this is bbc news, the headlines: greiving families call for more answers, as they await the release of their loved ones�* remains following sunday's deadly plane crash in south korea. tributes are continuing to be paid tojimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states, and winner of the nobel peace prize, after his death aged 100. reports from argentina say five people have been charged in connection with the death of one direction star liam payne. and the united nations warns the world is enduring a climate breakdown, with all ten of the hottest years on record taking place in the last decade.

more now on the death of former us president jimmy carter at the age of 100. he won the 1976 election, achieved diplomatic success in the middle east, but was hampered at home by a failing economy. he later forged a career as an international statesman, winning the nobel peace prize for helping eradicate diseases in some of the poorest parts of the world. let's speak to cbs correspondent ed 0'keefe, who's in west palm beach, florida. close, of course, to president trump off base at mar—a—lago, what is the president—elect saying about this news about jimmy carter? well, these are two presidents who didn't necessarily say eye to eye am just about anything, but in a series of social media posts late sunday night, the president—elect was quite effusive in his praise, saying in part that while they strongly disagreed, the late president worked hard to make

america a better place, and for that i give him my highest respect. president—elect trump was someone who rarely found himself in agreement with president carter, but for perhaps a few times, and carter was one of those who raised questions about the results of the 2020... will raised questions about the 2016 election, and then of course parted ways with him on the results of the 2020 election. carter had made clear that he would be voting, as he did earlier this year, for vice president harris in that election, so no fan of trump's politics, so notable that the president—elect was kind and effusive in his remarks last night. effusive in his remarks last niuht. a, effusive in his remarks last niuht. , , ., effusive in his remarks last niuht. , ., , night. more broadly, what is the reaction _ night. more broadly, what is the reaction across - night. more broadly, what is the reaction across the - night. more broadly, what is. the reaction across the united states? 0bviously, the reaction across the united states? obviously, we have had reaction around the world from former leaders, politicians and prime ministers across the world, and i wasjust looking at a clip of a restaurateur from jamie carter's hometown in

georgia, who described him as notjust georgia, who described him as not just the georgia, who described him as notjust the president of georgia, who described him as not just the president of the united states but the world's president, so the great and the good commenting on his death, give us a sense of the wider reaction in the us.- reaction in the us. well, to that idea — reaction in the us. well, to that idea that _ reaction in the us. well, to that idea that he _ reaction in the us. well, to that idea that he is - reaction in the us. well, to that idea that he is the - that idea that he is the president of the world, it is notable that president biden in declaring next thursday a national day of mourning, encouraged people around the world to pay tribute to tim —— carter what is expected to be the day of a state funeral. it is one of those rare opportunities to see all the living former presidents and their spouses in one place, and we have seen notable comments from his successes, for example bill clinton, now the only american present alive to have served in the 20th century, he

said that carter works tirelessly for a better, fairer world. george w bush, with whom carter had serious disagreements in the post 9/11 world, said his predecessor was a man of deeply held convictions, and bush said that he dignify the office. barack 0bama noted that carter had promised to always tell the truth, and he did, advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. but the relationship between president biden and president carter perhaps the most meaningful, politically and personally, because when the georgia governor was running for president back in 1975 and 1976, most democrats scoffed at the idea that a peanut farmer could be elected president, but the only senator to have endorsed jimmy carter at the time was the young senator from delaware, joe biden, and it led to a friendship that lasted more than five decades, last night biden pointed out that when his son died several years ago, the carterfamily when his son died several years ago, the carter family were especially concerned with the fate of the biden family and

remained in close touch. so a real arc of american and presidential history, but perhaps the history of the democratic party, to see him down just days before democratic party, to see him downjust days before president biden steps down. polite in terms of his legacy, will chiefly be remembered not so much for his _ chiefly be remembered not so much for his time _ chiefly be remembered not so much for his time in _ chiefly be remembered not so much for his time in the - chiefly be remembered not so| much for his time in the white house but what he did in the years iii house but what he did in the ea - ., y house but what he did in the ea - ., , , , house but what he did in the ea ., , house but what he did in the ea ., years if only because so many americans — years if only because so many americans only _ years if only because so many americans only know- years if only because so many americans only know him - years if only because so many americans only know him as i years if only because so many| americans only know him as a former president, no him for his work with the group that builds homes for the poor, for the work you did in africa, the middle east and latin america to observe elections and make sure that democracy and make sure that democracy and make sure that democracy endured, and for being a critical voice against genocide and war and poverty around the world. yes, ultimately, that and the fact that he had such a long marriage with his late wife rosalynn, more than 70 years, and some of the tips and tricks of how they did it all something that many americans

and people around the world would marvel at, because it was the longest presidential marriage, and anyone can marvel at more than 75 years. but certainly, as he is remembered in the coming days, it will be a focus on his work as a private citizen, in his presidency, giving back the panama canal to panama, and the fact that previous to that he had been in the navy, he was one of the few us military veterans to serve us present. thank you very much, ed. == veterans to serve us present. thank you very much, ed. -- to serve as — thank you very much, ed. -- to serve as president. _ in 2014, president carter spoke to the bbc�*s katty kay. they discussed the russian invasion of crimea and his new book highlighting discrimination against women. but they began with the middle east and whether president barack 0bama was, at that time, making enough progress towards peace. i want to start by asking you about the middle east peace process, i wonder if you think this process has been engaged

enough at a personal level in the peace process? secretary kerry accepted there are limits to what he can do, he suggested you could take a horse to water but cannot force it to drink. if the president whim or possibly engage, do you think we could get more progress? i do, and not only this president, but all previous presidents. i was as deeply engaged as i could possibly get, maybe excessively so. but president clinton made a noble effort. but he only started about the last, i think, six months of his administration when he was on the way out. and president 0bama made a good start in cairo when he announced that there would be no more settlements in palestinian territory and that the 1967 borders would prevail. that was a very wonderful start. but he backed down away from that for then, for the next three years or so, untiljohn kerry came along. you had one of the few bright spots with the camp david accords in the last few decades

of the middle east peace process. back then, in 1978, would you ever have thought we would have made so little progress 35 years later? no. i thought it was a foregone conclusion that we would have peace between israel and egypt permanently, which we have not. not a single word of the peace treaty has ever been violated, and i thought that we would have palestinian rights guaranteed as well, because the entire international community agreed with that. has it been a failure of american policy? well, i wouldn't say... i wouldn't try to allege that other presidents have failed, but i know that president reagan didn't take much interest in it. he dealt with it spasmodically, and other things were more important to him. and most of the other presidents since then have only paid brief attention to that crucial issue. so i would say that in general, but not singling out anyone, that all of the presidents could have done more to bring peace to israel, which means that you have to bring peace to the immediate

neighbours as well. a year after the camp david accords 1979, the soviet union invades afghanistan.— again, during your presidency, there has been a lot of discussion in the last few months of whether we are returning to the cold war with russia's annexation of crimea. how is this similar, and how is this different? well, i think that the taking of crimea by russia was a foregone conclusion. there's nothing that the western nations could have done to prevent putin from moving his military forces into crimea, because the russians have always considered that crimea was part of russia. when i was president and even before that, and i think about 75% of the crimean people consider themselves to be part of russia. so that was no way to change that. but i think now we have the same situation that i faced when i was in the white house in christmas week, as a matter of fact, of 1979,

when the soviets invaded afghanistan, i took very strong action. i withdrew my ambassador, broke diplomatic relations with russia. i declared an embargo against russia as well. i began to arm the freedom fighters in afghanistan so they could repel the russian invaders. and i announced to brezhnev that if he went any further than he had already gone, that i would respond militarily with all the weapons that we had at our disposal. and that was the end of the soviet invasion. i want to ask you about your book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power. it's a thesis on how women are mistreated, by religions in many instances. and i think a lot of people would immediately think of islam.

but you write in the book that it's not confined to islam, that women are subjugated in many religions around the world. well, i wouldn't. . . it's notjust religions, because there are a lot of abuses of women that have nothing to do with religion. for instance, in the united states, we pay women 23% less than men for the same work. and of the fortune 500 companies, 500, only 21 have women ceos, and they get about 40% less than men. and sexual abuse on university campuses is rampant, and it's very seldom reported by girls who are raped. or the rapists punished. and the same thing happens in the us military. so it's notjust religion, but i think that sometimes the misinterpretation of religious scriptures do give some men the assurance belief across religions. across religions? yeah, across. president carter, you also write that this... and you have said that this is, you think,

the most important book that you have written. i don't think it, i know it. it's the most important subject that's not addressed adequately on earth. the horrendous abuse of girls and women in every country on earth is a worse crime that's being committed against humanity, and it's almost always ignored or not addressed adequately. and my hope is that this book will at least bring attention to that subject i've just addressed this morning. as a matter of fact, a letter to all of the heads of nations in the world to send all of them a copy of the book. and i hope that within their own countries they will see we can do something about this problem. presidentjimmy carter talking to a katty kay ten years ago, fascinating to hear some of that interview again. 2025 is likely to be a pivotal

yearfor the war in ukraine, with russia continuing to make advances on the battlefield, and president—elect donald trump soon to take office promising to finish the war. it is a time of great uncertainty for the countr, and opinion polls suggest that more ukrainians may be looking for an end to the fighting. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from dnipro in eastern ukraine. this is where some of the fiercest fighting has been taking place near the eastern front. this drone footage shows ukrainian forces still resisting, but they're slowly being surrounded. nearby, a mortar team has been trying to slow the russian advance. not your average soldiers. a group of non—conformist friends. they call themselves anarchists. how many winters have you done? is this your third?— we meet at a safe house in a respite from the fighting. they know donald trump wants to bring an end to the war. the question, after nearly

three years of fighting, can they really carry on? would you prefer to start negotiating, or would you prefer to keep fighting? i prefer to keep fighting. we need just to go on and try to do our best. and carry on fighting. yes. how long are you prepared to fight for? as long as it takes. they still train when resting. they say it keeps them motivated, even though they're losing ground. if we're losing, i'm still willing to fight, because, like, if you don't try, then you most certainly will lose. and, like, at least i'll die trying to win. this is the price of that defiance. the numbers wounded and killed. donald trump has called that cost astronomical. at this one field hospital, injust one hour, another dozen wounded arrive. the surgeon called it

a quiet night. even ukraine admits that it's suffered more than 400,000 casualties. that includes killed and injured. russia even more. and it's the sheer scale of those casualties that's prompting the questions as to how much longer this war can go on. there are signs of war fatigue. this charity, which helps transport the critically injured, says international donations are drying up. signs too that the public are war—weary. at a theatre in dnipro, they pause to remember the dead. but they're also looking for normality in abnormal times. 0pinion polls suggest increasing support for negotiations. no, no, no. translation: there is no easy answer. a lot of our soldiers have been killed. they fought for something, for our territories. but i want the war to end.

translation: unfortunately, there are fewer of us. - we're getting some help, but it's not enough. that's why we have to sit down and negotiate. they sing. some of the strongest voices for a ceasefire come from those who've been forced to flee. these women all want one. they're in temporary accommodation. their homes are now in occupied territory. but ukraine will have to sacrifice some of its land if there's to be an end to this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, dnipro. we arejust we are just hearing that russia and ukraine carried out a prisoner swap on monday, with each side freeing around 150 prisoners of war. it said the russian captives had been

released on belarussian released on bela russian territory released on belarussian territory and would be transferred to russia. the statement added that the united arab emirates had served as mediator in brokering the deal. the united nations says the world has endured a decade of unprecedented heat, with the ten hottest years on record happening in the last ten years. the world meteorological organisation said climate change played out on an almost daily basis with extreme weather events including floods, cyclones and droughts. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called for action to cut emissions and switch to renewable energy. in 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by dramatically slashing emissions and supporting the transition to a renewable future. it is essential, and it is possible. i see hope in activists, young and old, raising their voices for progress. i see hope in the humanitarian heroes overcoming enormous obstacles to support the most vulnerable people.

i see hope in developing countries fighting for financial and climate justice. i see hope in the scientists and innovators breaking new ground for humanity. and i saw hope in september when world leaders came together to adopt the pact for the future. the welsh government says it will push ahead with plans for a visitor tax, due to be introduced in 2027, despite opposition from the tourism industry. this new tax will mean an extra £1.25 per person per night for everyone using hotels, guest houses and self—catering accommodation, or 75p each for campsites and hostels. it will be up to individual councils if the choose to introduce the charge or not. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. packed in summer, peaceful as winter washes in, pembrokeshire draws around a million overnight visitors every year. come in and have a look.

for helen, they are a lifeline. her self—catering cottage is just off the coast. she's worried what customers will think if her county decides to tax tourists. it's giving the impression that we don't want people to come in. it's almost as if to say, you know, you've got to really pay a lot to come and see us, to come here and enjoy the countryside and what we offer. and i think we should be welcoming people more, making it more beneficial for them to come in. she's not the only one that's vexed. rob runs alpaca trekking trips on his farm, alongside a glamping site. in a competitive field, he thinks the price conscious will wander elsewhere. the climate we're in, an extra £20 a week could be, i'm not saying it would be, but could be enough for them to go to another county. and you're worried you'll lose out? possibly, yeah. of course, if we've got less people coming into the county, less people are staying, less revenue for us.

and obviously then, percentage—wise, less people are coming walking the alpacas also. wales isn't going it alone on this. a similar levy is on the way in scotland. and places like manchester already have a city visitor charge. but there is concern thatjust the idea of taxing tourism may put some people off and push them elsewhere. it will be up to councils if they want to impose the charge and receive the cash. the welsh government doesn't believe the levy will be a deterrent. visitor levies are very common in other parts of the world, and they're becoming increasingly common in the united kingdom as well. and the hard empirical evidence is that visitor levies do not change people's minds as far as where they choose to spend their holidays. so what about those who have chosen the town of tenby for a winter break? to be honest, i don't think it would make the slightest bit of difference to us. we travel a lot. we go to lots of places where

we get charged a tourist tax, especially over in europe. so we're happy to pay. it wouldn't put me off at all. £1.25 per night, £2.50 a couple i wouldn't put me off visiting at all. - terrible, everywhere is terrible. but they all want money. they're all after our money. how that money will be spent is another concern for the tourist industry. nervous of what may lie on the horizon in the years ahead. hywel griffith, bbc news, tenby. the italian city of venice introduced a tax earlier this year to try deal with the vast numbers of tourists, so how is the tax working, and what lessons might wales take from the italian experience? lets speak now to sebastian fagarazzi, co—founder of venezia autentica — a company that direct tourists to local businesses in venice and advises tourists on the tourist tax.

we think your backdrop might win the prize for best backdrop of the day so far, probably the whole day! tell us, how is the tax working out in venice? well, it is a bit difficult to understand, because these since the day tripping tax, not an overnight tax, which started in 2011 already, this is a tax for people who are coming to venice and not staying overnight, to be fair, if you look at the city budget, well, it had a 25% loss, in the sense that the amount of money it cost was three million and it generated 2.25 million in revenue. so it didn't really support the city's economy. when it comes to discouraging people from visiting, the first ten days when it was applied in 2024, we measured that actually the previous year there were fewer people in the same time frame.

so it doesn't seem to have played a huge impact there either. but this year it is going to be reinforced, they will double the number of days, from 29 days to 59 days, they will also potentially double the cost, raising it from 5 euros per person to 10 euros per person, but it is still possible to visit with 5 euros if one books with at least 96 hours in advance, four days in advance. now, we will have to slowly keep on observing how it impacts the city, because we have to face the fact that two room is a complex sector and there is no blueprint on how to manage all the tourism... find manage all the tourism... and as in so many _ manage all the tourism... and as in so many locations, - as in so many locations, sebastian, venice obviously needs to rest, but at the same time the authorities want to manage the flow of those tourists into the city. what do

you think the key experiences are from this year so far, and what key pieces of advice could you give to the authorities in wales who are going ahead with introducing a tax there in 2027? i introducing a tax there in 2027? , ., ~ , 2027? i believe that the key takeaway — 2027? i believe that the key takeaway is _ 2027? i believe that the key takeaway is in _ 2027? i believe that the key takeaway is in general, - 2027? | believe that the key| takeaway is in general, when managing tourists, clarity, communicating with local stakeholders as to what the goals are of new laws, of new norms, and also having a long—term goal. so making sure that what we're doing today is notjust that what we're doing today is not just something that that what we're doing today is notjust something that is going to be useful for the next six months or a couple of years, but we have to make sure to preserve the long—term values this nation. we have to make sure that the things that we create benefit the people and places and the planet, so whenever we plan, we have to plan with a long—term goal in our minds. plan with a long-term goal in our minds-—

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to the south of that, we've got some brightness and temperatures generally at around 9—11 degrees, somewhat colder conditions in the far north east of scotland. but it's overnight tonight and into the first half of new year's eve that we see this relentless heavy rain continue to push into scotland. and that means that rainfall totals are going to start to add up. so the met office has issued an amber weather warning stretching from inverness down to fort william. here we could see the possibility of some flooding and some travel disruption on a very, very busy travel day. and that amber amber weather warning will remain in force throughout new year's eve as that heavy rain continues to push its way steadily south into the north of england, but still feeding in plenty of wet weather across scotland to the south of that, a slightly quieter story. still pretty windy with it, but largely fine and dry. so if you are heading out towards midnight, it looks likely that the heaviest of the rain is going to be across northern england and parts of north wales. it will be relatively mild, with it windy, but the wind direction coming from the southwest. so as we move towards

new year's day, we'll be able to split the country into two. a band of heavy rain and strong gale force gusts of winds moving their way steadily south across england and wales. behind it, the wind direction changing to a northerly. some of those showers will turn wintry in nature, and it's going to be noticeably colder, but there will be some sunshine. a windy day for all, the strongest of the winds with that heavy rain as it moves through east anglia and down through the kent coast. here we mightjust see double figures, but noticeably colder across the country. and that colder theme is going to stay with us as we head through thursday and into friday. at least we've got some sunshine, but it will feel bitterly cold, particularly when you factor in the direction of the wind. so our week ahead — heavy rain and snow accompanied by some strong winds to begin with, as that moves through from new year's day onwards, it turns colder but crisper.

live from london. this is bbc news. greiving families call for more answers — as they await the release of their loved ones' remains — following sunday's deadly plane crash in south korea. tributes are continuing to be paid tojimmy carter — the 39th president of the united states, and winner of the nobel peace prize — after his death aged 100.

joe biden has announced a national day of mourning will be held onjanuary ninth. this is the scene in washington dc — where flags are flying at half mast. reports from argentina say five people have been charged in connection with the death of one direction star, liam payne. and — we'll tell you how you might be able to glimpse a very rare star — that hasn't been visible to the naked eye — for 8 decades. hello. i'm annita mcveigh. we start in south korea, where families of the victims of the nation's worst aviation disaster in decades, are calling for more support from the government. all but two of the 181 people on board died as the jay—ju air all but two of the 181 people on board died as thejeju air

plane crashed after landing at muan international airport.