ones. the white house confirms the state funeral for jimmy carter will take place on the ninth ofjanuary — as tributes continue for the former president, after his death at the age of 100. and five people are charged in argentina — over the death of the former one direction star liam payne in october. hello i'm... hello. high winds and extreme weather has forced the cancellation of edinburgh's world famous hogmanay celebrations on new year's eve. tens of thousands of tickets had already been sold. but organisers say high winds and extreme weather mean they've been unable to continue with preparations for the outdoor events both today and tomorrow. among the events called off — a concert by the rock band �*texas�* — and the traditional midnight fireworks display to see in 2025. rain, snow and strong winds will hit large parts

of the uk this week, with a series of weather warnings coming into force between today and thursday. an amber alert for rain has been issued for parts of scotland on new year's eve, and stormy conditions are expected to spread to the rest of the uk. catriona renton reports from edinburgh. music. this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was hogmanay last year, and preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon, when organisers announced they have had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. a spokesperson for unique assembly said...

of course people are disappointed, but understand. no! we were allowed to go to the castle because of the wind. yeah. oh, my gosh! this is what i came for, this weather, i love it. it was a little bit - blustery for the torches, so i understood that. we kind of came here for the party, so... organisers of other events, like the stonehaven fireballs in aberdeenshire, plan to still go ahead. the fireballs are going ahead as planned. the only issue would be for the spectators to come and stand for a couple of hours beforehand. already today, the north of the country has been deluged with rain. this is what part of the highland main railway

line was up against. and there is an amber warning for rain in place for parts of the area tomorrow. the worst of the weather is due to have passed through scotland by new year's day, but there are yellow warnings for wind and rain for the south of england. our correspondent in edinburgh, lisa summers, gave us this update. i mean, this is a huge event for the city. over the years that they've been hosting it, it's really kind of put edinburgh and scotland on the international map as a place to come to to celebrate the new year. now, we were expecting around 16,000 people to gather in prince's street tomorrow night to bring in 2025. you mentioned the concert in the gardens was due to take place as well as a big fireworks display that would be at the castle and was going to last six minutes. organisers have said because of the bad weather that we've had today and the extreme weather that they're expecting tomorrow, they've been unable to continue with the plans to get everything set up for these festivals. and for that reason, they've had to make the difficult decision to cancel events.

it's quite early on to do that. we have had the street party cancelled in years gone by — twice in fact, in 2003 and 2006 — because of bad weather. but that all happened quite late in the day, so it was quite a surprise to hear this afternoon, especially with the weather actually not too bad at the moment, that they'd made the decision to cancel all of the outdoor events. but i think given we're expecting quite terrible weather conditions tomorrow morning, it may well be that the organisers just want to give people time to plan something different, not to come to the city, not to travel to the city if the weather's going to be really poor tomorrow morning. in south korea, 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 �*jeiju air�* plane crashed after landing at muan international airport. our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie, is at the scene and sent this report. shouting. the bereaved are at

breaking point. these outbursts come every few minutes. a day on from the crash, they're still at the airport, waiting to be reunited with their loved ones' bodies. "why have only five bodies been released," this woman yells. "you're useless!" a police official spares her no details. "they're too badly damaged," he says. "forensic teams are still piecing them together." it's disturbing to hear. and for shin gyu—ho, it's even worse. his two teenage grandsons haven't even been identified. translation: i've been sitting here all day, hoping for news. i i'm so frustrated. i feel like i'm waiting without an end. the plane was carrying koreans back from christmas holidays in thailand when it landed at speed without its

wheels down. as it crashed, every passenger was killed. investigators are now trying to work out why the landing gear seemed to fail, but the flight recorder is damaged. it'll take time to decipher the data. so, today, the attention has turned to what happened on the runway. when the plane made its emergency landing, it was still intact, but because it couldn't stop, it then overshot the runway here. and we now know that it hit this concrete and orange structure that has been raised up on this grassy mound. this is a guidance system that is supposed to help planes land, but this is the point at which the plane exploded into this fireball and fractured into many pieces. and aviation experts are now questioning why this was positioned in this way, so raised up and so close to the end of the runway. the acting president has ordered an investigation of the country's entire aviation industry. without answers, the families don't know who to blame.

for now, the only place they can direct their anger is at the forensic teams, who are still searching, yet to complete their gruelling, unenviable task. jean mackenzie, bbc news, muan airport. a state funeral will be held forformer us presdient, jimmy carter, on the ninth ofjanuary. he died yesterday at the age of 100. he served one term as president from 1977 to 1981, and was later awarded the nobel peace prize. a makeshift memorial has been set up at the carter presidential centre in his home state of georgia. and this is the scene in washington dc — where flags are flying at half mast. throughout the day, tributes have been paid by world leaders — among them king charles who said he felt �*great sadness' at president carter's passing and described him as a "committed public servant". james fallow isjimmy carter's

former chief speech writer. welcome to the programme. what are your memories ofjimmy carter? , ., , ., ., carter? so, my memories are of a erson carter? so, my memories are of a person who — carter? so, my memories are of a person who has _ carter? so, my memories are of a person who has been - a person who has been remarkably consistent, excuse me, through his very long life, he was a relatively young president when he came to office at age 52. now most americans think of him as this geriatric figure. he did live longer than any other former president. i think he was unlucky in his time in office, the late 19705 were a time of runaway inflation, of international crisis, but lucky to have so long a period to reinvent the role of the former president. and also to have this time in office be rea55e55ed for the things that he did accomplish, especially his visionary 5teps he did accomplish, especially his visionary steps in the realms of human rights policy, the egypt israel accord, the panama canal treaty and his

pioneering work in the environment. a has been appreciated for the things he stood for in and afterwards. you were his chief writer, his chief speech writer, what did that involve? what were the key elements when it came to a speech or address by president carter? what was important to him? i carter? what was important to him? ~' ., him? i think the truth about most presidents, _ him? i think the truth about most presidents, especially| most presidents, especially those who are intellectually proud asjimmy carter certainly proud as jimmy carter certainly was proud asjimmy carter certainly was was they sort of resent the idea of having anybody write material for them, idea of having anybody write materialfor them, they idea of having anybody write material for them, they figure no one can do it better than they can themselves, and carter was indeed a gifted impromptu, he has what is still the record rise from obscurity to the white house one year before he was sworn in, his name recognition was 1% across the country. he overcame that with his gift of talking to crowds of 200-500 his gift of talking to crowds of 200—500 people in gymnasiums, foreign halls around the country. —— form

halls. he was seen as overshadowed in the oratory realm, especially because ronald reagan who would've had his career as an announcer and actor succeeded him, the things that carter actually said in his writing, talking about the importance of human rights, the importance of human rights, the importance of human rights, the importance of having an environmental consciousness, those have stood up and are part of the reason he was awarded the nobel peace prize years later. awarded the nobel peace prize years later-— years later. you were at the time one — years later. you were at the time one of— years later. you were at the time one of the _ years later. you were at the time one of the youngest i years later. you were at the - time one of the youngest people to hold the position of speech writer. you have gone on to describejimmy carter as being describe jimmy carter as being magic. describejimmy carter as being magic. what did you mean by that? ., ., ., that? so, what i meant to convey. — that? so, what i meant to convey. i _ that? so, what i meant to convey, i was _ that? so, what i meant to convey, i was in _ that? so, what i meant to convey, i was in my - that? so, what i meant to i convey, i was in my mid-20s convey, i was in my mid—205 when i worked for carter commits a secretive presidential campaigning is that most insurgent campaigns fail, so most people who work for them are young people with no better thing to do as i was at that time, and what i meant to convey so long ago is the kind of excitement that people may be 20 years ago associated with barack obama or people

might associate in the us before that with ronald reagan. jimmy carter actually had in 1976 when he came out of nowhere, after the scandals of watergate commit was when the us was still barely passed the withdrawal from vietnam. us was still barely passed the withdrawalfrom vietnam. carter withdrawal from vietnam. carter was withdrawalfrom vietnam. carter was associated with rock musicians. he quoted dylan thomas, he was a friend of bob dylan. he was an athlete. he seemed like the new thing, because he's been the old thing and people's imagination for so long, his heart is with the former queen elizabeth to imagine them young, and he was as a young president, he had a kind of excitement. in his first month in office he had a popularity rating that was still higher than anybody since him, even higher than obama or bill clinton or reagan. that was a kind of sparkle that i wanted to try to convey to people about how he was when he started out. people about how he was when he started out-— started out. many people worked so hard it achieving _ started out. many people worked so hard it achieving that - so hard it achieving that charisma and ability to connect with everyone and it certainly sounds as ifjimmy carter had

that naturally. thank you very much indeed for your time here on bbc news. that is james fallow. thank you. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has announced one of the largest prisoner exchanges since full scale war began with russia nearly three years ago. 189 ukrainian troops are being returned home from captivity, and 150 russian soldiers are being returned in the deal, which was brokered by the united arab emirates from northern ukraine, our correspondent will vernon told us more about this prisoner exchange. well, we've just witnessed incredibly moving scenes here as the buses with those 189 released ukrainians pulled up outside this hospital here. they'd onlyjust been taken out of russian territory, and the emotion of these men who came out of the buses draped in ukrainian flags and also the family members that were waiting here to greet them really was overwhelming. there were lots of tears,

shouts ofjoy, hugs and kisses. many of the men made phone calls to their families back home to say they were ok, they were out. many of them, of course, have been in captivity for a very long time, more than 2.5 years in many cases. so, you know, the emotion here was really incredible. the other thing that was particularly touching was there are a lot of family members here of ukrainian soldiers who are still either missing or in captivity, and they were showing photographs of their loved ones to those who'd just been released, saying, "have you seen my husband, my son, do you know anything about them?" so it really was quite an extraordinary seem to behold. i wonder if you could give us a sense more broadly of where the war is at at the moment? well, the war is going badly for ukraine. despite the jubilant scenes we saw here earlier,

the mood is pretty gloomy at the moment here. interestingly some ukrainian officials here in ukraine were telling us that the negotiations with russia over these prisoner exchanges like the one that happened today, it was one of the biggest since the war started, those negotiations are becoming much more difficult because moscow is less when to negotiate because it's advancing on the battlefield. ukraine has a serious shortage of men for the front—line, it's losing territory. ukrainians here feel that the west is losing interest, too. so 2025 is looking to be a particularly uncertain and worrying year for ukrainians. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ra mjaun. hello from the bbc sport centre.

let's bring you up to speed with the football, on monday night, in the premier league. three big games to bring you. among them aston villa hosting brighton. and this man just can't stop scoring. not long under way, at old trafford, as manchester united look to turn around their poor form, against one of the league's in—form sides — newcastl, who are one up, thanks to alexander isak, scoring in his sixth consecutive game. aston villa hosting brighton, 0—1 there at villa park — simon adingra with the goal. both sides having slipped down the table in recent weeks. chelsea can move second with a victory at ipswich. 1—0 ipswich, liam delap's scored a penalty. chelsea and joao felix have had a goal dissallowed. ac milan have appointed sergio conceicao as their new manager, with the serie a side confirming the news in a statement in the last couple of hours. this comes after they sacked head coach paulo fonseca after just six months in charge. milan were held to a frustrating 1—all draw with roma on sunday, a result that left them eighth in the serie a table.

conceicao has signed an 18 month deal with the italian club. a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and the australian nick kyrgios, but the two have formed a friendship recently and have now teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. 2a time major winner djokovic and the 2022 wimbledon runner—up joined forces to defeat austria's alexander erler and germany's andreas mies. they even shared a chest bump and a warm embrace on match point! kyrgios was back on a competitive court for the first time in 18 months, following a wrist ligament injury. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month, with the help of the recently retired andy murray. being on of the net is actually great for a change because, you know, he has been one of my greatest rivals and, you know, it was strange in a way for me to share all of these insights about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets

of what i'm going through, what i'm thinking about, how he sees my game. with somebody that has always been one of the top rivals. bad news for wales as their captain dewi lake has been ruled out of at least the first part of the six nations after undergoing bicep surgery. ospreys head coach markjones said the hooker could be out for up to 12 weeks, going beyond the last game of the tournament against england— adding to wales head coach warren gatland's problems in the position. there was a thrilling conclusion to the fourth test between australia and india in melbourne — australia winning by 184 runs to take a 2—1 lead in the series. india were set a target of 340 in 92 overs — a sensational bowling performance in the evening session saw australia take the final seven wickets forjust 3a runs as india were bowled out for 155 in the final hour. this was in front of a record

attendance for a test match in australia — with over 373 thousand spectators at the mcg over the five days. this was in front of a record attendance for a test when you take all that into account, it's probably the best test match i've been in, in terms of the 80,000 in the first few days. the crowd, it was huge. i felt like it swing a lot as well. you know, it neverfelt like it was so far ahead of the game that it was a certain win so, overall, it's one of those great wins. two goals down in newcastle at that match an old trafford. putting newcastle ahead. not looking good for them at the moment, but that is all the

support from us for now. thank you very much indeed. five people have been charged in argentina in connection with the death of the former one direction star, liam payne. the 31—year—old died after taking drugs and falling from a third—floor balcony at a hotel in buenos aires in october. our correspondent tom symonds has more. that final night, liam payne was intoxicated by drugs — vulnerable, defenceless — according to this new and detailed statement about events at the buenos aires hotel. prosecutors say staff were aware of his condition, but took him to his room, later found trashed, and left him. investigators believe liam payne fell from the balcony while trying to find the exit. they say there's enough evidence to support a type of manslaughter charge. the businessman rogalia roger nores, liam payne's friend and driver in argentina, abandoned him to his fate, they say. two hotel staff, gilda martin and esteban grassi, acted recklessly by allowing the singer to be taken to his room.

another hotel worker, ezequiel pereira, and a waiter, braian paiz, are accused of selling him cocaine. these charges follow a major investigation. police gathered hundreds of hours of cctv footage, phone messages and hotel records. before, liam payne described how his life on tour had left him struggling with addiction. when we were in the band, the best way to secure us because of how big it got was just lock us in our rooms. and, of course, what's in the room? a mini bar. so at a certain point, i thought, "i'm going to have a party for one," and that just seemed to carry on throughout many years of my life. one direction have sold millions of albums worldwide. liam payne's death has left his fans distraught. the argentine judge overseeing the case has said no—one involved wanted him to lose his life, but their actions had put it at risk. tom symonds, bbc news. the head of the united nations has warned in his new year message, that the world is facing "climate breakdown". antonio guterres called for action to cut emissions and switch to renewable energy. the world meteorological organisation says climate change played out on an almost daily basis in 2024 with extreme weather events including floods, cyclones and droughts.

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 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 their voices for progress. i see hope in 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 indian—made rocket blasted off from a site north of chennai, carrying two small spacecraft which will test the docking manoeuvre. space docking is crucial for manned travel to the moon,

or supporting a space station. delhi hopes to become only the fourth country with such technology, after russia, the united states and china. prime minister narendra modi has previously announced plans to send a person to the moon by twenty—forty. plans to send a person to the moon by 2040.

the amount of gravity and a white stove is just beyond belief. it is a million times stronger as our gravity. it is really hard is worse if you are to stand on the service, it is a toss—up whether you get crushed by the remedy of fred ferris. it is a red giant. it is huge, full service of gravity is quite a week so it

grabs me to fit which falls in. it gets blonde in a by this ultra—strong gravity it is so crash at the nuclear reaction start and it is like having the size of the earth. it is like having your worst nightmare go on around the surface, the size of the earth and this will burn very brightly for about a week. jane clark there. you stay with us, plenty more coming up right here on bbc news. hello there. the weather turning increasingly unsettled as we step into the new year.

if you have plans on new year's eve, keep listening to this forecast because it's going to be dominated by this area of low pressure, particularly across the far north of the country. it's bringing increasingly wet and windy weather across scotland in particular. there will be some snow, as well, to the far north and east. the met office has issued an amberwarning for the intensity of the rain from inverness down to fort william, so there's potential of some localised flooding and some travel disruption on what is a very busy day. so heavy rain moving its way south out of scotland, but a rash of showers tucking in behind the rain will tend to sit across northern england and north wales by the middle part of the afternoon. that means central and south—eastern england windy to end the day, but largely fine and dry. the rain across wales, across northern england, and then to the north and west of that, it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers to close out the day. still double digits here, but in the far north of scotland, already in the cold air, just a couple of degrees above freezing for the northern isles. so as we move out of new year's eve into new year's day, we'll have this conveyer belt of moisture pushing in from the west. that means a day of relentless heavy rain sinking its way across central and southern

england, and it will linger throughout the afternoon. windy with it, as well. behind, sunny spells and scattered showers. here, the wind direction swinging round to a northerly. some of those showers could be wintry in nature, with the strongest of the gusts perhaps with the heaviest of the rain, gusts in excess of 55—60 mph. here, it will stay still relatively mild, but the colder air starting to dig in across scotland. and once that rain clears through, well, we see that arctic air taking over right across the country, a strong northerly wind as well. that means clear skies by day, but also through the night. hard frost to greet us first thing on thursday morning. plenty of clear skies continue, so there will be some sunshine. but because of the direction of that wind, it means that any showers could be a little wintry in nature as well. so, thursday and friday, we see more in the way of sunshine, but it'll be cold with it. somewhat milder, but a little more unsettled from sunday onwards.

this is bbc news, the headlines: edinburgh's world—renowned hogmanay new year's eve celebrations are cancelled due to extreme weather forecast in the scottish capital. relatives of those lost in sunday's deadly plane crash in south korea demand answers

from the government as the anxious wait continues, for the recovery of their loved ones. russia and ukraine carry out one of the largest prisoner—of—war exchanges, since the onset of the full—scale invasion of ukraine. and five people are charged in argentina over the death of the former one direction star liam payne in october. now on bbc news, a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year. so this is it, - a general election. thank you very much to everybody and goodnight. we did it! cheering

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