this is bbc news, i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at midday... at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. dozens of survivors, including children are being treated in hospital. everyone started screaming, kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane, but there was no sound. lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about the effect of the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. tributes are paid to a father and his 2 children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain on christmas eve. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april,

but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase in wildlife migrating to the uk. england's cricketers rally, after a shaky start, in the second day of the first test against south africa. and in half an hour, we'll look at some of the highlights of the travel show from 2019. at least 12 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. the bek air flight had just taken off from the country's 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. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford gave us this update. if you see those pictures and you see the wreckage of the plane that not only crash landed but also slammed into a building, a two story brick building, and also through a concrete perimeter fence, from the airport at almaty, you would think there were no survivors. but in actual fact 60 people there were no survivors. but in actualfact 60 people have been treated for injuries and some others also seem to have walked away from this accident without basically a scratch on them. and i havejust been speaking to a businessman, kaza khsta n been speaking to a businessman, kazakhstan is man, who was on the flight kazakhstan is man, who was on the flight to nur—sultan today, he was sitting in his office telling a story quite extraordinary. he got on the flight this morning, said there was no problem with the plane as it taxied down the runway and as it took off indeed it was just after take—off he said that the plane

began shaking from side—to—side. we spoke to him just a few moments ago andi spoke to him just a few moments ago and i think you can actually hear a bit of what he told me. the plane starts swaying, like a boat. very intensively. then the whole plane started... vibrating. especially the front, it started vibrating very vigorously and badly. but at the same time, it continued raising up. everyone started screaming, kids are crying and the lights were on in the plane. but there was no sound, there was no instructions from the crew. it was like only the sound of people

panicking. i was sitting next to the emergency exit, i was sitting right oi'i emergency exit, i was sitting right on the wing. so from the right side there was an emergency exit, so from there was an emergency exit, so from the emergency exit, we escaped from the emergency exit, we escaped from the right—wing. the emergency exit, we escaped from the right-wing. and you climbed out over the wing of the plane, is that right? yes, that wing was very slippery, it was icy then we started helping people out. there were already many dead and hurt people so we started to help them out. did you go back into the plane to help people out? it was impossible to go into the plane because there was no, inside of the plane, everything was outside. it was like... fallen apart, actually, the first part of the plane. so there was no in, everything was out. it was like an

aluminium can, it was smashed. people could take out from the window, it was so dark at the same time. we were using cell phone lights to help each other out, older guys taking out people. because there was a high risk of fire. what we re there was a high risk of fire. what were you thinking when this was happening? i was thinking about my family. that is what i was thinking about. and helping people that the fire should not kill who survives. a chance to live. there are all the usual things being investigated, starting with the weather. it was foggy and icy, being wintering in

keswick stand. also looking into whether there was pilot error or some kind of technicalfailure. i did ask if he had any idea what went wrong, he said a couple of things. of course he is no expert but he said it was freezing cold in the plane, his seat was very cold and when he claimed to safety through the emergency exit and along the wing of the plane he said it was extremely icy and slippery so perhaps suggesting the de—icing that normally happens before planes take off this time of year end this part off this time of year end this part of the world perhaps was not done properly. but of course that is just his thoughts immediately after such a devastating crash. there are more stories like his that are now coming out. he talked about the sound of panic as the plane came down, he talked about the terrible things that he saw but the miracle in all of this is that from where he was sitting in the centre of the plane towards the back of the plane, from what he saw and understands, people

we re what he saw and understands, people were not seriously injured. so whilst this is a terrible tragedy of course, and people hadn't killed, just looking at the wreckage it seems extraordinary that anyone came out of that alive. we can speak now to dai whittingham who is chief executive of the uk flight safety committee. hejoins me via webcam from reading. thank you forjoining us. the pictures are absolutely extraordinary as we just saw, how unusual is it for so many people to survive a fatal plane crash misslj think survive a fatal plane crash miss” think what you are seeing is a well built aircraft that has decelerated gradually so it appears to have come down on the airport and hit one of the concrete walls, not always a good thing to have around an airport, and then sadly into a building. it has been a gradual deceleration. if they had gotten much higher or gone much faster, then there might have been a different result. but the main point

being that the rate of descent and discolouration were within human tolerances. we don't know at this stage what caused the crash but how much would that have acquired great skill of the pilot? it depends very much as to how much control the pilot actually had over the aircraft. it is a good aeroplane, but it is known to be sensitive to icing and your witness reported that of the wing was very slippery, that may turn out to be de—icing fluid which can have the same effect if you're walking on a shiny metal surface. clearly one of the things the investigation will look at, it will look at the effect of the weather, the possibility of technical failure weather, the possibility of technicalfailure and weather, the possibility of technical failure and look at the way the crew actually operated the aircraft. the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder will be

one of the first things they download and of course they have been very fortunate there was no post—crash fire. but i think for all of those of us who are getting on and off aeroplanes at the moment, you might like to think about how you might like to think about how you are dressed and how you might like to behave, do you want to give shoes off before you get airborne for example? not always a idea. on the point you were saying about the plane, the model of the plane which is known to be sensitive to icing, operating in countries where there are extremely cold temperatures, does that sound like a fault that could be a wider issue?” does that sound like a fault that could be a wider issue? i wouldn't quality fault, all aircraft are, have some, icing will have an impact on them basically because it alters the shape of the wing and it depends where it turns out how it forms, whether it is from rain or whether it has now to accumulate overnight, but that if 100 is known to be

sensitive, in other words, the aerodynamics of the wing can be easily disrupted, the crew knows that which is why in areas where you know you have got icy conditions, ci’ews know you have got icy conditions, crews will de—ice as a matter of routine. in diameter that is one of the things the investigators will be looking for, did they de—ice? if so, what did dda is the high aircraft with because there are different sorts of fluid and was done properly? you mentioned a moment ago about passenger behaviour in a situation where your claim, the plane is in difficulty. is actually much a passenger can do on a flight to improve their prospects if a plane is crashing? there is a need which is why the safety demonstrations and the safety leaflets also you the correct safety position to adopt designed to give you the pest possible chance of

reducing injuries from the impact sequence. so you should be strapped m, sequence. so you should be strapped in, it's one of the reasons why the crab crew make sure that all the overhead luggage panniers are stored and not overloaded. so yes passengers can help themselves what it does start listening to the crew briefings you only had to sit on an aeroplane these days to see just how many people don't bother with information which could save their lives. thank you very much. spanish police have confirmed that three members of a british family who died in a hotel swimming pool in fuengirola drowned. gabriel diya, who was 52, died along with his 9—year—old daughter, comfort, and 16—year—old son, praise—emmanuel, on christmas eve. spanish police say there's no evidence that anything was wrong with the swimming pool. 0ur reporter emily unia is at the church in south—east london where gabriel diya was a pastor.

how are people they are reacting to this awful news? the community here is shocked and saddened to hear of the news of the tragedy that happened. pastor diya was preaching at the church behind me, he had a congregation there called open heavens and people we have met in the community just can't heavens and people we have met in the communityjust can't believe what has happened to this family. his daughter comfort who was nine—year—olds went to a local primary school, windrush primary school and there is now a statement on the school website saying that comfort was the most wonderfully kind, thoughtful, caring people who was a role model for her peers and will be greatly missed by the whole school community. the statement goes on to say there will be support available for pupils and parents when the school term begins again on january the 6th. we offer condolences and sympathies to family and friends. spanish police who have been investigating what happened on christmas eve say they had police

divers go into the swimming pool, check out the pump and filtration system and although they found co mfort‘s system and although they found comfort‘s swimming hat could not find anything wrong with any of the equipment. this roaming pool reopened to the public after they concluded that part of the investigation. the company that runs the resort said that they are cooperating fully with the spanish authorities and at the moment the investigations continue. thank you very much. 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. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. paying for parking at hospitals has been a long—running source of complaint from any nhs patients and their visitors. of complaint for many nhs patients and their visitors. during the election campaign, the conservative manifesto promised free hospital parking for specific groups. so, from april, all 206 hospital trusts in england will be

expected to provide free parking for those described as being "in the greatest need". this will include... blue badge holders. frequent visitors to outpatient clinics. parents of sick children staying overnight. and staff working nightshifts. but there have been some concerns from nhs managers who fear trusts may lose out financially. we will be looking for assurances that the costs of these measures will be fully covered because, otherwise, there is a risk that funding — intended to run front—line services — could be diverted into running carparks. hospitals make a lot of money out of parking fees. the conservative manifesto promised £78 million to help trusts make the changes. the department of health and social care says the plans will be fully funded but the exact cost has yet to be calculated. dominic hughes, bbc news. sport and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. still not much to choose between england and south africa deep into the second day of the first test match in centurion. after dismissing the hosts for 284 in their first innings within 10 minutes this morning, england started poorly, losing both openers for singles figures to leave them 15 for 2. joe root and joe denly added 55 for the third week before root became the third batsman to be caught behind. after he was dropped on nought, denly made it to 50 before getting out three balls later. jonny bairstow followed not longer after. england are now 144—5. a touch more one sided in melbourne with australia on top against new zealand after two days of the second test. replying to australia 467, new zealand closed on 44—2 in theirfirst innings, captain kane williamson culpable with this poor dismissalforjust nine. australia lead the two

test series 1—0.