in an israeli strike on a hospital in gaza city. three people have died while trying to cross the english channel off the coast of sangatte near calais. there were only two survivors from the plane that crashed in south korea, 179 others perished when the aircraft came down and burst into flames at muan international airport in the west of the country. the boeing 737, coming in from bangkok, had a total of 181 people on board. those pulled out of the wreckage are believed to be the flight crew. seven days of national mourning have been declared. this is the moment the plane skidded down the runway before hitting a wall and exploding into a fireball. the authorities say

a birdstrike may have caused the landing gear to malfunction. both the plane's black boxes have now been found. the airline has issued a formal apology and boeing has sent its condolences to the families of those on board. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie is at the crash site and sent this report. this, the terrifying moment the plane lands at speed without its landing gear down, and careers down the runway unable to stop before crashing into the perimeter wall. it explodes, instantly engulfed by flames and thick smoke. none of the passengers stood a chance of surviving, the fire service told their families, as their bodies were slowly recovered. only the two air stewards at the back made it off alive, and to hospital.

we're at the perimeter of the airport now, and this fence behind us — and wall — is what the plane crashed into when it overshot the runway. and just behind me you can see the blackened charred tail of the plane sticking up. now, this is the only part of the aircraft that is still intact — the rest has been so fractured and splintered that the fire service have said that it's unidentifiable. inside the airport terminal, the families gathered to hear the terrible news. anguished scream. this is now a room full of incomprehensible heartbreak as they wait for the bodies to be identified. for mr mang, it was the first time his great—nephews had ever been abroad. they'd gone to celebrate the youngest taking his college entrance exams, he tells me. their father took them. the boys were so smart, and he wanted to treat them. "i can't believe the entire family has just disappeared. my heart aches so much."

the head of the airline has expressed his deep regret — this is the first fatal crash in his budget carrier's 20—year history. translation: i want to give my sincere apology| and condolences to those who've lost their lives in the accident, and their families. at the moment, it's hard to presume the cause of the accident, and we have to wait for the official investigation result from the authorities. it's thought the pilot couldn't activate the plane's landing gear. initial reports suggest a bird might have caused a fire in one of the engines. as the sun set, forensic teams were still searching the surrounding fields, while fire crews and engineers surveyed the little that's left of the wreckage — hoping to answer the many, many questions for a crash that's yet to make sense. and jean mackenzie has more from muan international airport. you might be able to make out, perhaps just in the distance

behind us there. that's the damaged tail of the plane. and we've just heard in the last couple of minutes that both the black box recorders have now been recovered, and all the bodies have now been recovered. so that is 179 people in total. that is everybody who was on this flight, apart from the two flight crew who were rescued. and just because the bodies have been retrieved, though, that doesn't mean that they will be identified. this process is taking a lot longer, and that is very painful for the families who are all waiting up in the terminal building at the moment. they know their loved ones were on that plane, but they need that confirmation. we've spent the past couple of hours up there, and every so often somebody will get up and read out a few more names and there will be this eruption of pain and heartache. this is the deadliest plane crash that has ever happened here in south korea. and this evening the president has come out and said that there is now going to be this seven day period of national mourning. the local fire chief gave this update on the rescue

operation. translation: we are presuming the cause of the accident - to be a bird strike or deteriorating weather conditions, and the exact cause will be determined by a furtherforensic and joint investigation. we are doing our best to search for more survivors. as a person who has seen the site, i can only say that i am sad. as we mentioned, the authorities in south korea have declared seven days of national mourning. acting president choi sang—mok said — "we have a grave situation where a great loss of life occurred. chinese president xi jinping said — here in the uk, foreign

secretary david lammy wrote on x — "deeply saddened by news of the plane crash and german chancellor olaf scholz wrote — let's speak to terry tozer, a former airline pilot and author of the book confessions of an airline pilot: why planes crash. what are your thoughts about the causes of this crash in south korea?— the causes of this crash in south korea? hello. well, i

think the — south korea? hello. well, i think the theory _ south korea? hello. well, i think the theory that - south korea? hello. well, i think the theory that this i south korea? hello. well, i. think the theory that this was caused by a bird strike is pretty flawed, really. there appears to have been a bird strike and it looked from some of the video footage to have affected the right—hand engine, but that should not have caused any major problem. these aircraft flight perfectly well on one engine. obviously, we don't know what else happened, but the thing that doesn't add up but the thing that doesn't add up is why this aircraft was on the runway without any undercarriage and travelling at high speed. the undercarriage on these aircraft will fall down using gravity with the emergency up lock system. you don't need any normal aircraft systems to make that work, and i don't see how a bird strike would have caused the problem with that. 50 would have caused the problem with that. ., ., with that. so what are the possible _ with that. so what are the possible alternative - with that. so what are the i possible alternative theories if it was not a bird strike?

well, the bird strike probably did occur, but you could look at lots of possible conjecture until kingdom come, but one wonders why the aircraft was on the runway apparently delivering thrust and travelling at high speed. and i wonder if the crew workload was so high due to the other problem resulting from the bird strike that they made an attempt to land without the undercarriage and then realised at the last moment and tried to go around. this has happened once before. it is conjecture, we don't know for sure, but there are several things that don't really add up here. you would normally expect to sit in a hole above the airport sorting the problem, getting the gear down, dealing with any other issues and then making an approach at a normal landing. this doesn't appear to have happened in this case. you know, the big question is will

probably be answered by the two black boxes when they are analysed. black boxes when they are analysed-— black boxes when they are anal sed. �* , ., , analysed. and they have been recovered. — analysed. and they have been recovered, so _ analysed. and they have been recovered, so how— analysed. and they have been recovered, so how quickly - analysed. and they have been recovered, so how quickly will it take do you think to get the key information and data from those black boxes and discover more accurately what did happen?— more accurately what did hauen? , . ., , happen? the investigators will -robabl happen? the investigators will probably have _ happen? the investigators will probably have the _ happen? the investigators will probably have the answers - happen? the investigators will probably have the answers in l happen? the investigators willj probably have the answers in a week or two. whether or not they release a report or preliminary report that soon, i can't say. but they possibly could do. can't say. but they possibly could do— can't say. but they possibly could do-— could do. what about the aircraft involved - could do. what about the aircraft involved here, i could do. what about the l aircraft involved here, this bowing, what would you say about that? i bowing, what would you say about that?— bowing, what would you say about that? i don't think it's reall a about that? i don't think it's really a question. _ about that? i don't think it's really a question. i - about that? i don't think it's really a question. i know- about that? i don't think it's i really a question. i know there is a lot of focus on boeing, but i doubt the make of aircraft has anything to do with it. as i said earlier, if you have an emergency involving an engine, you should be able to hold overhead the airfield and sort your problems out. the undercarriage should come down

easily using the emergency lowering system. and if an aircraft did have to land wheels up, they would usually come to a stop within a few hundred metres. this one didn't. it seemed to be travelling very, very fast, which makes me wonder what was actually going on on the flight deck. i have actually written a whole chapter about korean aviation in my book, whilst it is a different airline, i am wondering if there is something to do with the training system in this company, but, you know, that at the moment is just speculation. that at the moment is 'ust speculation.i that at the moment is 'ust speculation. that at the moment is 'ust seculation. �* , speculation. and your book is called why — speculation. and your book is called why plains _ speculation. and your book is called why plains trash, - speculation. and your book is| called why plains trash, which implies they crash a lot, relatively put this into context this kind of disaster. yeah, they don't crash that often, do they? if we look at the number of airlines that are in the airat the number of airlines that are in the air at any one time, it

is phenomenal. but there is one single factor that decides how safe an airline is and that is the culture within that airline. and some cultures are better than others, it is as simple as that. i don't know this airline and i don't want to malign them or the crew unnecessarily, but if they didn't have the level of training that they might get in a more disciplined environment, it might not have left them as well equipped with multiple problems all at once. yeah, as ou problems all at once. yeah, as you say. _ problems all at once. yeah, as you say. we — problems all at once. yeah, as you say, we don't _ problems all at once. yeah, as you say, we don't yet - problems all at once. yeah, as you say, we don't yet know - problems all at once. yeah, as| you say, we don't yet know the causes and we have to wait for the black box data to be examined and investigated fully. but terry, thank you very much indeed. former airline pilot and author of a book on why planes do sometimes crash. and if you want to find out more about this story you can head to the bbc news website were you can follow our live page for all the latest updates and developments.

protestors have again taken to the streets of the georgian capital tbilisi with the swearing—in of the country's controversial new president mikheil kavelashvili. there have been weeks of demonstrations against his governing georgian dream party, and its victory in the recent disputed elections. the new president is a former manchester city footballer and also a hardline critic of the west. the four main opposition groups have rejected him over fears he will make georgia closer to russia and they've boycotted parliament. they insist that the elections held in october were rigged. on saturday, thousands of protesters in georgia formed a human chain in the capital, tbilisi, to mark a month of daily pro—europe demonstrations. similar rallies have been held in other towns and cities across the country. mass protests have gripped georgia since the government said it would delay talks onjoining the eu until 2028.

the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili has left the presidential palace, but insisted she is still the legitimate holder of the office of president. translation: six years ago i swore allegiance to you on the constitution. and this allegiance will not change. wherever i am, in the palace or outside the palace, i will come out of here to you, and i will be with you. legitimacy comes from one source. and that source is you. and where there is no trust of the people, there will be no legitimacy. meanwhile, the new president mikheil kavelashvili addressed parliament after being sworn in. translation: georgia has faced numerous storms over _ the centuries and our people, having endured many hardships, have achieved what once seemed impossible in their quest

to protect their homeland and dignity. they have fought tirelessly against the world's largest empires and countless enemies for millennia, surviving and preserving the values upon which our nation was built. everyone knows we are one of the most distinctive and historic nations whose formation began in ancient times. let's speak to laura thornton in washington who is the senior director of global democracy programmes at the mccain institute and the former head of the national democratic institute in georgia. thank you for being with us. this is the latest manifestation i suppose of the battle that is tearing georgia apart for its future direction, should it be more within the orbit of russia, should be more within the orbit of the european union.

within the orbit of the euro ean union. ., . , european union. yeah, that is the key question. _ european union. yeah, that is the key question. and - european union. yeah, that is the key question. and i - european union. yeah, that is the key question. and i am i european union. yeah, that is| the key question. and i am not sure for a pivot point right here with this new presidency. obviously, as president salome zourabichvili quite clearly, she has a popular mandate. she has the legitimacy of the public, georgians voted for her. while in contrast, mikheil kavelashvili, he has been appointed by one political party and sworn in in a parliament with an isolated party without any public support, without any public participation and diplomats not present. the contrast between these two presidents is quite clear. ~ ., these two presidents is quite clear. . . . , , , these two presidents is quite clear. . . . ,, , . clear. what happens next? we have seen _ clear. what happens next? we have seen these _ clear. what happens next? we have seen these largely i have seen these largely peaceful protests, but are there fears georgia could once again slide into violence, do you think? i again slide into violence, do you think?— again slide into violence, do you think? again slide into violence, do ou think? ., ., _, , you think? i mean, of course we ho -e it you think? i mean, of course we hope it will— you think? i mean, of course we hope it will not _ you think? i mean, of course we hope it will not slide _ you think? i mean, of course we hope it will not slide into - hope it will not slide into violence but it already has been a very violent period. these police forces and people associated with george and

dream have been torturing their own people. there are 500 people injail, and people have described widespread and systematic violence and abuse at the hands of georgian dream regime, so it has already been quite violent. i am amazed at the resilience of the georgian people, they continue to go out in the streets, they continue to demand you elections, and i don't see them quitting any time soon. so it is one of those periods where we don't know which direction the country is going to go in. is george and dream going to capitulate and slowly cracked and then come to the negotiating table and have new elections. or will they crackdown even more violently and we head into a more horrible place like belarus where you have a closed autocratic society. we don't know at this point.- autocratic society. we don't know at this point. how much su ort know at this point. how much support do — know at this point. how much support do you _ know at this point. how much support do you think- know at this point. how much support do you think the i know at this point. how much support do you think the two | support do you think the two sides have? can you give us an

indication of the levels of popular support for both? i think that is a really excellent question. you know, we have polling data that suggests the combine opposition parties have more support than the gerogian dream party. we have an election that was widely seen as not free or fair, so it is hard tojudge based on election results. it is notable that you have people across georgia, notjust across georgia, not just tbilisi, across georgia, notjust tbilisi, notjust youth, people across georgia protesting this regime and demanding new elections. why i have not seen a single gd supporter. maybe they are there, but they have been very quiet and one would suspect if they really fervently believed that georgian dream was the rightful lawfully elected leader of this country, they would be may be counter protests. but we have seen nothing of the sort. meanwhile we have seen continued support for not

opposition, butjust democracy in the country and the demand forfair and free in the country and the demand for fair and free elections. i think it is really important to note that these protests were organic. they are not politically motivated, they are not led by the political figures. they are artists, they are it workers, human resource departments, mothers, grandmothers and there is no one leader of these movements, so they really come organically and they come with a lot of heartfelt emotion.- and they come with a lot of heartfelt emotion. laura, thank ou ve heartfelt emotion. laura, thank you very much. _ heartfelt emotion. laura, thank you very much, good _ heartfelt emotion. laura, thank you very much, good to - heartfelt emotion. laura, thank you very much, good to talk- you very much, good to talk you. thank you very much for being with us. azerbaijani president ilham aliyev has told state television that the passenger plane that crashed in kazakhstan, killing 38 people, was shot at from the ground in russian territory. but he said it was not intentional. the russian leader vladimir putin has spoken to mr aliyev and apologised for what he called a �*tragic incident�* in russian airspace but he didn't admit responsibility.

president aliyev mentioned the apology he received but said russia has covered up what happened. the palestinian authorities say seven people have been killed in an israeli strike on the upperfloor of al—wafaa hospital in the centre of gaza city. several others have been injured with officials saying some of those are in a critical condition. israel says the hospital was being used by hamas as a command centre, but has not provided any evidence to support this. earlier this morning the baptist hospital in gaza city was also hit. it has the only ct scanner and ultrasound machine in north gaza and is being used as a radiology centre. there were no injuries and no equipment damage. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from jerusalem. smoke could be seen on the upperfloor of the al—wafa hospital building in gaza city. the whole facade of that upper floor was destroyed. you could actually see

people moving inside. there was other footage that showed absolute of the al—wafa hospital, and a body being pulled on a stretcher and taken into an ambulance. sirens could also be heard in the vicinity of the hospital. the gaza civil defence services who said that those who were injured, some of them are in critical condition. we got confirmation from the israeli army who said that they conducted a strike on the hospital building, and they said that hamas fighters were using that building as a command and control centre, and that it was not the building was not us