the way to resolve disputes early, as lady hale said, is to provide advice at the outset.could have been resolved — or that should never have been brought — coming into the courts and the people who are trying to bring them don't understand how to navigate the system and are therefore taking up court time with cases that take a lot longer than they otherwise should. the impact on the court system has been really tough — cases taking longer than they should, more cases going through the courts than should, which means that cases take longer to get to a hearing as well, so the overall impact is people are really struggling to get justice now. and those cuts that you mentioned in 2013, they were designed to bring in savings of £350 million a year, but the government — well, the ministry ofjustice is saying we are improving early legal support to reduce the number of people going to court unnecessarily. so, you know, the age of austerity is apparently over, according to the political parties, so you are hoping that these kind of cuts are going to be reversed? we would hope the

what do you think about lady hale's comments?practitioner would disagree with what she said. certainly, from my experience, then most obvious consequence of legal aid cuts is the massive rise in people representing themselves three will be family justice system. it is hard to overstate how terrifying that must be for the people who are in extreme emotional distress, to have to navigate the justice system without any knowledge of law or procedure. superficially, there may well have been the savings in terms of enabling legal aid from those areas of family court, but the costs are incurred elsewhere. we spend more time in court, judges spend more time in court, judges spend more time in court, explaining basic concepts and ideas to people to ensure that things are as procedurally fair as possible. the reality is that not whoever is footing the bill, or avoiding it by being a litigant person, is caught the right place for these disputes? as you say, it is obviously very difficult to resolve. —— is caught the right place. early legal

do you agree with what lady hale has been seenin agree with what lady hale has been seen in terms ofal aid that we have seen? yes, very much so. thejustice system is in crisis because of the cuts in legal aid in 2000 and —— 2013. the way to resolve things early is to provide advice at the outset and what we're seeing is a result of the cuts is cases that should have been resolved or should never have been brought, are coming into the courts and the people trying to bring them do not understand how to navigate the system and are taking up court time with cases that take a lot longer than they otherwise should. the impact on the court system has been really tough. casey is taking longer than they should —— cases taking longer than they should and it means cases take longer to get to a healing as well. the overall impact is that people are really struggling to get justice now. is that people are really struggling to getjustice now. —— to a hearing as well. those cuts you mentioned we re as well. those cuts you mentioned were designed to bring in savings of £350 million a year, but the g

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lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about theect of the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase in wildlife migrating to the uk. and, a special edition of witness history hears the personal stories of some extraordinary moments in space exploration. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people. the aircraft from bek air — a kazakh airline — crashed into a building shortly after take—off from almaty airport early this morning. survivors described walking from the wreckage into the dark and snow. at least 60 people have been injured. our correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. this is all that's left of flight 2100 from almaty. moments after take—off, the plane crash landed, slamming first through a concrete barrier and then into a

the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justice system especially in family cases. a single dad from preston is celebrating after winning £1 million on the national lottery, but he still went to work on christmas day. after winning the hearts of fans all over the world — fallon sherrock‘s fairy tale bid to become darts‘ first female world champion ends in the third round. doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated in review 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. the plane — operated by the khazak company bek air — was flying from almaty, kazakhstan‘s largest city, to the capital nur—sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take—off. at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent sara

lady hale has been talking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. legal, constitutional and political significance. the prime minister's advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. the supreme court ruling that the prime minister's advice to the queen to suspend parliament in the weeks leading up to the brexit deadline, was unlawful. now, the president of the court is retiring, a time to look back on that momentous day. there was a gasp in the courtroom, which was packed, when i said that it was the unanimous decision of us all, that's 11 justices. a time also for lady hale to reflect on the removal of legal aid in 2013 from a raft of areas, including debt, housing and most family cases. most people need legal services at the beginning of a difficulty and if they have them then, it will be sorted out and they won't have to go anywhere near a court, or they won't have their house repossessed or whatever, because somebody has managed to find a solution to the problem at an earlier stage. and it's that lack of initial advice and help whi

the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justice system especially in family cases. a man who was shot dead on christmas eve in front of his family may have had criminal links in sweden. after winning the hearts of fans all over the world — fallon sherrock‘s fairy tale bid to become darts‘ first female world champion ends in the third round. in the last hour the woman whose husband drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve along with two of their children has released a statement correcting what's described as "inaccurate information about the incident". john mcmanus is here. well, she says she wants to correct what she said was inaccurate information that has come out since the tragedy occurred on christmas eve on the costa del sol. her husband and two children drowned in that swimming pool, she says that contrary to media reports perhaps most importantly all three of them could swim, or 52—year—old husband and her nine—year—old daughter and her 16—year—old says they could all swim in that she never told the police or anybody els

lady hale — who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court — voices concern about theof the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. now on bbc news, it's witness history 7 a look back at one of the highlights of the series. razia iqbal has five stories from the history of space exploration to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in july 1969. hello, and welcome to a special edition of witness history with me, razia iqbal. to mark the anniversary of the moon landings, i am here at the science museum in london to bring you five first person accounts of extraordinary moments in the exploration of space. coming up, we hearfrom the commander of the mission that took the most famous photograph ever of our planet, we get a moving account of the challenger space shuttle disaster, and we find out more about laika, the soviet dog who became the first living creature in space. but we begin injuly 1969, when the world

the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justiceamily cases. a man who was shot dead on christmas eve in front of his family may have had criminal links in sweden. a single dad from preston is celebrating after winning £1 million on the national lottery. now on bbc news, megan rapinoe was one of the stand—out stars of the united states' world cup winning campaign in 2019. she's also been an outspoken voice on equal pay, lgbt rights and politics. in this special bbc interview, she talks tojo currie about the issues facing the women's game on and off the pitch and her role in that stunning world cup win. it is our responsibility to make this world a better place. this team does an incredible job of taking that on our shoulders, understanding the position that we have on the platform that we have. the usa have woi'i platform that we have. the usa have won the women's world cup for the time. they secured back—to—back titles after the netherlands. —— overpowering. the usa have been champions in every sense with megan rapinoe winning the

lady hale — who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court — voices concern about theect of the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. now on bbc news, sarah campbell looks back on the key events of the year for the royal family in review 2019: the royal year. and just a warning — this film does contain some flash photography. archie's first royal tour. the duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in southern africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. for me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. i will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. a no—holds—barred interview by prince andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. it's as simple as that. mr president, i am delighted to welcome you and m

lady hale has said that in her retirement she planned to respond to "some of the choice insults thatovernment is to add a new clause to the brexit bill to make it illegal for parliament to extend the process of leaving the european union beyond the end of 2020. a review of the decline in the number of rape prosecutions and convictions across england and wales says the criminaljustice system is so under—resourced it's "close to breaking point". and the refugee and migrant children living in camps on the greek island of lesbos — who feel life isn't worth living. the talking scarecrow worzel gummidge returns to tv for an updated christmas special. worzel is played this time by the actor mackenzie crook, who 5 also written the new version as well as directing it. tim muffett went on set to meet him and the cast. that scarecrow came here last night and brought back my phone. what's your name? worzel gummidge. welcome to scatterbrook. a walking, talking, mischievous scarecrow — worzel gummidge is back, a0 years afterjon pertwee first played him on television. worzel gummidge, the original

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, says she's concerned about the lack of resources for legal advice in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april, but questions are raised over how it will be funded. this yea r‘s unseasonable weather causes an increase in migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies, but it harmed some native species. now on bbc news, it's the clickmas christmas special with bags of seasonal tech fun. we hear from tim peake on the year in space and pitch man against robot to see who's the fastest driver around an f1 circuit. ho, ho, ho! merry clickmas! yeah, anyway, this festive week, we have got cars, dogs, astronauts, and lots and lots of singing furbies. # 0h christmas tree, 0h christmas tree. # your leaves are so unchanging. # 0h christmas tree, 0h christmas tree. # your leaves are so unchanging. 0h! you've finally arrived! welcome! the gang's all here, you are too, so welcome to clickmas 2019! all cheer. forced merriment and pretend food — just like last year. do we have a f

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, says she's concerned aboutegal advice in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april, but questions are raised over how it will be funded. this yea r‘s unseasonable weather causes an increase in migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies, but it harmed some native species. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm katie shanahan. coming up on this programme: an england batting collapse gives south africa the upper hand after day two of the first test. fallon sherrock‘s fairytale run at the pdc world championship comes to an end. and catch us if you can as liverpool pull clear, but manchester city could leapfrog leicester with a win over wolves later. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're going to start with cricket and another england batting collapse in the first test against south africa in centurion. the hosts ended day two with a lead of 175, helped largely byjoe root‘s side losing the final seven wickets of their first in

the president of the uk supreme court, lady hale, who retires next month, has warned that the lack ofle who most need them is a serious problem. she's been talking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. she reflected on the momentous day in september, when the court ruled that the prime minister had acted unlawfully in advising the queen to suspend parliament. it was a case of massive legal, constitutional and political significance. the prime minister is advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. the supreme court ruling that the prime minister's advised of the queen to suspend parliament in weeks leading up suspend parliament in weeks leading up to the brexit deadline was unlawful. now, the president of the court is retiring. a time to look back on that momentous day. there was aghast in the courtroom when i said it was the unanimous decision of us all, all 11 justices. but time also for lady hale to reflect on the removal of legal aid in 2013 from a raft of areas, including debt, housing and most family cases. most people need legal services at the beginning of

lady hale — who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court — says she's concerned about lack of resources for legal advice in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. in a year that saw the planet's hottest month on record, nick miller and sarah keith lucas reflect on the most significant meteorological events of 2019 in weather world. this time on weather world, we're in cambridge, where right here during 2019's record—setting european heatwave, the temperature was the highest the uk's ever recorded. at the uk's hottest weather station, i'll discover how you go about accurately recording temperature, and i'll be finding out what's behind another year of record heatwaves. the science is overwhelmingly clear that the cause of this climate change is our activities as humans putting more and more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. and i'm at cambridge university, where a new look at pioneering data collected in the 1970s is revealing the re

the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justicely cases. a man who was shot dead on christmas eve in front of his family may have had criminal links in sweden.

lady hale, who will go by her title baroness hale of richmond following her retirement, was the firstourt in 2009. in her valedictory speech, she spoke of some of the highlights of her role, and also responded to some of the insults she has received over her career. "brenda will be a source of some anxiety." laughter. but you do have to feel a bit sorry for all those male institutions which have had to adjust. but adjust the law lords did. of course some stereotyping lived on. why else was i put in charge of art and interiors when we moved into this building while others were in charge of the more serious business of funding, staffing and security? ifjudge brenda has inspired a younger generation to believe in the ideals ofjustice, fairness and equality, and to think that they might put them into practice, judge brenda will retire content. so can i end by wishing you all a very happy and a peaceful christmas? thank you. applause. the remarkable lady hail. learning to play a musical instrument is a great thing for a child to do growing up — especially if they are keen to learn. but it

the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justicem especially in family cases. a single dad from preston is celebrating after winning one million pounds on the national lottery — but he still went to work on christmas day. doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are now celebrated now in review 2019: we remember. # loneliness is the cloak you wear # a deep shade of blue is always there # the sun ain't gonna shine anymore # the moon ain't gonna rise in the sky... # i hate people in the business who bitch about, you know, the business. it's such an awful life. it was fantastic for the first couple of albums or so. # and i know you're leaving, but it's too long overdue...# but then it really wears you down. touring in those days was very primitive. it was really a lot of hard work. and you couldn't find anything good to eat anywhere. # there's no regrets # no tears goodbye # i don't want you back # we'd only cry again # say goodbye again... # # i'm praying for rain in california # so the

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about theurces on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about thehe reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. lucy hedges rounds up some of the team 5 best adventures from 2019. hello and welcome to this, the last travel show of 2019. so what better time to take a look back on the past year on the programme. here's a taste of what's coming up. condors get this view. condors and us. it's incredible. that was like being in a tumble dryer. that was completely insane. all that and more to come here on the show this week, but let's kick off with a trip that mike made over to california back in may. we told him that all he'd need was a taste for adventure and a head for heights. here's what happened. here in western california, there are complex beings that have lived for over a millennium. redwood trees have become an icon of this state. but some fear that our cha

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about theustice system in england and wales. tributes are paid to a father and his 2 children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain on christmas eve. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april, but questions are raised over

birthday in january. when she reaches her 75th birthday lady hale, who will go by her title baronessnd also responded to some of the insults she has received over her career. "brenda will be a source of some anxiety." laughter but you do have to feel a bit sorry for all those male institutions which have had to adjust. but adjust the law lords did. of course, some stereotyping lived on. why else was i put in charge of art and interiors when we moved into this building? while others were in charge of the more serious business of funding, staffing and security? ifjudge brenda has inspired a younger generation to believe in the ideals ofjustice, fairness and equality, and to think that they might put them into practice, judge brenda will retire content. so can i end by wishing you all a very happy and a peaceful christmas? thank you. applause. judge bender there. now, judge benderthere. now, sophie judge bender there. now, sophie is coming up with the six o‘clock news. at first a quick look at the weather. increasingly wet over the next three days. that could lead to some problems. the

that was lady hale signing out. now here is on the business is with alice.oup, owner of peugeot and vauxhall, have confirmed a £308 billion pound merger deal. the deal will create the world's fourth—largest carmaker. the uk's inflation rate held steady at 1.5% in november — that's according to the office for national statistics. it's the same rate of inflation as in october. injune this year, the financial conduct authority announced plans to radically overhaul how banks charge customers for their overdraft facilities. guy anker is the deputy editor of money saving expert. hejoins me live. banks have pledged to become much more transparent in the way that they charge customers for overdraft fees and etc. and the way they display the overdraft. talk us way they display the overdraft. talk us through the changes. it is not so much that the banks are transparent, they have been told to be. thanks when you ask for your balance have to show it to you. it seems simple. before to date they could have shown a secondary figure which is an infallible balance. so let's

other interesting things that come up about that need to have a first lady seen as a partner, and you recognize the name roger halesho was a nixon media advisor who says in a memo to mr. haldeman, "pat nixon, please tell the president to talk to her and smile at her," and haldeman wrote back, "you tell him." >> she had backbone, and just a backup for a minute, there had to be a genesis for the word mansplaining. and i think it may have originated in the west wing. i am not sure. mansplaining? get it? ok. she just continued on with what was on her agenda. she did not like bob haldeman to deter her or even slow her down. she was gracious as always, and then went ahead and did what she thought she would do. >> in the early 70's, it is hard to imagine now, but there was the white house east wing press corps of women that covered the first lady. it was a different time, and they looked at a much more traditional manner than sense. the first press secretary used to do briefings for the press for a few years, so you can speak to that. patricia: that stopped later. >> it was very gradual, almost that you could not give it

lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about the effect of the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. tributes are paid to a father and his 2 children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain on christmas eve. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april, but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase in wildlife migrating to the uk. england's cricketers rally, after a shaky start, in the second day of the first test against south africa. and in half an hour, we'll look at some of the highlights of the travel show from 2019. at least 12 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. the bek air flight had just taken off from the country's biggest city, almaty, and was travelling to the capital, nur—sultan, when it crashed into a building. 60 others were injured in the crash. 98 people were onboard the flight, including five crew. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford gave us this up