in south korea. 181 passengers and crew were on board — rescuers have found two survivors. a third day of travel disruption caused by thick fog at some of the uk's at some of the uk's busiest airports. busiest airports. flight restrictions remain flight restrictions remain in place in areas in place in areas with low visibility. with low visibility. the government calls the government calls for an independent investigation for an independent investigation into the azerbaijan plane crash into the azerbaijan plane crash after russian president after russian president vladimir putin issues an apology. vladimir putin issues an apology. luke littler�*s into luke littler�*s into the fourth round of the pdc the fourth round of the pdc world darts championship. world darts championship. despite not being at his best, the 17—year—old sees off ian white to safely make it into the last 16. to safely make it into the last 16. and there is more mist and fog and there is more mist and fog around this morning but not around this morning but not extensive as it has been in recent extensive as it has been in recent days and the good news is it should days and the good news is it should

lift and clear lift and clear a lot more readily today. something brighter. iwill have all the details later. it's sunday the 29th of december. our main story: a plane carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed at an airport

a plane carrying 181 passengers and (splits |s crashed at an airport a plane carrying 181 passengers and (splits in crashed at an airport a plane carrying 181 passengers and (splits in half, ed at an airport a plane carrying 181 passengers and (splits in half, instantlyiirport body splits in half, instantly engulfed by flames and thick smoke. the chard, severed tail the only part to remain intact. the landing gear is thought to have malfunctioned. the jeju gear is thought to have malfunctioned. thejeju air flight was returning from bangkok malfunctioned. thejeju airflight was returning from bangkok in thailand with 181 on board, 175 passengers and six crew. korea's most popular low—cost airline, if lives dozens to countries across asia and at first rescue workers tried to pull people off the back of the plane. it is thought if you survive. this is now a recovery operation. bodies are being taken to a temporary morgue in the terminal. for koreans, this tragedy is one shock after another. the countries in the midst of an acute political crisis after its president attempted to impose martial law earlier this month. its acting president, who has beenin month. its acting president, who has been in charge forjust 48 hours,

has now arrived at the scene to oversee the recovery work and support bereaved families. let's get more on this now from our south east asia correspondent jonathan head, who's in bangkok. we have just learnt that the death toll has risen to a and no official announcement on the course at this stage? announcement on the course at this staue? ., . ., ., , . stage? no, and he would not expect at this soon- — stage? no, and he would not expect at this soon. we _ stage? no, and he would not expect at this soon. we do _ stage? no, and he would not expect at this soon. we do expect - stage? no, and he would not expect at this soon. we do expect enquiry l at this soon. we do expect enquiry to get under way pretty quickly because you would expect, given the plane crash at the airport, they would be able to record the flight data and voice recorders and establish what went wrong but clearly something went wrong that was catastrophic. there was video posted showing the last moments of the plane. it is going along the runway with its wheels up, so scraping along the runway, smoke pouring out from engines, scraping on the tarmac, at very high speed before it reaches the end of the runway, goes off the end of the

runway, goes off the end of the runway and hits with high impact into a large amount or wall and immediately burst into a big ball of fire. although the emergency services got there quickly, it seems they could do little to save those on board. the official assumption at the moment is that the two recorded survivors have managed to survive the crash. there was talk from the authorities in korea themselves about a bird strike on the plane before it landed, striking the plane but possibly causing the agency but it's clear the undercarriage could not come down and most plane experts say that can't is a connection between these two so many questions about what happened and why it is so bad, a dreadful thing to happen and at this time of year. these are holidaymakers presumably coming back from holidays in thailand. i thank you for the update. we will stay with the story throughout the morning. with the story throughout the mornin:. ., ., . .,,

with the story throughout the mornin:. ., ., . ., morning. following the crash at the muan international— morning. following the crash at the muan international airport, - morning. following the crash at the muan international airport, the - muan international airport, the death toll is currently 120. the travel disruption caused by thick fog is expected to continue today. there have been delays and cancellations at some of the uk's busiest airports since friday, after air traffic controllers imposed safety restrictions. our reporter simonjones has more. the gloom has descended inside gatwick airport as well as outside. passengers anxiously looking at the departure boards, wondering when their flights will take off. other people are stranded abroad, struggling to get home. became to amsterdam for _ struggling to get home. became to amsterdam for five _ struggling to get home. became to amsterdam for five days _ struggling to get home. became to amsterdam for five days and - struggling to get home. became to amsterdam for five days and due i struggling to get home. became to | amsterdam for five days and due to fly back on boxing day and then the flight was cancelled last minute at the airport. we went to the airport the airport. we went to the airport the next day, that flight was also cancelled. while we were there. then we had to return to a different hotel as it happens, and was were on the way to the hotel, they also

cancelled the next flight the next day. i the uk's main air traffic controller is anxiously looking at the skies to see when it will be safe to lift the restrictions that have led to hundreds of flights being cancelled over the couple of days, and airports including heathrow, stansted and manchester. tens of thousands have been forced to change travel plans and the forecast is an improvement but even when the fog does lift, many planes and pilots will be out of place so there is likely to be further disruption on one of the busiest days of the holiday period. many passengers have been asking if they are entitled to compensation for being delayed by many hours or perhaps having their flight cancelled and having to wait an extra day. the short answer is no. this is beyond the airline's responsibility but they do have a strict obligation to pay for accommodation and meals if you have

to stay overnight. is notjust britain that has been blanketed in the great stuff, this is crack off airport in poland, where flights have also been granted, the merc causing much anxiety, for people trying to get away for new year celebrations. simon jones, bbc news. the foreign office is demanding an independent investigation into the fatal crash of an azerbaijani passenger plane on christmas day. 38 people died when the jet went down in kazakhstan. russia's president, vladimir putin, has apologised to azerbaijan's leader, but stopped short of accepting that his country's air defences were to blame. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it was an azerbaijan airlines flight. it had crashed in kazakhstan. but was russia responsible? a brief glimpse today of vladimir putin meeting his powerful security council, and

then a kremlin announcement. president putin had telephoned azerbaijan's president to apologise for the fact that what he called the "tragic incident" had happened in russian airspace. according to putin, flight 8243 had made several attempts to land at grozny airport, in russia's north caucasus region. he claimed that grozny and other places nearby had been under attack from ukrainian drones and admitted russian air defence systems had been in operation. azerbaijan said that president aliyev had told president putin that the plane had been subjected to external physical and technical interference in russian airspace. so, words you very rarely hear from vladimir putin, "i apologise", but no public admission that it was a russian missile that caused this disaster and also no explanation why this plane was allowed anywhere near grozny airport during

a ukrainian drone attack. aviation experts suggest the aircraft may have been hit by shrapnel from russian air defence missiles. officials in russia had initially claimed the plane had hit a flock of birds. remarkably, 29 people survived this. translation: the plane turned round, and at that moment, - there was a blast outside the aircraft. my arm was hurt in that blast — a deep wound, as if someone had hit me in the arm with an axe. meanwhile, anotherfuneral of another victim of this disaster. mahammadali yeganov was just 13. in azerbaijan, they continue to mourn. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. britain is to give ukraine £4.5 million to help the country track down russian war criminals. the government said the money

was being provided as part of the uk's ironclad support for kyiv. the money follows the £225 million already pledged to increase ukraine's military capability. the world health organisation says the last major functioning hospital in northern gaza is now empty after israel raided the site and forcibly evicted patients and medical staff. some of those who were being treated at the kamal adwan hospital have said they were stripped and left in the cold when it was evacuated. israel says the area was "a hamas stronghold". the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is to undergo surgery today to remove his prostate. his office said the 75—year—old had suffered a urinary tract infection as a result of what it described as benign prostate enlargement. from feel—good to shocking, there have been many viral moments that broke the internet in 2024.

rishi sunak�*s resignation speech, taylor swift's eras tour, and olympic breakdancing were all memorable moments online, but one pygmy hippo was responsible for stealing hearts around the globe. 2024 became the year we all met me dean, the chubby baby pygmy hippo charming the world from at home in a thailand zoo. the keepers became posting on socials and she became a star with millions of years. she is always incredibly wet, that always stands out to me on one of those means in which it becomes a worldwide talking point in the space of a day and if you are not necessarily knowing exactly what people are on about it can take you ages to play catch up and i was in holland by and i thought what is this hippopotamus all over my feet?

— — | this hippopotamus all over my feet? — — i was on holiday and when i came back. you can watch the list: 11 viral moments of 2024 on bbc iplayer now. here's elizabeth rizzini with a look at this morning's weather. is that period between christmas and new year, a people trying to walk off the christmas dodge? how is it looking out there?— looking out there? yes, today is sunday and _ looking out there? yes, today is sunday and i _ looking out there? yes, today is sunday and i forget _ looking out there? yes, today is sunday and i forget this - looking out there? yes, today is sunday and i forget this day - looking out there? yes, today is sunday and i forget this day thisj sunday and i forget this day this time of yearand sunday and i forget this day this time of year and there is mist and fog this time of year and the problem without over the last couple of days or so is that there has not any wind to lift it but today will turn breezy so i think the mist and fog at the moment, not extensive as it was, should lift and clear more readily so brightness developing. largely dry and settled and sunny spells in the afternoon but rather wet, especially for northwest scotland and you can see the rain here on the pressure chart. ran across the north and west. further

south, dry and you can see the isobars tighten meaning the wind will be picking up but quite a murky start to the days though mist and fog around central and southern england, and wales, east anglia and parts of the midland and as it turns windier through the morning, the mist and fog should clear, something brighter and sunny spells developing. the rain continues in the far north and west but mostly in the far north and west but mostly in the north of the central belt the further south across scotland, northern england and northern ireland dry, and milder than it was yesterday when under the mist and fog we didn't get past four celsius in many spots. overnight tonight, the rank continues across the north of scotland but as you can see, it will be turning into snow on the higher ground. very cold conditions and further south, dry and should feel milder than it did last night, mixture of spells with the wind helping to break up some of the cloud. across scotland, watch out, there could be some travel

disruptions on monday and tuesday because the rain will continue and it could lead to flooding as a rainfall totals start due totter and more snow, adding quite a lot of snow melt onto those rainfall, so that will be many people travelling out and about. backtracking to monday, very wintry over the hills and the rain spreading eastwards into aberdeenshire, and across northern ireland and northern england and it will be windy in northern ireland and northern england and