the capital, tbilisi. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. a period of national mourning has begun in south korea, after a plane carrying 181 people crashed, killing all the passengers on board. only two people — who were flight crew — survived after the aircraft burst into flames. the flight from thailand, operated byjeju air, was landing when it skidded off the runway and hit a wall at muan international airport in the south—west. authorities say a bird strike may have caused the disaster. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, sent this report. i should warn you, there are some distressing images from the start. 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. jean mackenzie reporting. and so, seven days of national mourning have now begun in south korea. speaking earlier, acting president choi sang—mok said... "i express my deepest condolences "to the many victims. "i will do all i can for the injured to quickly recover." the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, sent his "deepest condolences" to the victims and families and paid tribute to the work of the emergency responders. president biden has said he's "deeply saddened" by the korean crash,

and he offered the united states�* assistance. and the chinese president, xijinping, said... "on behalf of the chinese government "and people, i express my deep condolences to the victims." yuna ku from the bbc�*s korea service says muan international airport remains busy as officials work to identify bodies. you can see so many people, especially hundreds of families of the bereaved and government officials to aid them, still inside the airport. as you can see from my back, there are emergency shelters set up inside the airport to support those families who are staying up all night inside the airport. they are staying inside the airport because they are still waiting for the government authorities to identify the casualties. only a few hours ago, the government announced that there are total 179 deaths

among 181 passengers who were inside the plane. however, dozens of them still need to be identified and these families are waiting for the identification results. alex macheras is an aviation analyst and consultant. he explains how crucial a thorough investigation will be. the black boxes are going to be crucial if investigators are going to grasp a better idea as to just what were the chain of events that unfolded in those final moments before, as the footage reveals, this aircraft came to a catastrophic halt, impacting with that perimeter wall. although we have so much footage available to us, i would argue that this is one of the most puzzling accidents ever caught on camera in commercial aviation history. this is also south korea's worst ever aviation disaster. it has shaken the aviation sector there — understandably so,

because they have a good safety record on the whole, and the airline involved is the largest low cost airline in south korea, operating often the world's busiest air routes domestically across korea. so, so many questions, with an investigation now centring on the contributor of what is being cited as potentially a bird strike, but also many other factors that would have resulted in the pilots deciding to attempt what is known in the industry as a belly landing — a landing without the landing gear deployed, something highly unusual, but indicative of something going incredibly wrong in those final moments. ok, there are a number of questions that are being posed on that particular point. so let's just take the first one. and that is, you said, you know, it is puzzling. and it is, it is puzzling because many people who have flown a lot will be looking for those flaps. we've all looked at that video over and over and over again.

the brake flaps. why would they not have been deployed orfunctioning? well, i'll tell you what. what first stood out when i'd first looked at it and spoken to colleagues in the sector, it was the absence of the flaps being deployed, the flaps, the spoilers, but crucially, also the landing gear. now, that would either point to something going wrong in terms of a hydraulic failure or perhaps something different. but what i want to make really clear is that, despite the fact that we have so many different pieces of footage from different angles and so on, as is often the case, it is a chain of contributing factors that build up, event upon event in those last few moments, that then result in the catastrophic outcome that we see being circulated on social media in the last 30 seconds. so it's likely to be a variety of different contributors. and that is why, as you mentioned, the extraction and analysis of what is on the black box will be crucial.

that was alex macheras speaking to me earlier. some of the other stories we're tracking tonight on bbc news... figures suggest almost 170,000 retail workers lost theirjobs this year. the centre for retail research blamed the losses in part on the collapse of major chains, such as homebase, lloyds pharmacy and ted baker. flights in and out of gatwick are still being affected by some cancellations and delays, although other airports have been returning to normal service. there have been issues at some of the country's busiest airports since friday. gatwick is advising passengers to check with their airline before travelling. there are weather warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds for parts of the uk on new year's eve and new year's day. a series of yellow alerts will come into force in northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland from tuesday.

three people have died off the coast of france after trying to cross the channel in a small boat to the uk. they got into difficulty off the coast of sangatte — just a few miles from calais. the government says its supporting the french authorities. frances read reports. a rescue from deadly waters. the sea between france and england has been calm for the last few days. a false sense of security for those making the perilous journey across, boats often completely overloaded. emergency services were called to a small boat in trouble before the sun even rose this morning. they saved 45 people, but three others died. translation: unfortunately, the toll is very high. _ we've just had another person brought to us who has died. and we believe there may be more, as the beach is still being combed by helicopter and off road vehicle. we always expect the worst

and it happened again today at sangatte. on land, wrapped in emergency blankets, those who survived the bitter temperatures. dame angela eagle, the uk minister for border security, said the government was supporting the french authorities and this afternoon was among those blaming criminals for overloading people into unseaworthy vessels. translaion: there was a group of around 50 people _ who were due to take the boat, and there's another group who came on the boat. this created panic and overloaded the boat, and families were apparently separated. the english channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world. hundreds of vessels pass through it every day, dangerous even when the sea seems still. with temperatures so low, even minutes in the water can prove lethal. a un agency saying it has been the deadliest year on record. this has become all too familiar.

frances read, bbc news. georgian police have clashed with protesters in tbilisi, who denounced the newly inaugurated president as illegitimate. the demonstrators blew whistles and waved red cards — a reference to the new president's previous career as a footballer. police used force to detain some of the protesters. mikheil kavelashvili was sworn in behind closed doors in a parliamentary session boycotted by the opposition. known for his anti—western stance, the new president spoke of the importance of georgian traditions, values and national identity. the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili, left the presidential palace, but insists she is still the legitimate holder of the office of president. she left the presidential palace after being threatened with jail.

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. tinatinjaparidze, who is a geopolitical risk analyst at eurasia group, described what she thinks might be next for georgia. i wish i could agree with some who think that this is it, this is the reality and the cards that the georgian people have been dealt and now that we are awakening in this new reality, we have to accept it. if nothing else, what we observed earlier was a split screen reality in motion. on one side we have the georgian dream's de facto parliament that conducted a closed—door ceremony to inaugurate its candidate, mikhail kavelashvili,

which is a vivid, real—life example of the party's current isolation. and then on the other hand, we see hundreds of thousands of georgians steadfastly taking to the streets, proclaiming their unwavering support for president zourabichvili as their sole legitimate representative, both at home and abroad. and i'm afraid that this reality will continue over the coming weeks, which makes all of this very difficult and a very painful pill to swallow, but ultimately georgia's isolation from the west is no longer a looming threat, but a reality orchestrated by ivanishvili and his cabinet. so since the election, many pro—western parties just haven't taken part in parliamentary sessions, they have boycotted them. that will continue. what will that do to the running of the government and the country? well, the problem is that the government cannot run in this current reality. the economy cannot run. the wheel cannot keep turning. and ultimately, over time, it will become very,

very difficult for the country to function, for its economy to function properly and at the end of the day, the georgian dream government will have to admit that they are unable to continue functioning as usual. the situation will remain fluid, but one thing is certain — that a return to business as usual is no longer feasible for the georgian dream. the party cannot merely retract its policy decisions any more and expect the protests to subside. so in some ways, the leadership and the country as a whole is facing a dead end. so holding new elections is the only viable way out of this political crisis. let's catch up with the sport and jane dougal has that for us, hello. hi, lukwesa burak. a busy day in the english premier league with 12 teams in action. and leaders liverpool continued their fine

form as they thrashed west ham 5—0. luis diaz, cody gakpo, mohamed salah, trent alexander—arnold and diogojota all on the scoresheet at the london stadium, where boos rang out at the final whistle from west ham fans. so liverpool are now eight points clear at the top of the table going into the new year. after a tough couple of months, pep guardiola celebrated his 500th game in charge of manchester city with a nervy win over leicester city. goals from savinho and erling haaland secured just a second victory for city in their last ten premier league games. the defending champions are up to fifth in the table — but still 1a points behind liverpool. it is more than enjoyable, that relief, i would say, at the moment. the performance was not our best, i would say. give credit to leicester because they were really good. and at they were really good. and at the same time, yes, happy for the same time, yes, happy for the result, for the players, for the players and their commitment to be here. keep

going. in the four other games, crystal palace beat bottom of the league southampton 2—1 — eberechi eze with the winner. nottingham forest moved up to second in the league with a 2—0 win at everton. it was 2—2 between fulham and bournemouth and the same result as injury hit tottenham hosted wolves. there was a full programme of games in the scottish premiership. celtic are now a huge 1a points ahead at the top of the table as they thrashed stjohnstone 4—0. rangers dropping points again, as they had to come from 2—0 down to draw at motherwell. dundee united got a dramatic stoppage time winner against aberdeen — kevin holt scoring in the 94th minute. hibs beat kilmarnock1—0, ross county drew 2—2 with hearts and dundee beat st mirren 2—1. the 24—time grand slam champion novak djokovic has said he's frustrated at being "kept in the dark" aboutjannik sinner�*s doping case. sinner still faces the threat of a possible suspension after he twice tested positive for an anabolic steroid in march.

the world number one insists he didn't knowingly take any banned substance. djokovic says the way the case has been handled is "not a good "look for the sport." i believe that in the last 20 plus years that i've been playing on a professional tour, that we have been one of the cleanest sports — at least i believe we are or have been. so i will keep on believing in that clean sport and yeah, i'm just questioning the way the system works, really. and why certain players are not treated the same like the other players. it's been a gripping day four of the fourth test in melbourne, where india have troubled australia, but the hosts eventually stretched their lead to over 300 runs at the close of play. australia started the day with a first innings lead of 105, but the wickets kept falling — jasprit bumrah taking four of them, the hosts collapsed to 91—6 at one stage. but marnus labuschagne

dug in for a vital 70. australia will start day five on 228—9, a lead of 333 runs. meanwhile, south africa secured their place in june's world test championship final by holding their nerve to beat pakistan in the first test in centurion. chasing 148 for victory, the proteas slumped from 96—4 to 99—8. but the hosts found an unlikely batting hero in kagiso rabada — batting at number ten, he hit an unbeaten 31 off 26 balls as south africa won by two wickets. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, jane. croatia's president and his conservative rival look set to face an election run—off in two weeks' time after the incumbent narrowly missed out on outright victory. pro—russian politician zoran milanovic won just over

49% of the first round vote, whilst dragan primorac, backed by the ruling conservative hdz party, took almost 19.5%, according to results from the state electoral commission. viseslav raos is associate professor of comparative politics at the university of zagreb, and explained more. this is a somewhat underwhelming result for the prime minister and his party because their candidate was expected to win at least 20—25% of the vote in the first round. we can actually say that there is voter fatigue increase because this was the third election in the same year in creation, the european elections, the... elections and now presidential elections, which actually are second order elections, sometimesjust which actually are second order elections, sometimes just used

to punish the government and this is what has happened tonight. i wouldn't say that the incumbent president is pro—russian, but he is definitely not on the same wavelength as the government on foreign policy and support for ukrainian war efforts. he is actually exploited the system his sentiments in a country where people think that support is too strong for ukraine and he is actually, has amassed support from right wing as well, he is not the typical social democratic candidate any more. just to bring you some breaking news, we are getting reports from us media about what they are describing a statement that jimmy carter, the former us president, the 39th us president, the 39th us president and also nobel peace prize recipient, has died at the age of 100. he turned 100 in october, on the 1st of

october. and sadly, it was only in november that he lost his wife, rosalind. 77 years, they were married. the longest marriage of a first couple. he served in the white house between 1977 and 1981. and as i said, he was the 39th president of the united states. starting his working career as a peanut farmer. he was a democrat. his milestone 100th birthday was, as i said, in october. jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states and nobel peace prizewinner has died at the of 100, in a hospice in his home state of georgia. gary

o'donoghue looks back on his life. is a candidate, - back on his life. is a candidate, as - back on his life. is a candidate, as a - back on his life. is a - candidate, as a president, i will never tell a lie.- candidate, as a president, i will never tell a lie. that was the essence _ will never tell a lie. that was the essence of _ will never tell a lie. that was the essence ofjimmy - will never tell a lie. that wasj the essence ofjimmy carter. people may have questioned his ability, but not his honesty, sincerity and passion that propelled a peanut farmer to the presidency. he was born in the presidency. he was born in the deep south in planes georgia. james al carter cut short a promising naval career to return home after the deaths of his father. he turned the family business around. growing peanuts madejimmy carter rich. then came the lure of politics. he served two terms in the state senate and one as georgia's governor, before bringing his faith —based politics to washington and a run for the presidency. my name is jimm run for the presidency. my name isjimmy carter— run for the presidency. my name is jimmy carter and _ run for the presidency. my name is jimmy carter and i _ run for the presidency. my name is jimmy carter and i are - isjimmy carter and i are running for president. cheering and applause he campaigned on a pledge to bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i.

bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly _ watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... - watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... it i carter, do solemnly swear... it was a presidency that would be marked by one lasting foreign policy high and marred by a number of lows. in 1979, joining hands with israeli prime minister and egypt's anwar sadat, sealing the camp david peace accords, was his finest hour. it is still america's most significant peacemaking moment in the middle east. 50 peacemaking moment in the middle east.— peacemaking moment in the middle east. so let us now lay aside war, _ middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let _ middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let us _ middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let us now- middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let us now reward l aside war, let us now reward all the children of abraham, who hungerfor a comprehensive who hunger for a comprehensive peace who hungerfor a comprehensive peace in the middle east. pit peace in the middle east. at home, he was an environmental pioneer, preserving huge tracts of lands in alaska and even installing solar panels at the white house. applause and an ardent feminist, he encouraged his wife to set up and run her own office in the white house, appointed women to his administration and declared women's rights are the fight of

my life. but an energy crisis or long lines at the pumps, while inflation was rising sharply. his administration seemed listless, ill—equipped to cope. worse would follow with the iranian revolution and the interminable hostage crisis that followed at the us embassy in tehran. 52 americans were being held and the commander—in—chief seemed out of his depth. a botched rescue attempt left eight americans dead. against that background, there was no way he was going to win the election. in the event, his loss to ronald reagan in 1980 was crushing. butjimmy carter was not about to disappear quietly into a gilded corporate post presidential life. he brought his prestigious energy to human rights issues, setting up the carter centre in atlanta, campaigning across the world for democracy and justice. 22

years after leaving office, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his efforts.— prize for his efforts. one, everybody- _ prize for his efforts. one, everybody. morning! - prize for his efforts. one, everybody. morning! in. prize for his efforts. one, - everybody. morning! in planes georiia, everybody. morning! in planes georgia, he — everybody. morning! in planes georgia, he carried _ everybody. morning! in planes georgia, he carried on - everybody. morning! in planes georgia, he carried on leading| georgia, he carried on leading bible classes. only when he was past 90 would he tell a news conference with his trademark humour, dignity and humility and without a shred of self—pity, that cancer had spread to his brain. i self-pity, that cancer had spread to his brain. i think! have been _ spread to his brain. i think! have been as _ spread to his brain. i think! have been as blessed - spread to his brain. i think! have been as blessed as - spread to his brain. i think i| have been as blessed as any human being in the world, with becoming the president of the united states of america and the work at the carter centre and everything has been blessed for me, so i am thankful. but jimmy carter— for me, so i am thankful. but jimmy carter carried - for me, so i am thankful. but jimmy carter carried on his work in the us and around the world, busy trying to make a difference right up to the very end. at his side for 77 years, jimmy cartersaid of end. at his side for 77 years, jimmy carter said of his wife, rosalind, she was my equal partner in everything. in their twilight, president biden made

the pilgrimage to georgia to thank them both for their lifetime of public service. and when rosalind died, her husband made a rare trip out of hospice care to pay his final loving respects. jimmy carter's legacy has been hotly debated and often revised, but few would dispute that america's longest lived president gave, in his own words, his very best. that's the former president of the united states, jimmy carter, who has passed away at the age of 100. we first got confirmation of his deaf of his death by a statement from the x speed of the carter centre, saying, ourfounder, former us presidentjimmy carter, passed away this afternoon in planes

georgia. so let me take you through a more detailed statement that has come from the carter centre and family. jimmy carter, 39th president of the united states and winner of the united states and winner of the 2002 nobel peace prize, died peacefully sunday the 29th of december at his home in plains, georgia, at his home, surrounded by his family. he was 100, the longest lived president in us history. president in us history. president carter is survived by his children, jack, chip, jeff and amy, 11 grandchildren and 14 and amy, 11 grandchildren and 11! great—grandchildren. he was preceded in death by his wife of 77 years, rosalind smith carter, who died on the 19th of november 2023, and one grandchild. my father was a hero, not only to me, but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish

love, said chip carter. this is the former president's son. my brothers, sister and i shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. the world is our family because of the way he brought people together and we thank you for honouring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs. there will be public observances in atlanta and washington, dc, followed by a private interment in plains, georgia, the final arrangements for president carter's state funeral including all public events and motorcade routes, are still pending. so there we have a statement from the carter centre and his son, his children, chip carter speaking on behalf of the family. let's talk now to rowan bridge in

washington, dc. hello. jimmy carter has passed away at 100 years old. tell us more about how this is being reported in the united states.— how this is being reported in the united states. yes, jimmy carter was _ the united states. yes, jimmy carter was the _ the united states. yes, jimmy carter was the democratic - carter was the democratic president of the united states from 1976 to 1980. he took over from 1976 to 1980. he took over from gerald ford, a republican who himself had taken off in the wake of watergate and so jimmy carter came into office and really has presidency was marked by highs and lows. perhaps the greatest success jimmy carter had was negotiating the camp david accords, the peace agreement between egypt and israel during his presidency. and that foreign policy success was perhaps his greatest triumph, but his presidency was also marked by economic crisis, a spike in oil prices at what we would today perhaps call a cost of watergate and so jimmy

carter came into office and really his presidency was marked by highs and lows. perhaps the greatest success jimmy carter had was negotiating the camp david accords, the peace agreement between egypt and israel during his presidency. and that foreign policy success was perhaps his greatest triumph, but his presidency was also marked by economic crisis, a spike in oil prices at what we would today perhaps call a cost—of—living crisis and that really affected his ratings with the public. he was seen to be adrift at the wheel and there was a sort of sense of malaise around his presidency. and also there was the iranian hostage crisis in iran, where americans were held hostage, and a botched rescue attempt which left eight americans dead, which really damage his reputation in the public eye and he lost in 1982 the republican, ronald reagan, in quite a significant defeat. but in some ways, jimmy carter kinda rehabilitated his reputation, if you like, or he was the model for what a post—presidency could be. he set up the carter centre and from there went on to work on peace around world and democracy and election monitoring around the world and won a nobel peace prize for his efforts. he has, in some ways, been a model for others, if you think of the likes of the clinton foundation, for example, of what a post—presidency could be and what you could do, having left

office. in some ways, jimmy carter's legacy is