. i stopped working five years ago after my second child was born just to avoid the child costs. so i go back to work injanuary, so i will pay between january and april, and then in april, obviously, with the 15 hours free, that will make a big difference for us.

working parents here in marple and across england can now apply to the government for the first phase of what will be a major expansion in funded hours. from april, 15 hours will be available for two year olds during term time. but with demand for places rising, are nurseries and childminders ready? people want to expand. people want to provide more childcare places, but unfortunately they haven't got the staff. and without qualified, and new qualified staff, ready to actually come into the sector, it is not going to be possible for them to deliver this policy. at kids 0wn in greater manchester, calls from eager parents have been coming in for months. but here there are concerns about the amount that will be paid for the funded hours. inflation's like up here and the rate's down here. so we've got a big gap on on the rates for what we're actually going to be receiving.

so, no, i would say it's not enough for us to be able to maintain the quality that we need to maintain. the government is confident this roll—out will be a success. what we're doing is working closely on a monthly basis with local authorities to make sure that each local authority has the number of places it needs to be able to deliver this new offer. parents from today can apply for the first 15 hours for their two year olds, and we're supporting local authorities to make sure they've got the money and the people needed to be able to give this to parents. there are three months to go before the roll—out begins. a help for many working parents, but a real challenge for an already stretched sector. vanessa clarke, bbc news. the spanish footballer, jenni hermoso, has been testifying before a judge in madrid about the behaviour of luis rubiales, the former president of spain s football federation who had to resign after kissing her on the lips

following the women's world cup final last summer. mr rubiales faces a possible trial for sexual assault. 0ur spain correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid for us. just bring us up—to—date on what has been happening? just bring us up-to-date on what has been happening?— been happening? today's hearing focused on _ been happening? today's hearing focused on an _ been happening? today's hearing focused on an alleged _ been happening? today's hearing focused on an alleged sexual - been happening? today's hearing i focused on an alleged sexual assault that was witnessed by millions of people around the world. jenni hermoso, the player at the centre of all of this, told the judge hermoso, the player at the centre of all of this, told thejudge in hermoso, the player at the centre of all of this, told the judge in the national court here in central madrid today that the kiss that luis rubiales gave her after the world cup final back in august in sydney was not consensual, that she did not agree to it. mr rubiales contests that. he says the kiss was consensual, that they both agreed to it. it was a spontaneous moment,

according to him. but thejudge investigating this now has the task of deciding if there is enough evidence against mr rubiales for him to go on trial for sexual assault. this case has already had a huge impact here in spain. certainly in the football world, where it led to the football world, where it led to the resignation of mr rubiales, and also the replacement of many people at the top of the football federation, so there was a huge shake—up. but also, it is seen as having a broader impact across spanish society. it triggered a social movement against perceived sexism in many other areas of spanish life. guy hedgecoe reporting there from madrid. birmingham city have sacked wayne rooney, afterjust 83 days in charge of the championship club. it follows a 3—0 loss at leeds on monday, which was the former england captain's ninth defeat in 15 games. the blues currently sit 20th in the table, just above the relegation zone.

in tennis, britain's emma raducanu has won on her return to the game, after eight months out with injury. the former us open champion, who's on the comeback trail following surgery on both hands and her left ankle in may, won herfirst round match at the auckland classic. katie gornall reports. announcer: emma raducanu! it has been 259 days since emma raducanu last walked out to play a competitive match. for her, this felt like a fresh start. the past eight months have been tough for the former us open champion. three surgeries on both her wrists and ankle left her needing a wheelchair. as she recovered, her ranking tumbled to 301 in the world. so how would she hold up in auckland? well, the early signs were encouraging against romania's elena—gabriela ruse. she took the first set 6—3.

ruse would fight back to level the match, but raducanu showed grit, grace and glimpses of her best. oh, yes. how about that from raducanu? the 21—year—old came to feel reborn coming into this match, free from the burden of her us open win. still, there was understandable some rustiness. two match points came and went before she finally clinched it. she's back! the tougher test of second seed elina svitolina awaits. but first, raducanu will want to savour this. that winning feeling has been a long time coming. katie gornall, bbc news. now, what is the best way to rehabilitate prisoners? well, a new scheme has been launched at barlinnie jail in glasgow, where inmates are being offered hip hop workshops while still behind bars, and the chance to record their own rap music. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been to meet some of those taking part. # hate these streets # but at the same time i love these streets...# the sound of hip—hop

made in barlinnie, scotland's largest prison, which once held the lockerbie bomber. for the time there have been workshops to encourage the prisoners to rap. this is b hall, where 279 prisoners are held, a mixture of those who've been convicted and those who are on remand. we're going to go up to the second level, and meet bernie in his cell. this is bernie's track, which is playing. he's 32 and from govan in glasgow, and ended up in barlinnie on boxing day just over a year ago. hello. hiya. what's your name? i'm colin. colin, i'm bernie. bernie. this is your cell? aye, aye. how many hours a day spend in here? well, normally it would be 23 hours a day. # i remember the day you were born, the moment you came out of the womb...# now these hip hop classes are providing him with an outlet. people always say they like to see people getting punished, you know what i mean? we are getting punished, know what i mean? we're already living in a prison. what do these workshops do for you? it's definitely important.

i'ts helped me get back to my normal self, and better. i'm trying to be a better person than i have ever been, do you know what i mean? so, it's definitely been a positive experience for me. # come on, come on, come on...# musician becky wallace has been running the sessions, which have been funded by creative scotland. my hope is for some of the guys at least, that it might be the first chance they've had to be vulnerable in a safe space. there are some people at home thinking, why on earth are people being given the chance to make music when they're in prison? if they are continuing to make the same mistakes overand overagain and coming back here, then why not try something new? # i'm living my life and it's time to move on...# and one of the prisoners willing to try something new is robert. usually when i go a prison i've not really had nothing to focus on. and it's something i'm going to follow up on when i'm out, do you know what i mean? it's give me a chance. stop you reoffending? aye, 100%, aye. the finale of the course was a small showcase where their tracks were played in front of other prisoners and guards. i'm changing my life for the better now.

i've got high hopes, do you know what i mean, i'm going to be all right. this time in prison i've turned it into a positive. and the workshops will be back in 2024, with a difference. after hip—hop, next time it will be the turn of folk music. colin paterson, bbc news, barlinnie, glasgow. from today, you can see for yourself the skull of a colossal sea monster unearthed from thejurassic coast which goes on display in dorset. the giant fossil belongs to this, a pliosaur. these are computer generated images of it, one of the most fearsome predators to have ever existed. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has been taking a closer look at its remains. meeting a jurassic sea monster — a colossal fossil is unveiled to

the public for the very first time. this is the skull of a pliosaur — one of the most fearsome predators the planet has ever seen. i think the fossil�*s incredible! i think it would have been very terrifying, eating all sorts of predators. it has big teeth. this gigantic reptile lived 150 million years ago. it would have terrorised the oceans, devouring passing prey with a single bite. the fossil was found halfway down a cliff face in dorset�*s kimmeridge bay. it took three weeks for a team dangling off ropes to extract it. fossil expert steve etches led the excavation. this is the top of the food chain — there's nothing bigger than this. so it fed on everything — it fed on its own kind — anything it could get its teeth into, it would feed on. come and have a look in here. inside this drawer is a tantalising

glimpse of what's left to find