Saying the country needs to be better prepared. The site in the texas desert, helping the us challenge chinas dominance in the production of rare Earth Minerals. Hello to you. Boeing has announced it is temporarily halting production of its 737 max aircraft. The planes have been grounded since march. Its in response to crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that killed 346 people. Regulators in the United States, criticised for earlier decisions on the 737 max, are now saying they will not approve any return to service before next year. Heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Grounded and now pulled from production. Boeings production, problems have gone from bad to worse, with the aviation zone forced to admit it can no longer continue to admit it can no longer continue to make the 737 max. The temporary halt in production has thejet to make the 737 max. The temporary halt in production has the jet still not returned to service was that it was grounded globally in march followi
And extreme weather fire chiefs speak out saying the country needs to be better prepared. Boeing has announced it is temporarily halting production of its 737 max aircraft. The planes have been grounded since march, a response to crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that killed 346 people. Regulators in the United States, criticised for earlier decisions on the 737 max, are now saying they will not approve any return to service before next year. Heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Grounded and now pulled from production. Boeings problems have gone from bad to worse, with the aviation giant forced to admit it can no longer continue to make the 737 max. The temporary halt in production is because the Regulatory Authority the federal Aviation Administration has still not cleared the jet to return to commercial service. It was grounded globally in march following crashes in ethiopian and indonesia, which left a total of 346 people dead. In a statement, boeing insists. But the
Whether theyve got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. Its great news. Its finally something positive, its good. Streets turned into rivers and theres more heavy rain to come in parts of yorkshire and the midlands. The families that will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs in england and others that say they still wont get what they need. Last post. And commemorations to mark the 100th Armistice Day since the end of the first world war. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news officials underfire in the premier league after more video assistant criticism. Well hearfrom the man behind var. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Nigel farage has extended an election olive branch to the conservatives by announcing the brexit party will not contest seats which were won by the tories back in 2017, a total of 317 seats. But he says he will fight against other parties to try to ensure the uk leaves the eu. Borisjohnson has welc
In the turkish city istanbul. Its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up to what authorities are calling a catastrophic threat its the morning in sydney, and people are waking up of dangerfrom bushfires thats the highest level of warning. And the day coming is predicted to be the worst since these fires began several weeks ago. Hot temperatures and strong winds in New South Wales are the reason why this threat level is being used in sydney. There are bush fires in queensland too. And we already know how desvtasting these fires can be. These are pictures from the last week. New south wales is already under a state of emergency. That gives the fire Service Special powers to evacuate property and turn off power. Fire crews have come from all over australia and new zealand to help. The fires escalated on friday. 150 homes were destroyed and three people died. This footage gives you a sense of the danger people and Fire Fighters are facing. This crew is completely surrounded by fla
Also tonight. There are 42 flood warnings still in place in the north of england, ministers will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow, as locals underline the scale of the crisis. Weve never experienced this in our lifetime. Weve lived here for nearly 55 years. I was born here. And we just think the system has completely let us down. One of the uks biggest steel makers has been rescued by a chinese company, potentially safeguarding thousands of jobs. In hong kong, two people are in a Critical Condition after another day of demonstrations by democracy campaigners in hong kong. And a two minute silence across the uk, as people gather to pay tribute to those lost in two world wars. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news a fourth consecutive gold in a championship record in the javelin. Hollie arnold starts for Great Britain at the world para athletics. Good evening. Theres been a potentially significant shift in the dynamics of the upcoming election, caused by the brexit partys decision not