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edinburgh's were non-new year's eve celebrations are canceled due to extreme weather forecasts in the scottish capital. relatives of those lost in sunday's plane crash in south korea demand answers from the government as the anxious wait continues for the recovery of their loved ones. also the white house confirms the state funeral for jimmy carter will take place on the ninth of january 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 and welcome to bbc news. high winds and extreme weather has forced the cancellation of edinburgh's world famous celebrations on new year's eve. tens of thousands of tickets had

already been sold but organizers a high wind and extreme weather me and they have been unable to continue with preparations for the outdoor events both today and tomorrow. amongst the events called off, a concert by the rock band texas, and the traditional midnight fireworks display to see in 2020 five. rain, snow, and strong wind will hit large parts of the u.k. this week with a series of weather warnings come into force between today and thursday. and amber alert for rain has also been issued for parts of scotland on new year's eve and stormy conditions are expected to spread to the rest of the u.k.. we report now from edinburgh. >> this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was hogmanay last year. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, concert to be headlined by texas, and spectacular

fireworks. that was until this afternoon when organizers announced they've had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. a spokesperson said that we have been unable to continue with necessary setups for the hogmanay event due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. therefore for safety reasons, we along with our safety partners, have made the decision to cancel all outdoor events. of course people are disappointed but understand. >> no. we were not allowed to go to the castle because of the wind. >> this is what i came for, this weather. i love it. >> it was blustery for the torches, so we understand. >> we kind of came for the party. >> organizers of other events planned to still go ahead. >> the fireballs are going ahead as planned.

the only issue is whether it would be for the spectators to stand for a couple of hours. >> already today the north of the country has been deluged with rain. this is what parts of the main railway was up against. and there is an amber warning in place for parts of the area tomorrow. the worst of the weather is due to pass through by new year's day but there are yellow warnings for wind and rain for the south of england. >> our correspondent and erin in edinburgh has more. >> this is a huge event for the city. over the years that they have been hosting it, putting scotland on the international map as a place to come to to celebrate the new year. we were expecting 45,000 people to gather tomorrow night to bring in 2025. you mentioned a concert that was due to take place as well as a big fireworks display that would be at the castle, was goinglast.

organizers said because of the bad weather today, extreme weather that expect tomorrow, they have been unable to continue with the plans to set up for the festivals. for that reason, they made the difficult decision to cancel evidence. it is quite early on to do that. we had the street party canceled twice, and 2003 and 2006 because of bad weather, and that happened late in the day. it was a surprise to hear this afternoon especially with the weather not too bad at the moment, they made the decision to cancel all the outdoor events. given we are expecting terrible weather conditions tomorrow morning, it may well be that the organizers want to give people time to plan for something different, not to come to the city if the weather is going to be 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 100 81 people on board died as the jeju air plane crashed after landing at muan international airport. our correspondent is at the scene and has this report. >> the bereaved are at breaking point. these outbursts come every few minutes. a day on from the crash they are still at the airport waiting to be reunited with their loved one's bodies. why have only five bodies been released, this woman yelled. you are useless. a police official spares are no details that two badly damaged. forensic teams are still piecing them together. it is disturbing to hear. and for him, is even worse. his two grandsons have not been

identified. >> i have been sitting here all day hoping for news. i am so frustrated. i feel like i am waiting without an end. >> the plane was carrying koreans back from christmas holiday 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 will take time to decipher the data. 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 stopped, it overshot the runway here. we now know it hit this concrete and orange structure that has been raised up on this grassy mound. this is a system that is supposed to help planes land, but this is the point in which the plane exploded into a fireball and fractured into many pieces.

aviation experts are now questioning why this was positioned in this way, so raised up and 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 grueling, and enviable task. -- unenviable task. >> a state funeral will be held for jimmy carter on the ninth of january. he died yesterday at the age of 100. he served one term as president from 1977 to 1980 one and was awarded the nobel peace prize. a makeshift memorial has been set up at the carter presidential center in his home state of georgia.

this is the scene from washington, d.c., where flags are flying at half mast. throughout the day come attributes have been paid by world leaders, among them king charles, who said he felt great set this at president carter's passing, described him as a committed public servant. james fellow is jimmy carter's former chief speechwriter. hello and welcome to the program. what are your memories of jimmy carter? >> my memories are of a person who has been remarkably consistent throughout his very long life. he thought himself as a relatively young president, came into office at age 52, and now most americans think of him as this geometric figure. he lived longer than any other president. the late 70's were a time of runaway inflation, international crises, but he wanted to have a period to essentially reinvent the role of the former

president. also to have his time in office be reassessed. the things that he accomplished, especially his visionary steps in the realms of human rights policy, the egypt-israel peace accord, panama canal treaty, and his pioneering work in the environment. i think he is being appreciated for the things that he stood for in office and afterwards. >> you were his chief speechwriter. 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 think the truth about most presidents, especially those who are intellectually proud, as jimmy carter certainly was, they resent the idea of somebody having to write material or for themselves. carter was indeed a gifted orator. he still has the record rise of obscurity to the white house.

one year before he was sworn in, his name recognition was 1% throughout the country. he overcame that by talking to crowds of people in gymnasiums, farm halls, whatever around the country. formal oratory is something he never had a taste for. he was seen as overshadowed in the oratory realm especially because ronald reagan, who was an announcer, actor, succeeded him. the things that carter actually said in his writings, talking about the importance of human rights, having an environmental consciousness, those have stood up and were a part of the reason he was awarded the nobel peace prize years later. >> you were at the time one of the youngest people to hold the position of speechwriter. you have gone on to describe jimmy carter as being magic. what did you mean by that? >> the secret of presidential

campaigns, most insurgent campaigns fail. most of the people that work for them are young people with nothing better to do, which i was at the time. what i meant to convey was the kind of excitement that people 20 years ago associated with barack obama or people might associate with ronald reagan. jimmy carter actually had in 1976 when he came out of nowhere. this was after the scandals of watergate, when the u.s. was still barely passed the withdrawal of vietnam. he quoted dylan thomas. he was a friend of bob dylan. he was an athlete. he seemed like a new thing. because he has been the old thing in people's imagination for so long, it is hard, as with queen elizabeth, to imagine them young. as a young president, he had an excitement, popularity rating that was still higher than anyone since them, even

higher than obama or clinton or reagan. that was the sparkle that i wanted to convey to people about how he was when he started out. >> many people worked on achieving that charisma and ability to connect with everyone. it certainly sounds like jimmy carter had that naturally. thank you very much indeed for your time here on bbc news. that is james fallow. thank you. you are watching bbc. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy 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. 150 russian soldiers are being returned in the deal brokered by the united arab emirates. from northern ukraine, our correspondent told us more about this prisoner exchange. >> we just witnessed incredibly

moving scenes here as the buses with those 189 released ukrainians pulled up outside this hospital here. they had only just been taken out of russian territory, and the emotion of these men who came out, draped in ukrainian flags, and the family members waiting to greet them really was overwhelming. there were lots of tears, shouts of joy, hugs and kisses. many of the men made phone calls to their families to say they were ok. many of them of course have been in captivity for a very long time, more than two and a half years in many cases. the emotion here was really incredible. the other thing that was particularly touching was a lot of family members here of ukrainian soldiers who are still either missing or in captivity. they were shown photographs of their loved ones to those who were just released, saying have you seen my husband, do you know anything about them?

it really was an extraordinary seem to behold. >> i wonder if you could give us a sense more broadly where the board is at the moment? -- war is at the moment? >> the war is going badly for ukraine, despite the jubilant scenes, the mood is pretty gloomy here. interestingly, some ukrainian officials were telling us that the negotiations with russia over these personal exchanges, like the one today, the biggest since the war started, are becoming much more difficult because moscow is less willing to negotiate because it is advancing on the battlefield. ukraine has a serious shortage of men on the front line, losing territory. ukrainians here feel the west is losing interest, too. 2025 is looking to be a particularly uncertain and worrying year for ukrainians. >> around the world and across

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>> time for the sports. >> we will bring you up to speed with the football. monday night in the premier league, three big games to give you. this man cannot stop scoring at the moment. manchester united took a turn around their poor form against one of the league's in form sides, newcastle, who are one call up thanks to alexander isak. aston villa hosting brighton at the moment. 1-0 at villa park. both sides having slipped on the table in recent weeks. chelsea can move to second with a victory at ipswich but they are losing there. chelsea and felix did have one

goal disallowed. ac milan have appointed a new manager, confirming the statement in the last few hours. this comes after they sacked their former head coach after six months in charge. milan were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw over the weekend. a few years back, there was little love lost between novak djokovic and nick kyrgios, but the two have formed a friendship recently and have teamed up to play doubles in the brisbane international. they defeated their opponents and even shared a chest bump and warm members on matchpoint. djokovic preparing for the australian open next month with the help of the recently retired andy murray. >> being on the same side of the

net is actually great for a change because he has been one of my greatest rivals. in a way, it was strange for me to share all of this insight about how i feel on the court, sharing some of the secrets of what i'm going through, thinking about, how i see my game with somebody that has always been one of the top rivals. >> bad news for wales. their captain had been ruled out for the first part of the six nations after undergoing bicep surgery. the head coach said he could be up for up to 12 weeks, going beyond the last game of the tournament against england. 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.

sensational bowling performance in the evening session saw australia take the final seven wickets. this was in front of a record attendance for a test match in australia with over 373,000 spectators over five days. >> probably the best test match i've been involved in. the crowd today was huge. it felt like it had swings a lot. never felt like it was so far ahead of the game that it was a win. overall, just a great win. >> manchester united no two goals down to newcastle and that match at old trafford. not looking good for them at the moment but that is all the sports for us from now. >> thank you very much indeed.

five people have been charge 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 balcony at a hotel and but osiris in october. >> that final night, liam payne was intoxicated by drugs, vulnerable, defenseless, according to this new and detailed statement about events at the 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, liam payne's friend and driver, abandon him to his fate, they say. two hotel staff acted recklessly

by allowing the singer to be taken to his room. another hotel worker and a waiter 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. liam payne described how his life onto her left him struggling with addiction. >> and the band, the best way to secure us, get us in the rooms. then in the room, minibar. that just seemed to carry out their many years of my life. >> one direction have sold millions of albums worldwide. liam payne's that have left fans distraught. the argentine judge overseeing the case says no one involved wanted him to lose his life, but their actions had put it at risk. >> the head of the united

nations has warned in his new year's message that the world is facing climate breakdown. antonio guterres call for action to cut emissions and switch to renewable energy. there will be a logical organization says climate change played out on an almost daily basis through 2024 with extreme weather events including floods, cyclones, and routes. >> in 2025, countries must put the world on a safer path by slashing emissions and by supporting the transition to renewable futures. it is essential and it is possible. i see hope in activists, young and old raising their voices for progress. i see hope and humidity heroes overcoming enormous obstacles to support the most honorable 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 future. >> india has launched a rocket to carry out its first space docking mission. the rocket blasted off from a site north of chennai, carrying two small spacecraft which will test the maneuver. space docking is crucial for man travel to the moon or supporting a space station. delhi hopes to become only the fourth nation with such technology after pressure, the united states, and china. prime minister narendra modi has announced plans to send a person to the moon by 2040. astronomers are eagerly waiting a celestial event that happens once every 80 years involving a star system. researchers across the globe will be looking to the skies to catch a glimpse of it with the hope that it will allow them to study the star in more detail than ever before.

earlier, i spoke to jane clark, vice chair of the cardiff astrological society. >> forecasting these things are like forecasting the weather on steroids. around the world we have all of these wonderful satellites and things with loads of data. this thing is 30,000 light years away. we have no data out there. >> this is a death star basically. so how is it that it can come back to life? >> almost. it is a pair of stars. most stars are in fact double stars. the sun is unusual in that regard. as you say, one is a dead star, no nuclear reaction. the gravity on a white dwarf is just beyond belief, one million times stronger than our gravity. if you were to stand on the surface, it's a tossup whether you would get crushed by the gravity or pride first. the other star is a red giant,

which is huge. thousands of times bigger than the sun. the white dwarf in this graft material and then gets glommed o n by this ultra strong gravity and then gets crushed. then ultimately nuclear reactions start. the white dwarf is the size of earth, so it is like having your worst nightmare going on the surface the size of the earth. this thing will burn very brightly for about one week. >> stay with us. plenty more coming up right here on bbc news. more coming up right announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james.

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