as tributes continue to pour in for the longest—lived us president. china issues a response after the us treasury says it was hacked by a chinese state—sponsored actor in what's being described as a "major incident." welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we begin in south korea where officials say they've now identified most of the 179 people who died in thejeju air crash on sunday. investigations are continuing into the cause with america sending representatives from both the national transportation safety board and the federal aviation administration to assist. south korea has also ordered a complete review of airline safety procedures after what's being called the country's worst plane crash in decades.

many of those on board were koreans travelling home after spending christmas in thailand. relatives are still at the airport waiting for news. they are furious about a lack of support and information. jean mackenzie was at the airport and sent us 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'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. jeju air was due to give a press conference earlier today, but that has been delayed to 5pm local time, which is in four hours�* time. i've been speaking with our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes, who is at muan airport, to get a better sense of what's going on. we were expecting to hearfrom jeju air, the company that owned the aircraft that crashed on sunday at the airport here. they now have told us they are postponing that press conference till late this afternoon,

we're not sure why. presumably they are going to want to communicate to the outside world, but mainly to the families of the deceased. but there have been some other developments here, steve. firstly, some of the bodies of those killed in sunday's crash have now been handed over to families, we understand the first four bodies were handed over this morning and there will be funerals beginning of the 179 people. but the very, very difficult job of identifying the remains of the others is still continuing. we understand that investigators from the federal aviation administration of the united states and the ntsb and boeing are on their way here or indeed have arrived here this morning to join the investigation, and also, that they have cleaned and are now inspecting the black boxes, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. so the investigation is really starting to get under way, but it is going to be a very long process, piecing together exactly what happened to the plane on sunday.

they also say they are going to keep the airport here closed for another week because of the recovery operation, so they need to gather all of the debris before they can reopen the runway. so, yeah, theyjust decided that they will extend that for another week. yeah, certainly seems like things are ramping up on the discovery front of how things went so badly wrong. we saw earlier that the families of those that were involved in this air incident have been at the airport and have been incredibly unhappy with how they feel they have been treated. they do. there is an enormous amount of anguish and anger here amongst the families, and many mixed emotions. obviously families have lost many members. we understand this was a holiday flight, that there were whole families on board that aircraft. in one case, nine members of the same family. so people have lost large numbers of their relatives. that is incredibly traumatic,

as you can imagine, but they often, in many cases, they have also lost the main breadwinners in their families. this is not a wealthy part of south korea, this is a ruralfarming part of south korea, and so there is notjust the emotional anguish, there is also the financial anguish and people are saying, "how are we going to continue? "we've lost our main breadwinners." in some cases, children will be left without their parents. who will support them, who will provide economic assistance? the government and airline at the moment are not being clear about what will happen to them. then there is the issue of the bodies, and this is the really big one when you see what people are really angry about here — people want the bodies of their relatives back so that they can carry out funeral rites. it is very, very important in south korean religious culture to have a body and to have a properfuneral, and they are being told, well, in many cases there just simply isn't a body to return to you.

this plane exploded and the debris field is enormous, they are literally recovering human remains from the fields around the airport. so that is another point of enormous tension and enormous grief and anger. in a separate issue, anotherjeju airflight from seoul was forced to return to the airport after encountering a landing gear problem. the boeing 737—800 involved in the latest incident was the same model as thejeju air plane that crashed on sunday. the airline said an issue with the landing gear was found shortly after take off, forcing the plan to return to seoul. the issue was rectified before landing and the plane landed safely. 21 passengers refused to get on an alternative flight. staying in south korea. a court has just approved an arrest warrant for suspended president yoon suk yeol after he failed to report for questioning. this is the first time in the country's history an arrest warrant was issued against a sitting president. mr yoon is facing charges of insurrection for his decision to impose martial law earlier this month.

he's been summoned three times by investigators for questioning, but failed to appear all three times. while this means investigators can legally arrest yoon now, such attempt may be thwarted by his security service or supporters. in the past, authorities have given up arrest attempts against prominent politicians after their aids and supporters have physically blocked the police. speaking of that... speaking of that... you're looking at live you're looking at live pictures in seoul pictures in seoul outside the presidential outside the presidential residence building. residence building. there have been there have been protests by both sides. protests by both sides. those calling for suspendended those calling for suspendended presdent yoon�*s arrest presdent yoon�*s arrest and those supporting him. and those supporting him. who you see here. who you see here. these are yoon�*s supporters these are yoon�*s supporters holding up banner calling holding up banner calling for the arrest of lee for the arrest of lee jae—myung, the leader jae—myung, the leader of the democratic party, of the democratic party, south korea's main opposition south korea's main opposition party. party. a statement from yoon�*s a statement from yoon�*s legal team: legal team: "we find it shocking "we find it shocking

and difficult and difficult "to accept that an arrest warrant was issued by "the cio which does not have investigative power. "we find it difficult to accept that the warrant was issued "when the president had proper grounds to refuse appearance. "this arrest and search warrants are illegal "and invalid." that is a statement from yoon�*s legal team. we will be following that story throughout the day here on bbc news.

tributes forjimmy carter from the heart of american democracy to the traders on wall street who paused in his honour this morning. and at the white house, joe biden ordered the flag at half—staff for 30 days to remember america's longest—living president. whatjimmy carter's an example of is just simple decency — simple decency. and i think that's what the rest of the world looks to america for. i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... jimmy carter's one—term presidency was marked by inflation at home and crises abroad, but his landmark achievement was brokering a peace deal between israel and egypt. president—elect donald trump said while he disagreed with mr carter politically, he: former president barack obama said:

he was so prompt, the airport onlyjust had time to give him the red carpet treatment. president carter visited the uk in 1997, touring tyneside and bringing a message of economic revival. "1977. howay, the lads! cheering today, king charles recalled the visit and expressed great sadness, saying mr carter: jimmy carter will be given a state funeral next week. it will be a final goodbye to the southerner from humble origins who won the most powerful office on earth, but whose legacy was forged from his work well beyond the white house. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. in what it describes as a major incident — the us treasury says it's been hacked by chinese state—sponsored actors, gaining access to staff workstations. a spokesperson said

unclassified documents were also compromised in the attack earlier this month. according to the treasury, the compromised service had been taken offline, and there's no indication the hackers have continued to access its information. our correspondent rowan bridge has more. what appears to have happened is that these hackers got hold of a security key, which gave them access to a cloud computing service used by the treasury, and from there, they were able to bypass security measures and access workstations of a number of employees in the us department of treasury. they have been accessing unclassified documents, but what is not clear is what the scale of the access is, how many documents have been affected, what sort of documents they may be and how long that access was available to these hackers for. the authorities say that they are now working with law enforcement to try and establish the scale of this hack, and they say that the system that was affected has been taken offline.

there's no indication at the moment that the hackers have continued to access its information. this comes off the back of the subtitler typhoon haque that was discovered by microsoft. it was an attempt by hackers who have been linked to china to penetrate, and they did penetrate us telecommunications companies and were able to access, for example, some of the conversations of donaldj trump, the incoming president, andjd vance, his incoming vice president, and they were also able to access a justice department list of people that they have been authorised to tap their phones of people who were thought to potentially be involved in espionage. china has responded, with its embassy spokesperson liu pengyu saying:

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you're live with bbc news. president 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. will vernon is in northern ukraine where the prisoner swap happened and has been speaking to some of those who were released. sobbing the wait is finally over. sobbing ukrainian families overcome with emotion

as they greet their loved ones. the first time they've seen or spoken to them for years. i'm very happy to return to my own country, to my own land. i have no words to... ..to say what i feel. for those unable to make it, the phone call they've been waiting for. "i'm coming home," says this man. "yes, i'll be home soon." how does it feel to be home? translation: i'm overwhelmed by feelinqs- _ thank god this day has come. we're home. now, we're going to support ukraine with everything we've got. well, some of these men have been in captivity for more than 2.5 years. you can just see the emotion on theirfaces, to finally return

to their homeland, ukraine, to their families, just in time for the new year holidays. the russian authorities said 150 of their citizens had returned from ukrainian captivity and were being given medical treatment. back in ukraine, for some families, the wait continues. these women show photos of their loved ones to those released, hoping someone will recognise them. "we want to know he's alive," says marianna, who's looking for her nephew. "we're asking everyone we see." with thousands of ukrainians still in captivity or missing, the desperate search for many families will go on. will vernon, bbc news, northern ukraine. 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. a hotel manager, receptionist and a friend of the singer have been charged with manslaughter. two others who worked at the hotel have been charged with supplying drugs. 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 is 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 supplying him cocaine. mr paiz�*s lawyer says, yes, they took drugs, but his client didn't sell them, and he questions why there are manslaughter charges for those accused of simply not looking after liam payne. translation: what happens in these cases is that there is a witch hunt. they search for people to blame where there are none. people are charged with things they did not commit, or at least people are held responsible for more than they should be. # the story of my life... liam payne's death left his fans distraught, so this is a high—profile case. police gathered hundreds of hours of cctv footage, phone messages and hotel records. what's not in doubt is that the singer's life in the spotlight 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. the argentinejudge overseeing this case has said no—one involved wanted him to lose his life, but their actions had put it at risk. tom symonds, bbc news. only two countries in the world ban divorce — the vatican and the philippines. and for those women living in the philippines, the ban has left thousands trapped in abusive relationships, or separated but unable to ever legally remarry. but activists hope that 2025 will see a change in the law. a divorce bill passed the lower house in the summer, but has been stuck in the senate since, where it faces strong opposition from conservatives in this deeply catholic country. stella sibonga from the divorce pilipinas coalition told me of her experience of trying to get a divorce for more than a decade. we are planning...

inaudible i have been advocating for change since 2016. the house of representatives of the divorce bill on its third and final reading. looking inaudible this happens in 2025, it could empower so many of us to reclaim our lives and pursue happiness. our outdated marital laws, it is time to break free from the chains of our past and build a future full of possibilities. you've personally been trying to get a divorce yourself for more than a decade — could you share your story? since 2012, ifiled... it is really hard to get the divorce here, we have a divorce here since then, during the precolonial

until now. the divorce is only allowed for the muslims and some people, filipino. but for non—filipino muslims, we don't have and they don't allow the divorce. for me, it is really hard because i filed a nullity of marriage and granted by the family court null and void, and i have a certificate of finality, but the problem is the office of the solicitor general filed the motion questioning the decision of the court that they are asking the lack of evidence of my case of a nullity of marriage. it is really hard for me. until now, i am still fighting. the other lawyer advised for me to find again an annulment to begin a case again, an annulment, but it was too long to process and it's very, very expensive, a lot of money to spend and a lot of...

many, many...a long time to process, like me. it has been 2.5 years process for a hearing, 2.5 years waiting for the decision. almost five years i wait for my nullity of marriage. until now, i am still hoping that i can get my freedom, but it is hopeless because of the solicitor generalfor the motion. what does it mean that you are not able to get a divorce, in practical terms, what impact does it have on you and your daily life? living in the philippines, i feel trapped in a relationship that held me back, not just for myself, but for my children too. the inability to divorce complicated my personal life as well. i yearn for companionship and the stigma on the divorce means it is impossible to envision a future beyond my current situation.

i felt it is tough and powerless because of no divorce for the non—filipino muslims people here in the philippines. india has launched a rocket to carry out its first space docking mission. the rocket blasted off with two small spacecrafts to test the docking manoeuvre. space docking is crucial for manned travel to the moon orfor supporting a space station. india hopes to become only the fourth country with such technology after russia, the us and china. prime minister narendra modi has previously announced plans to send a person to the moon by 2040. thank you forjoining me here on newsday. a recap of our top story before we go: muan international airport in south korea will remain closed for another week as the investigation into sunday's plane crash continues. officials say they've now identified most of the 179 people who died in thejeju air crash. south korea has also ordered a complete review

of airline safety procedures after what's being called the country's worst plane crash in decades. we're expecting to hear from jeju air in a few hours at a news conference and we will bring you the latest on bbc news. that is the last newsday for 2024. that is the last newsday for 202a. thank you forjoining me this year. i look forward to another year ahead. see you at the same time tomorrow. hello there. there's going to be a lot of wet, windy and cold weather to come over the new year, but the focus today remains on this amber rain warning that we have from the met office. and within this area, there are already a number of severe flood warnings on rivers. it's been very wet in scotland, some snow melt adding to that as well. the rain turns more showery in mainland scotland.

some wetter weather heads to the northern isles with snow in shetland, and this band of rain clears through southern scotland, northern ireland into england and wales. to the south, it's dry. a windier day, though, particularly across this part of the country, but it is a southwesterly wind, so it's lifting the temperatures to 11 or 12 degrees, except in the far north of scotland, where it's going to stay cold here. now, if you are going to be celebrating new year in wales and northern england, there's a good chance you're going to have some wet weather. that rain will be heavy over the hills and it may well lead to some flooding as well. that band of rain is going to move southwards on new year's day, but on it and just ahead of it, it's going to be very windy. and then to the north, following the rain, snow and ice continues across northern scotland and a wintry mix of rain and hill snow moves down across northern ireland, southern scotland, eventually into northern england as things get colder. temperatures are going to be dropping through the day for most of us, the last of any mild air is in the far southeast of england, where we end the day wet and windy. that weather front, then, does move away,

and then we chase our weather all the way up to the north. it's a north—northwesterly wind that's coming down, and that's going to bring cold air across the whole of the country. and by the time we get to thursday morning, there'll be a widespread frost this time. there could be some icy patches from earlier showers too. most of the snow showers will continue to affect northern parts of scotland. there could be one or two wintry showers for northern ireland getting close to these north sea coasts, but for large parts of the country it will be dry on thursday. and it'll be sunny as well, but it is going to feel an awful lot colder. we've got temperatures typically only 3—5 degrees. at least it's not that windy and the winds will be a bit lighter, ithink, heading into friday, but it's still cold air, widespread frost, some icy patches, a few more wintry showers for northern ireland over the irish sea near some north sea coasts, and most of the snow falling in northern scotland. but, again, it is going to be cold after that frosty start — highs of 3—5 celsius.

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