jeff beck has died at the age of 78. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states, where the federal aviation authority says that an investigation has shown that the failure of the safety messaging system, which let to all departing flights being grounded early on wednesday, was caused by a damaged file in a database. a tweet confirmed that there is no evidence of a cyber attack. flights have been getting back to normal. our north america correspondent gary o donoghue reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7:00am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes until further notice, causing chaos for early morning travellers. i m a little annoyed. a little nervous. we re going on a cruise. we have a cruise to catch at 6pm.
will be left whether it succeeds or not. james waterhouse, bbc news, key have. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the family of a british iranian man sentenced to death by tehran has told the bbc that authorities are preparing to execute him. alireza akbari was arrested more than two years ago and accused of spying for the uk, which he denied. the foreign office has urged iran to release him. police across brazil have been ordered to prevent road blockades and the invasion of public buildings after supporters of the former president jair bolsonaro called for new protests. officials say they are determined to prevent any repeat of the disorder that saw government buildings stormed in the capital on sunday. a supreme courtjudge also ordered the social media service telegram to block accounts being used to co ordinate demonstrations. the world health organization has recommended that indian made cough syrups should not be prescribed for children
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