he helped eradicate disease notjust at home but around the world. at the white house the stars and stripes is flying at half—mast in honour of the 39th president. a national day of mourning will take place onjanuary the 9th. in other news today: local media in argentina report that five people have been charged in connection with the death of one direction star, liam payne. and an emergency safety inspection of all planes is ordered in south korea following the nation's worst aviation disaster in decades. hello. i'm nicky schiller. tributes are being paid from around the world to the former us president and nobel peace prize winner, jimmy carter, who's died at the age of 100. he was the peanut farmer

who became the most powerful man in the world, serving one term as president from 1977 to 1981. he is the longest—lived american leader. as president he brokered a landmark peace accord between egypt and israel. but was hampered at home by a failing economy and a disastrous attempt to free american hostages seized in iran. his bid for a second term ended in a landslide defeat to ronald reagan. in later life he became a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognised with a nobel peace prize in 2002. this is the scene live in washington dc where the flag at the white house is flying at half mast. president biden led tributes tojimmy carter saying america and the world had lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. whilst president—elect donald trump said americans owed carter a "debt of gratitude". mr biden confirmed that

the former president would receive a state funeral and declared january 9th as america's national day of mourning forjimmy carter. we will assess jimmy carter's legacy shortly but first, our senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue looks back at his life. as a candidate and as a president, i'll never tell a lie. that was 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 deep south in plains, georgia. james earl carter cut short a promising naval career to return home after the death of his father. he turned the family business around. growing peanuts made jimmy 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 isjimmy carter, and i'm running for president. he campaigned on a pledge to bind america's wounds after watergate and vietnam. i, jimmy 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 menachem begin and egypt's anwar sadat, sealing the camp david peace accords was his finest hour. it's still america's most significant peacemaking moment in the middle east. so let us now lay aside war, let us now reward all the children of abraham who hungerfor a comprehensive peace in the middle east. at home, he was an environmental pioneer, preserving huge tracts of land

in alaska and even installing solar panels at the white house. 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 saw long lines at the pumps, while inflation was rising sharply and 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 re—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. morning, everybody. good morning. in plains, georgia, he carried on leading bible study 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 think i have been as blessed as any human being in the world with having become the president of the united states of america and the work of the carter centre, and everything's been a blessing for me, so i'm thankful. butjimmy 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 carter said of his wife, rosalynn, "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 rosalynn 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. well, president biden led the tributes tojimmy carter. here's some of what he had to say in a televised address. america and the world, in my

view, lost a remarkable leader. he was a statesman, a humanitarian. andjill and i lost a dearfriend. i've been hanging out withjimmy carter for over 50 years, it dawned on me, and i had countless conversations with him over those years, and i always will be proud to say that he used to kid me about it, that i was the first national figure to endorse him in 1976 when he ran for president. there was an overwhelming reason for it, his character. what i find extraordinary aboutjimmy carter, though, is that millions of people all around the world, all over the world, feel they lost a friend as well, even though they never met him. and that's becausejimmy carter lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds. just look at his life, his life's work. he worked to eradicate disease notjust at home, but around the world. he forged peace, advanced civil

rights, human rights, promoted free and fair elections around the world. he built housing for the homeless with his own hands. and his compassion and moral clarity lifted people up and changed lives and saved lives all over the globe. jimmy carter wasjust as courageous in his battle against cancer as he was in everything in his life. earlier, i spoke to cbs correspondent nicole valdes on the reactions tojimmy carters passing. president—elect donald trump one of several who have spoken sincejimmy carter's passing just saying that former president carter did everything in his power to improve the lives of americans and for that we owe him a debt of gratitude. we also heard from former president george w bush who noted that carter dignified the office, and former president barack 0bama said

he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice and service. what do you think the legacy will be ofjimmy carter, both as a president and also his time out of office? it really has been the topic of conversation is that so many remember him not only during his one term in office but since leaving office. a lot of people remember his global humanitarian efforts, it is what the carter centre behind me is based on, the human rights advocacy group year that still to this day works with the president's thoughts in mind here. but during his term, a lot of people remember how he was elected, starting out as the peanut farmer and then becoming a naval officer then governor of georgia, a rare resume if you will for the presidency at the time.

and there was a lot going on at the time that led to the tumultuous events not only prior to his presidency, during and of course thereafter. i went around the carter centre when i visited atlanta and you get a sense of how much he did, he was an environmentalist, he brought solar panels to the white house, civil rights campaigner, feminist. he had so much to him that often a lot of people did not realise. he was clearly beloved and i think there are a lot of people here in the state of georgia alone that have made that very clear. it has been just over 12 hours since they announced his passing but we are already seeing a growing memorial of flowers and messages here at the carter centre, some simply saying we love you.

people have spoken to us who remembered voting for him, he may have been one of the first presidents they recall voting for when they were old enough to do so. this is certainly a day many people will remember for a very long time. present biden announced a state funeral. it looks like that is scheduled for later on in the new year onjanuary the 9th, a state funeralforformer presidentjimmy carter. but there are other services we are waiting for detail on, one here at the carter centre, before he is laid out his final resting place in plains, georgia. among the many international tributes, china's president xi jinping offered his condolences over the death ofjimmy carter, saying the former us president was the driving force behind the establishment of diplomatic

ties between the two countries more than a0 years ago. this is what chinese foreign ministry spokesperson mao ning had to say: china expresses its deep condolences on china expresses its deep condolences on the china expresses its deep condolences on the passing china expresses its deep condolences on the passing of former united states president jimmy carter. the former united states president jimmy carter-— jimmy carter. the former president _ jimmy carter. the former president carter - jimmy carter. the former president carter was - jimmy carter. the former president carter was the | president carter was the driving force behind the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and the united states and made important contributions to development of china united states relations and event the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. we appreciate this. we appreciate this. let's speak to professor michael cox, an associate fellow for the us and the americas programme at chatham house.1. at chatham house. how would you assess president carter's legacy? much has been said by the previous speakers. i suppose the one thing i would emphasise more is notjust what he did after he was president, upon which he did a great deal, as

we know. it also what he did as president and i think we have got to actually make the point that he was a tapper president and he sometimes portrayed as being. a much more realist president and he was portrayed as being. take two policies which he pursued. human rights. good in its own right. 0n the other hand, this was very much directed against the soviet union to put the soviet union on the back foot and also it was mentioned on the other clip, the recognition of china. we talk a lot about what he did in the middle east but that formal recognition of china in 1979 was a huge step forward and i would also make one final point, quickly. we actually began the big military build—up in 1978 which then ronald reagan accelerated a new 19805 so he was a tough—minded president as well as being a very decent human being. i suppose we have heard a lot of the tribute5 suppose we have heard a lot of the tributes and one of the things that a lot of people bring out is that camp david,

ju5t bring out is that camp david, just how that time was that? to what has happened since and the middle east?— middle east? look at what is happening — middle east? look at what is happening in _ middle east? look at what is happening in the _ middle east? look at what is happening in the middle - middle east? look at what is j happening in the middle east middle east? look at what is i happening in the middle east at the moment. whatever has happened to peace? it is true. it was a huge step forward and, by the way, the president took the biggest ri5k there. the egyptian pre5ident. and remember what happened to him. he was assassinated by those who opposed that peace deal with israel so you could say he laid the foundation of a peace process but that peace process has never been fully realised ever since.— ever since. and one of the thing is. — ever since. and one of the thing is. if _ ever since. and one of the thing is, if we _ ever since. and one of the thing is, if we look, - ever since. and one of the thing is, if we look, the i thing is, if we look, the domestic, two things that meant dome5tic, two things that meant he would not win the election that ronald reagan did. 0ne he would not win the election that ronald reagan did. one was the economy and the other was how he handled that iran hostage cri5i5. how he handled that iran hostage crisis.— how he handled that iran hostage crisis. yes. i mean, that was _ hostage crisis. yes. i mean, that was an _ hostage crisis. yes. i mean, that was an impossible - that was an impossible situation for him, really. it went on and on. i remember it very well, watching the tv

every night. the ho5tage5 being held in the us embassy. humiliation for the united states and, of course, not very long after that, of course, we had the invasion of afghanistan. so he was on a no winner. it was a losing situation plu5 winner. it was a losing situation plus the economy was going bad. and ronald reagan, ju5t going bad. and ronald reagan, just to add another point. he was an excellent candidate. sunny and optimistic. whereas carter alway5 sunny and optimistic. whereas carter always seem to be talking about the problems facing america and the difficulties facing america, ronald reagan 5miled nicely to the camera and said it is going to be morning time in america. and dip it in help you be defined what former us presidents do. because a lot before him would go after dinner 5peaking before him would go after dinner speaking and write a book but he changed perceptions of what a former us president doe5. of what a former us president does. ., , , ., , ~ of what a former us president does. ., , ,., , ~ ., does. 0h, absolutely. and that is why there — does. 0h, absolutely. and that is why there are _ does. 0h, absolutely. and that is why there are so _ does. 0h, absolutely. and that is why there are so much - is why there are so much emphasis notjust on when he was president, think they should be more discussion of that, by the way, as i've

already emphasised. but also what he did after. he is the best ex—president united states be5t ex—president united states has already had. the good things he did on environment, human rights, women's rights. the number of things he got involved in full to peace negotiations. even in korea in the 19905 i remember carter and his group there tried to play at least a role there. so it looks like the best ex—president the united states ever had. and he leaves a legacy and hopefully some other presidents in the future will follow his example. though i have my doubts.— follow his example. though i have my doubts. thank you very much for your— have my doubts. thank you very much for your time. _ thank you very much for your time. and there are many more tributes to jimmy carter, along with a look back at his life, on the bbc news website and app. including one from the nobel prize committee don't normally comment when a recipient, and of course he got the nobel peace prize, dies. they have today and you can beat that on the bbc news website or app. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

to south korea now, and the investigation into the nation's wor5t aviation disaster in decades. the acting president has visited the crash site, and has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, a day after the plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. the pilot of the jet is believed to have radioed air traffic control to say the aircraft had suffered a bird 5trike, shortly before crash landing and exploding. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes updated me from the airport in muan. a bit more information today, particularly from the transport ministry, saying that there was that distre55 call, that the pilot did call an emergency before trying to land, and had said there had been some kind of bird 5trike. strike. now, bird strike is when

a plane flie5 through a flock of birds and some of the birds get ingested into the engines, and they can then cause the engines to stall, or indeed to flame out, to lose power. and that in the final, you know, if you're in final approach to to a runway, that can cause a very dangerous situation, but it doesn't normally end up in this sort of crash. so its apparent that there are more factors involved here. why did the plane land without deploying its landing gear? why was it a belly landing? why was it landing so fast? why did it land halfway down the runway at speed, meaning there was really no room for it to slow down before it hit the5e obstacles at the end of the runway and then burst into flames. so this investigation is going to be very difficult. they have recovered the flight recorders. that's the voice, the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. tho5e will be key to understanding what happened in the last minutes of the flight and trying to piece together exactly what happened. but we're in very early stages

of that investigation, as you said in your introduction, 5till reallyju5t recovering bodies and human remains from the scene behind me here. and what about the families who are waiting for that information and that dna detail to be able to confirm, i suppose, that their loved ones had died. yeah. it's a very, very, very terrible 5cene in5ide the airport terminal where you can hear wail5 of people. you go inside the terminal, you can hearfamily members wailing. the angui5h is still very, very raw, very, very real. but there's also been, i think, anger growing today from the relatives. they've been demanding to know more, to have answers, and also to be able to see the bodies of their relatives. we there, in5ide there, there was 5houting from people at officials today, and that gives you a sense of

the tension that there is here and the real visceral sense of loss, which you can quite understand. this was a plane full of families. the oldest person we understand was in their 805. the youngest was three years old. these were families who had gone on holiday to thailand to have a lovely time coming home. and it ended in this terrible, terrible way. and their relatives understandably want to know what happened. how was it that this flight took off from bangkok? perfectly fine. flew all the way back here to south korea. apparently nothing untoward happening. and then just in the last few minutes, as it came into land, a whole series of factors seem to have unravelled. we don't know how and led to this tragedy. let 5 get some of the day's other news now. dominique pelicot, the ex—husband of gisele pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating and committing mass rape5 against his wife while she was drugged, has decided not to appeal his sentence. at least 17 other men found guilty alongside him have said they will appeal. thi5

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, says his government aims to rebuild areas damaged by cyclone chido within two years. mr bayrou was speaking during a visit to the french indian territory, two weeks after it was devastated by the storm. president emmanuel macron wa5 heckled when he visited earlier this month, by locals dissatisfied with the response to the emergency. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. the government is asking youtube and other video sharing sites to help direct children to higher quality content. with children's media habit5 changing rapidly, the culture secretary li5a nandy says she wants to start a dialogue with services that are winning the battle for their attention. in an interview with radio 4's today programme, she stopped short of talking about regulation for children's programmes online, but called for sites to engage in dialogue with the government. we'd much preferfor them to work with us to make sure

that children are able to see and find high quality content much more easily. there's something great about youtube, it's democratising. you know, you've got these people who can start their careers from their bedroom5 and suddenly become global superstars, to make a living out of something that they couldn't have done otherwise and we're very well aware of that but there is a balance to be struck here to make sure that children can find that really good quality content. weather warnings for rain, snow and wind gusts of up to 70mph have been issued for parts of the uk on new year's eve and new year's day. yellow warnings are in place for northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland from tuesday before extending across most of the uk on wednesday. 0ur weather presenter matt taylorjoined me earlier, and warned: be prepared for some rain, wind and snow. last week, of course, we were plagued by fog across england and wales. we're changing the weather patterns now to something much more turbulent,

and that's why we're going to clear the fog, but we're going to see subsequent areas of low pressure, one that's with us at the moment, another one through new year's eve, and then another one is going to come in as we go through into new year's day as well. and so these are going to be moving their way southwards stage by stage, and each one is going to bring bouts of strong winds, some heavy rain and also potentially some snow as well. now, if ijust take you through the warnings, it really explains what's happening out there, because we've already got some today. today it's rain and snow in scotland, mainly in northern areas, but some strong winds on transpennine routes. the yellow area there, just in the north of england, winds gusting 50—60 mph. into new year's eve, it's still the northern half of the country, could affect some transport and power disruption. strongest of the winds, i think, is going to be the biggest impact in parts of northern england, northern ireland. and then for new year's day it all heads further southwards and snow could be the added feature too. so briefly, where needs to worry most? i think greatest risk of worry is probably parts

of northern ireland, northern england for the strength of the wind, and then potentially snow as well, as we go into new year's day. just a case of exactly where that snow falls. and briefly, does it get any better? it does. i can offer you some optimism, by the time we get to thursday and friday, sunshine is back. full forecast on the bbc weather website or app. stay with us here on bbc news plenty more in the tributes that are being paid tojimmy carter he has died at the age of 100. hello. another big week of travel out there this week and potentially some more disruptive weather. not fog this time, turn quieter but strengthening winds for the next three days to take us into wednesday, new year's day, of course. also heavy rain and even

a little bit of snow for some, before things turn quieter, sunnier, but also much colder later in the week. it is this stripe of cloud which extends to the mid—atlantic which will continue to pile in and pulses. the first pulse of persistent rain earlier today has cleared through. further outbreaks of rain for southern scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, where we will see some very strong and gusty winds on the tops of the pennines, maybe up to around 60mph. cold air in place in the far north of scotland, generally mild elsewhere. plenty of cloud, but at least dry with some brightness across many parts of england and wales. the cold air in place. for scotland, more snow on the mountains tonight. more heavy rain for many, though, giving rise to the risk of yet further flooding. turning wet again too in northern ireland. temperatures for most will be frost—free, the exception being in shetland. for new year's eve, it's going to be a day that gets windier and windier. largely dry for a good part of central and southern england and wales to begin with. outbreaks of rain for scotland, northern ireland, turning to brighter weather.

showery conditions, but outbreaks of heavy rain through the afternoon and into the evening across northern england and north and west wales. it's along this central swathe we'll see some very strong and gusty winds. those outbreaks of rain sit across parts of northern england, the midlands and wales as we head towards midnight. quite wintry in the far north of scotland, but for some of the major cities, if you're out celebrating at any of the planned events, at least, as midnight strikes, ithink edinburgh, belfast and probably london should be dry. then, as we go into new year's day itself, watching where this area of low pressure goes and how deeply it develops because we're going to see some heavy rain on it. strongest winds to the south, but on the northern edge, that could be across parts of wales, northern england, maybe southern scotland or northern ireland, there is the potential for a spell of snow, as well. further snow showers, though, in the north of scotland. they will be cold, gusty, northerly winds. it's south—westerly mild ones towards the south where they will be gusting 50mph or 60mph quite easily.

it is going to be potentially disruptive through new year's day. a5 for new year's day, it turns colder from the north. then, for the rest of the week, sunshine is back, but so is night—time frost.

this is bbc news, this is bbc news, the headlines... the headlines... tributes from across the world tributes from across the world are being paid to the former us are being paid to the former us president and nobel peace prize president and nobel peace prize winner, jimmy carter, who's five people have been winner, jimmy carter, who's died at the age of 100. died at the age of 100. president biden called him president biden called him a man of principle, a man of principle, faith and humility, faith and humility, while president—elect donald while president—elect donald trump says americans owe carter trump says americans owe carter a debt of gratitude. a debt of gratitude.

local media in argentina report local media in argentina report five people have been charged in connection with the death of 0ne direction star liam payne. south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's planes, following sunday's deadly crash. investigations are continuing into the cause of the incident which left 179 people dead.