this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm: at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. dozens of survivors, including children, are being treated in hospital. they were screaming, kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane, but there was no like sound. lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, says she's concerned about the lack of resources for legal advice in england and wales. there is to be free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april, but questions are raised over how it will be funded. this yea r‘s unseasonable weather causes an increase in migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies,

but it harmed some native species. and coming up — it's the click christmas special. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. 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. our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. this is all that's 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 screaming and kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane but there was no sound, there was no instructions from the crew. it was only the sound of people panicking.

the businessman says it took at least 15 minutes for rescuers to arrive, so he and other survivors began pulling people to safety. it was dark, and at the same time we were lighting cell phone lights, so helping out each other. all the guys trying to take out people, but there was a high risk of fire. what were you thinking when this was happening? thinking of my family, yeah. that's what i was thinking. and helping people that the fire should not kill, who survived. all flights of the low—cost carrier bek air, have been suspended as an investigation is launched. today, kazakhstan‘s deputy prime minister revealed that the plane's tail hit the runway twice before take—off. the flight had barely got off the ground before it came crashing back down,

with terrible consequences that could have even been worse. dai whittingham is chief executive of the uk flight safety committee. he's explained how so many passengers were able to survive this crash. what your seeing is a built aircraft that has decelerated gradually. it appears it has come down on the airport and hit the concrete wall, not always a good thing to have around an airport. and then, sadly, into a around an airport. and then, sadly, intoa building. around an airport. and then, sadly, into a building. so it has been a gradual deceleration. if they had got much higher organ that faster, it might have been a very different result —— got much higher or much faster. the rates of dissent and deceleration were within human

tolerances. —— descent. the retiring president of the supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the lack of resources for legal advice. lady hale has been speaking to our correspondent clive coleman, and also reflecting on the court's historic ruling that the prime minister had unlawfully advised the queen to suspend parliament. it was a case of massive legal, constitutional and political significance. the prime minister's advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. the supreme court ruling that the prime minister's advice to the queen to suspend parliament in the weeks leading up to the brexit deadline, was unlawful. now, the president of the court is retiring, a time to look back on that momentous day. there was a gasp in the courtroom, which was packed, when i said that it was the unanimous decision of us all, that's 11 justices. a time also for lady hale to reflect

on the removal of legal aid in 2013 from a raft of areas, including debt, housing and most family cases. most people need legal services at the beginning of a difficulty and if they have them then, it will be sorted out and they won't have to go anywhere near a court, or they won't have their house repossessed or whatever, because somebody has managed to find a solution to the problem at an earlier stage. and it's that lack of initial advice and help which is a serious difficulty. and when you are separating, as a couple, you know, you are being taken apart emotionally and financially, many people would think that actually it's at that point the state should be there. it's unreasonable to expect a husband and wife or a mother and father, who are in crisis in their personal relationship, to make their own arrangements without help. the government says it is improving early legal support to reduce

the number of people going to court unnecessarily. the prorogation was also void... but on the eve of her departure from the highest court in the land, the question everyone wants answered, was there any significance behind the spider brooch she wore on that day, even an ‘incy wincy‘ bit? i regret to have to tell you there was nothing behind it. i do almost always wear a brooch if i'm wearing a dress, or even if i'm wearing a suit. it's a way of livening up what is otherwise quite dull and the particular dress that i was wearing has a spider on it. and i chose the dress, i didn't choose the spider. as she leaves office, the first female president of the supreme court knows she has her critics... the court will now adjourn. ..but also an army of admirers. clive coleman, bbc news. let's talk now to richard miller, head of the justice team

at the law society, a representative body for solicitors in england and wales. he joins us from whitstable in kent. thank you for being with us. do you agree with what lady hale has been seenin agree with what lady hale has been seen in terms of her concern about cuts in legal aid that we have seen? yes, very much so. thejustice system is in crisis because of the cuts in legal aid in 2000 and —— 2013. the way to resolve things early is to provide advice at the outset and what we're seeing is a result of the cuts is cases that should have been resolved or should never have been brought, are coming into the courts and the people trying to bring them do not understand how to navigate the system and are taking up court time with cases that take a lot longer than they otherwise should. the impact on the court system has been really tough. casey is taking longer

than they should —— cases taking longer than they should and it means cases take longer to get to a healing as well. the overall impact is that people are really struggling to get justice now. is that people are really struggling to getjustice now. —— to a hearing as well. those cuts you mentioned we re as well. those cuts you mentioned were designed to bring in savings of £350 million a year, but the government, or the ministry of justice, say they are proving an illegal support to reduce the number of people going to cut unnecessary —— improving early legal support. so you're hoping that these kind of cuts are going to be reversed? we would hope there would be some improvements, yes. a review has been announced by the government into the cuts and various strands of work are under way to test ways of bringing early helper back into the system. but what remains unclear at the moment is whether the treasury will provide the money that is needed to

actually introduce the thing that the review comes up with as the way forward. what we see here is a classic case of a false economy. the cuts that have been brought into legal aid saved a relatively small amount compared with the impact on the justice system itself, amount compared with the impact on thejustice system itself, on amount compared with the impact on the justice system itself, on the courts and also on the broader public purse. when people cannot get their problems result, they become a burden on the health service as well because of the stress and anxiety this causes. so there are all sorts of other public expenses that come about because of these cuts. it was about because of these cuts. it was a false economy and it needs to be reversed. so you're saying that these cuts end up costing the country and the system, if you like, more? very much so, yes. there is a lot of analysis that has been done, including recently by the world bank, that shows providing legal aid, providing early legal advice to people who have problems as one of

the most cost—effective investments that government can make. but any government has to make choices, especially when times are tough and the economy is bad sketch not performing as well as it could do or should do —— is not performing as well as it could do should do. it is expensive providing legal aid for those who might potentially need it. legal aid costs around £1.7 billion year. that is a fraction of what is put into the national health service, for example. it would keep the health service going for barely a few days. in public expenditure terms, legal aid is any marginally better. it is not something that requires great sacrifices for the government to be able to fund it. it is something where, because at the savings to be made from this investment are so clear—cut, the case should be overwhelming for early advice to be restored. briefly, how many people do you think are not getting legal aid who

should be getting at? are we talking about hundreds of thousands? we are talking about potentially millions. the number of cases funded by legal aid has fallen by around a million cases a year and we're talking six yea rs cases a year and we're talking six years since the cuts came in, so we're talking about a number of millions of people who have not got the help that they previously would have got. thank you for being with us. have got. thank you for being with us. richard miller, the head of justice at the law society. melanie panayiotou — the sister of george michael has died at the age of 55 — exactly three years after the singer's death. the family said that melanie had ‘passed away suddenly‘ at her north london home on christmas day melanie had followed her brother around the world at the height of his fame and inherited much of his estate after the singer's death on christmas day in 2016. the school of a nine—year—old girl who drowned in a spanish swimming pool on christmas eve has

described her "wonderfully kind, caring pupil". comfort diya died along with herfather and older brother, who tried to rescue her at the club la costa world resort near fuengirola. in a statement, the windrush charlton school in south—east london said comfort would be greatly missed. an investigation has been launched after a person died in a house fire in merseyside. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in the litherland area yesterday afternoon. a second person has been taken to hospital. another person has died in a house fire in derby. fire crews were called to the property in the normanton area yesterday afternoon. a joint police and fire investigation to establish the cause of the fire has begun. carol hinds reports. derbyshire fire and rescue service were called to the fire on rosehill street in the normanton area of derby at a quarter to two yesterday afternoon.

crews arrived to find a well—developed fire on the first floor of the two storey mid—terraced property. the children went into the garden and were playing in the garden and seen and were playing in the garden and seen the smoke so they came inside and started to tell us and we phoned the fire brigade. we started knocking on the labour stores to see if anybody was in there but no one opened the door. —— on the neighbour's doors to see if anybody was in there. the body of a man was found inside the house. a joint police and fire service investigation to establish the cause of the blaze is now under way. derbyshire police say that local residents can expect to see officers in the area as they continue to carry out inquiries. they're urging anyone who may have cctv or dash cam footage and hasn't already come forward to contact them either by phone or by social media or to call crimestoppers. no further details about the man have been released as formal identification of the victim has yet to take place. carol hinds, bbc east midlands today. police say a man shot dead in south west london

on christmas eve may have had criminal links in sweden. flamur beqiri, a swedish national, was killed in front of his family in wandsworth on tuesday night. police say the 36—year—old may have been the victim of a targeted attack. no arrests have been made as yet. a 60—year—old man who was stabbed to death in south london two days before christmas has been named by police. john kennett was fatally stabbed on monday evening in thornton heath in croydon. two men have been arrested in connection with his murder and police are urging potential witnesses of the incident to come forward. the northern powerhouse partnership — which speaks for business and civic leaders across the north of england — has welcomed reports that the treasury is to change its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. it's being reported that the rules for investing in transport and other infrastructure projects will be relaxed. earlier my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to professor richard jones from the university of sheffield —

who wrote a paper about investment and innovation called ‘a resurgence of the regions' which was picked up by boris johnson's chief adviser dominic cummings. well, i think there's been a lot of pick up with this idea that, you know, that the uk is a very rich country, that the productivity in london and the south east and the productivity and the rest of the country is much lower, so i think i and others have been writing about this for a few years and i think that the point we have really tried to make his it is a question of light in the north and the rest of light in the north and the rest of the country have the investment that will allow it to pay its own way. i am pleased that some of the stuff that i and others have been writing about has got the attention ofa number writing about has got the attention of a number —— number ten. writing about has got the attention of a number -- number ten. the criteria of deciding which projects get funding is reportedly going to change temperatures elements like improving the well—being of people in certain areas are reducing

regional productivity gaps. the productivity gap is easily something that can be measured, but what about the well—being of people?” that can be measured, but what about the well-being of people? i think productivity leads to wages and so i think, starting productivity is really a good plan because productivity gets higher, then wage growth will get back on track again. having more money is generally a good thing. the way that the rules have been set up up to now have assumed that poor places will always be poor and there is no point in putting any more money in because the return will not be so high, so i think the proposed rule changes, what is really important about them is this idea that we can actually be a bit ambitious about what can happen to prosperity in regions whose productivity is not very high and we can make the investments on

the assumption that those investments will lead to more prosperity. i think that is really the difference. do you believe that more prosperity will inevitably follow? i think nothing is inevitable. i think it is quite hard, but it is clear that if you look at transport that the ability that people have to get to work or to commute is very hard in places where there has been systematic underinvestment, as has happened in many places outside london and the south—east, and i think investing in innovation and the kind of research and development, as a physicist, thatis and development, as a physicist, that is what i'm particularly interested in, and at the moment a1% of public investment in r and d happens in london, cambridge and 0xford. we like to see more money invested, specifically bested to attract private sector investment, allow local businesses to improve their productivity. i think that is

their productivity. i think that is the kind of investment we're looking for so that prices have not been doing so well economically can be more productive, contribute more economically to the country. professor richard jones from the university of sheffield. it's been revealed that plans of mi6's central london headquarters were lost by building contractors during a refurbishment. it's emerged the documents, most of which were recovered inside the building, held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. balfour beatty, the company working on the refurbishment, is reported to have had its contract for the project terminated. the foreign office says it does not comment on intelligence matters. the headlines on bbc news... )at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. dozens of survivors, including children are being treated in hospital. lady hale — who is about to retire

as the president of the uk supreme court — says she's concerned about the lack of resources for legal advice in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here is katie. we will start with cricket. 15 wickets fell on an entertaining second day as particular reports. to look at the gentle slopes of a century on, you would never guess there are such monsters in the middle. demons any pitch make the pulse bit, which left a hapless victim, the first of many. —— rory

burns. a temper fortune. victim, the first of many. —— rory burns. a temperfortune. and fortitude. a time—share vacation of 84 runs on the bird as south africa did, a score that seemed colossal whenjoe did, a score that seemed colossal when joe root succumbed. did, a score that seemed colossal whenjoe root succumbed. his decision to bowl first looking ever more questionable. there is a time in every scary movie where things seem more in every scary movie where things seem more ordinary. ben stokes in support, but something was lurking around the corner. it seemed innocuous, the umpires had not heard, but the decision was reviewed and a slight touch showed up. it was the feather that knocked down england's dominus. johnny basso, dropped —— johnny bairstow. england's dominus. johnny basso, dropped ——johnny bairstow. england we re dropped ——johnny bairstow. england were 103 runs behind on a pitch that was only going to get worse. to have any chance, they needed to bothered south africa as cheaply as they could. this took anderson bibles.

jofra archer added some tender. the path back is doing long, dark tunnel. fallon sherrock‘s fairy tale run at the pdc world championship has come to an end. she lost 4—2 to the 22nd seed, chris dobey at alexandra palace in the third round. the 25—year—old became the first woman to win a game in the tournament after she beat ted evetts. if catching liverpool seems virtually impossible, manchester city have the chance to leapfrog leicester, and move into second place if they beat wolves tonight at molineux. meanwhile, city manager pep guardiola says finding a striker to replace club record goal scorer sergio aguero will be one of his "biggest challenges". aguero's contract runs out in 20—21 and it's expected that he will return to argentina whenever he leaves city. but, guardiola hopes the 31 year will choose to remain at the club. and says he will forever have a special place after scoring

that title winning goal in 2012. i think the most important moment of this club, would be most important than one day this club is going to win the champions league, hopefully it isa win the champions league, hopefully it is a moment when he scored that goal against queens park rangers. to win the first leg after how many yea rs. win the first leg after how many years. —— league. he was the guy. more than that, the goals and everything, he has done, he has done in this club, but sooner or later it is going to happen and he will decide when. the 8 to 1 shot potters corner has won the welsh grand national at chepsto. the eight—year—old horse which is part owned by the former wales rugby player jonathan davies — and ridden by 17 —year—old jockey jack tudor — took the lead three fences out... and stormed to victory. it ends the 54—year wait

for a welsh winner. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. 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 night shifts. 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 car parks. 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. the competition watchdog has begun a full—scale investigation into amazon's bid to buy a stake in the food delivery firm, deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said amazon had failed to address concerns that the deal "could be bad for customers, restaurants and grocers". the national trust says the unseasonable weather this year led to an increase in migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies. but it also says heavy rainfall

harmed some native species such as water voles and hares in north yorkshire. fiona lamdin reports. there's some teal. a few shoveler. so what, are they mallards? there's mallard down there, yeah. wicken fen in cambridge is thought to be the oldest nature reserve in the uk. back in the day, we would get 100 or 200 individuals. now, upwards of 1000. over the last two decades, they've doubled the size of the reserve which is now home to 9820 species. but how have they done this? turn the valve on and let the water in. by flooding the fields. probably the most important is the fact that in rewetting the peat, the soil, that locks the carbon away, looks the carbon that is already in the soil, locks it back into the soil and prevents it disappearing into the atmosphere. that is the biggest benefit.

from turning farmlands to flood plains, they've reduced the greenhouse gas emissions year by 80%. —— here by 80%. we are as hands—off as possible, and by introducing animals and by putting water back into the landscape which has formerly been drained, it allows mother nature to take its course and the wildlife comes back with it, as well. and the national trust have found that the topsy—turvy weather this year, with the warm start coupled with the wet autumn, is disrupting much of our wildlife across the uk. winners, we have had some of our migrant species flying across here to the country are things like the butterfly, the painted lady, which comes from africa and ends up on our shores and this year we have had really good numbers. nearly half a million in the count on one day. the losers could be the puffins, on the farne islands, which were suffering from a very great day in june when their chicks —— a very wet day injune when the

czechs were at their most vulnerable. —— when the chicks were at their most vulnerable. this year saw the first pair of breeding cranes here in a century. this mosaic of wildlife landscapes is now one of the most prolific and diverse nature reserves in the country. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. for most of us you will be doing well if you see any sunshine at all. we are looking at a cloudy spell of weather. cloud is lower crust western areas. 0utbreaks spell of weather. cloud is lower crust western areas. outbreaks of rain easing across scotland for a time. during this evening, we are looking at more wet weather moving in here. it will stay quite murky around our in here. it will stay quite murky around oui’ western in here. it will stay quite murky around our western coast hills and fog patches developing across the pennines and the hills of southern england and later on. it will be a mouth night, temperatures eventually

around eight to 11 celsius. first thing saturday morning. a mouth start to saturday, but again another cloudy day for most of us. if you can outbreaks —— with if you cutbacks. rainfall totals really starting to build up. 0therwise, there could be an odd spot of drizzle around western areas, if you mist until fog patches around. for most it stays cloudy and mild. it is your latest weather.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: 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.