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
Positive. Its good. 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. A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn, posing what authorities say, is a catastrophic threat. Families in england will benefit from two cannabis based medicines approved for the nhs but others say they still wont get what they need. And at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph and sienna rodgers, the editor of labourlist. Theres been a potentially significant shift in the dynamics of the upcoming election caused by the brexit partys decision not to contest those seats won by the conservatives last time. The Brexit Party Leader, nigel farage, who once promised to stand in the vast majority of seats across the uk said hed made the decision beca
Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report the mouse versus the dragon. Disney launches its streaming service as it ta kes launches its streaming service as it takes on its chinese rivals. And chinas port crisis. How african swine fever is impacting supplies of the countrys favourite meat. Welcome to Asia Business report. We start with the streaming war because entertainment giant disney launches its disney plus Service Later today. It faces fierce competition around the world, not least in china. We have more on the highly competitive business. It may be coming late to the party but it is coming in style. Disneys streaming platform will be a Formidable Force in what is becoming an increasingly crowded marketplace to their mission, quality, not quantity. You cannot only a lwa ys always make great stuff. But we want to make sure we have the best chance to make sure we have the best chance to create something spectacular. Ahead of the launch, disney removed its co nte nt
Potentially safeguarding thousands of jobs. British steel had been facing collapse after going into liquidation earlier this year but the chinese producerjingye confirmed today it had agreed a buyout. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. This plant has been on government life support since it collapsed in may. Technically in liquidation, it was offered a chinese lifeline today, and workers on their way home welcomed it. Well, its been a big concern, hasnt it . Nobody not knowing what is happening, whether theyve got a job, can pay their mortgages, feed theirfamilies. Yeah, its great news. Obviously, theres been uncertainty around it, but now we know, this close to christmas, that weve got a job. With 4,000 employees and 20,000 in the supply chain, the steelworks is the lifeblood of scunthorpe. Its massive good news for lots of families and obviously for all the housing, forjobs, for younger people and older people alike, its just great news. The thought of scunthorpe not having steel