welcome to bbc news, my name's mike embley. our top stories: crisis at boeing — the company suspends production of its 737 max aircraft — grounded since march, after two fatal crashes. opposition parties in india condemn police for the violent suppression of protests over a new citizenship law. many a new citizenship law. believe that young people hl who many believe that young people here, who are trying to voice their descent in a democracy, were crossed by the state. and that's triggered a reaction across india —— dissent. britain's prime minister plans a new law to prevent any extension of the brexit transition process beyond the end of 2020. growing concern in australia over the worsening wildfires and extreme weather — fire chiefs speak out —

saying the country needs to be better prepared. the site in the texas desert, helping the us challenge china's 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. it's 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. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. grounded and now pulled from production. boeing's 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 following crashes in ethiopian and indonesia which left a total of 346 people dead. in a statement, boeing insists safety returning —— safely returning the 737 is our top priority. but the company acknowledges the approval process must be

extraordinarily borrow and robust to ensure that regulators, customers and the flying public have confidence in the aircraft. with 400 planes in storage, boeing says it will focus its efforts on delivering those aircraft to customers. it says its decision will not result in any job losses with affected employees continuing to do 737 related work or assigned to other projects. but this isa assigned to other projects. but this is a major blow to the company, one of america's biggest exporters. the us economy is bound to feel the ripple effect, with firms supplying pa rt left in ripple effect, with firms supplying part left in limbo while production is on hold. suspending production of a commercial aircraft is something that has been very rarely done. there truly is unprecedented and it is one that has massive impact to boeing and its suppliers and the

airlines. even before the decision was announced, boeing's surprise took another hit on monday. pulling its most profitable plane from the skies has cost the company more than $9 billion, and with continuing uncertainty over its future, that figure will inevitably rise. peter bowes, bbc news. and we will be speaking to an a nalyst a and we will be speaking to an analyst a little later in the programme. and for more on the story, you can head to our website or the bbc news app, where our business team has more on what the decision from boeing could mean for the company after already suffering huge losses form the suspension of the 737 max this year. there've been more violent protests in major cities across india, mostly in opposition to a new citizenship law, which many see as discriminating against the nation's large muslim minority. the prime minister has appealed for calm, but his hindu nationalist government is facing criticism for a law that offers amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries — as long as they're not muslim. there are some divisions among

people who've taken to the streets. some say they're protesting because they fear large—scale migration. six people have died and on sunday police stormed a university in delhi, injuring at least 50. from there, our correspondent yogita limaye. the library of one of india's top universities. on sunday night, it was the scene of a crackdown. students tried to hide from the police, and shield themselves from the tear gas in the air. in the men's bathroom, an injured student. and another one who lay unconscious. dozens of them were taken to the local hospital. police came inside — they dragged us off. they say they were beaten by the police for protesting against india's new citizenship law. danjil chaudhary has broken fingers on both hands. he was hit in the head

and also on his back. when they caught us, they started beating us up, we were begging for mercy. the police didn't stop at beating, mohammed tamim says. he shows us where he was shot. he says he was passing the area and got caught up in the violence. "the policeman looked at me, he took out his service gun and shot me", he told us. two students are also reported to have bullet injuries. but a top policeman denies it. no gunshots? no gunshots, absolutely. no gunshots were fired. it's not a peaceful protest if public transport buses were on fire. not a peaceful process in which the crowd of 1,500, they start pelting stones. what started in this campus in this university in delhi has now spread far beyond it. many believe that young people here who were trying to voice their dissent

in a democracy were crushed by the state. and that's triggered a reaction across india. today, people marched. in delhi, mumbai, kolkata, against what they see as a divisive law that discriminates against muslim migrants. an unprecedented show of dissent against the country's hindu nationalist leadership, a precarious point for india. yogita limaye, bbc news, dehli. let's get some of the day's other news: forensic experts in turkey have concluded that a former british soldier who helped found syria's white helmets volunteer group died as a result of a fall. james le mesurier‘s body was found last month, on the street below his apartment in istanbul. it's reported no dna belonging to any other person was found. one the eve of more protests in france against president macron‘s pension reforms, the architect of the plans has resigned

from the government. jean—paul delevoye was accused of a conflict of interest — he'd failed to declare some of his consultancyjobs — among them, an unpaid role as administrator of a business school. a court in the philippines has rejected a legal move by the authorities to recover nearly $4 billion allegedly looted by former president ferdinand marcos and his family. the judges said much of the evidence was inadequate because it relied on photocopied documents. the row has intensified over mesut 0zil's outspoken criticism of china. arsenal football club has tried to distance itself from the player's attack on china's persecution of muslim minorities. the country is a highly lucrative market for the premier league and the clubs who compete in it. the british prime minister is considering a firm legal guarantee that the uk will part ways with the eu by the end of next year with or without a trade deal. under current plans, the uk will cease to be a member

of the union onjanuary 3i and transitional arrangements will be introduced until the end of 2020, while the two sides negotiate a new relationship. this report from gareth barlow has flashing images. it will include a new clause to stop the transition period extending beyond december 2020. the transition period is designed to allow the eu and uk to maintain their current trading agreements while providing time to agreements while providing time to agree a new trade deal. currently, that period, due to run at the end of next year, can be extended by two yea rs, if of next year, can be extended by two years, if sides agree. but boris johnson is determined to deliver brexit, and wants to remove any potential of any extension. government sources say a hard deadline will focus the mind of both sides and negotiators on achieving a

deal. but critics say it raises the possibility of the uk leaving the eu without a trade deal if an agreement isn't made within 12 months. it means the uk will have to agree one of the quickest deals in history, and the eu has previously expressed scepticism a deal can be done in such a short period of time. and the eu isn't the only trading partner on westminster‘s mind. diplomats in the united states have also expressed their hopes of achieving an agreement as soon their hopes of achieving an agreement as soon as their hopes of achieving an agreement as soon as possible. gareth barlow, bbc news. a group of former senior fire and emergency chiefs have been meeting in sydney, calling for the federal government to better prepare australia for worsening extreme weather events. since september, six people have died in bushfires that have engulfed the states of new south wales and queensland. let's get more from our correspondent, phil mercer, in sydney. feel feel, bring us up—to—date on this.

this is a very influential group performerfire and this is a very influential group performer fire and emergency chiefs —— performer chief. they believe that australia's centre—right prime minister, scott morrison, is missing in action during those bushfire crises that just seem to keep going and going. they are calling for a national summit to address this fire emergency that is stretching from coast to coast here in australia. the prime minister, scott morrison, has acknowledged a link between climate change and australia's extended bushfire season. he was reluctant, though, to get into that sort of conversation at the early parts of this fire crisis a few weeks ago. they have also committed $8 million to aerial firefighting efforts. they have also committed $8 million to aerialfirefighting efforts. here in new south wales, australia's most populous state, 110 fires are

burning inis of populous state, 110 fires are burning in 15 of those out of control. there are concerns a mega fire north—west of sydney could threaten a power station which suppose new south wales with 10% of its elected city. later in the week we are expecting this massive hot air that has been moving across the australian continent from west to east to bring heatwave conditions to many parts of the fire zone. in south australia, they are expecting back—to—back days later this week of 49 and potentially 50 celsius. the authorities in south australia have issued a code red for vulnerable people in that part of australia. so, in the next few days it is going to get very hot, and if the wind picks up, that fire threat could pose more danger to those bushfire prone regions in western australia and also here in the east as well. phil, thank you very much for that.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: around £50 million worth ofjewellery is stolen from the home of formula i heiress tamara ecclestone. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out.

from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a crisis at boeing — the company suspends production of its 737 max aircraft — grounded since march, after two fatal crashes. 0pposition parties in india condemn police for what they say is violent suppression of protests over a new citizenship law. let's return to our main story now — that boeing is to suspend production of the 737 max

airliner from january. let's get more on that from david slotnick, senior transportation reporter at business insider. he's in new york. this is something that they have been disgusting since july, this is something that they have been disgusting sincejuly, the first raised the possibility that if the grounding continued they would have two suspend manufacture of planes. it came out this weekend that it was looking increasingly likely. last week the faa said there was no chance of the plane returning in 2019 so it didn't come as a com plete in 2019 so it didn't come as a complete shock. but there will be all kinds of knock—on effects? complete shock. but there will be all kinds of knock-on effects? there definitely will be. boeing has said there won't be any layoff at their plant, the 12,000 people who work in the factory that make the 737 max. they are going to be reassigned to other teams or other functions, but there is a whole network of the players around the united states, around the world that supply parts and components for these planes. it is really just and components for these planes. it is reallyjust going to be a series

of effects on them. there is even talk that could affect the us trade. they are putting out 42 of the aircraft each month that have no place to go at all. exactly. they haven't been able to deliver the planes because they haven't been able to fly them. they have been storing them in their employee parking lot, there have been pictures floating around. at this point they have a backlog of 400 completed lanes they haven't been able to deliver. with regulators so much underfire able to deliver. with regulators so much under fire for failing to grant the planes it is likely they will be super cautious about putting them into service. and eventually it is up into service. and eventually it is up to the flying public whether they trust them. i think that is exactly right stopping the regulators are taking the time making sure that everything is done appropriately this time, and we will have to see what happens when the plane is in—service if passengers are happy to fly it or not. do you think the plane will actually go back into

service? i think it will eventually stop it is ultimately not... and that there aren't any other problems. i think that once that is done to the regulated satisfaction, evenif done to the regulated satisfaction, even if it takes a little bit longer, we will eventually see it fly again. i think we may be losing the connection, you very much, we leave it there for now. the leading democrat in the us senate, chuck schumer, says the expected impeachment trial of donald trump would be a cover up if it didn't hear from key white house officials. mr schumer is calling for four witnesses to appear, including the former national security advisorjohn bolton. laura trevelyan reports from washington washington is braced for a decisive few days in which president trump may become only the third american president in history to be impeached. and a new report, health democrats are alleging that the president's abuse of power includes

criminal bribery. democrats charged the president withheld military aid to getan the president withheld military aid to get an investigation intojoe biden and his son. and trucked in congress by not allowing key witnesses to testify. if the house impeaches the president, the senate will hold a trail in early january the minority leader chuck schumer has written a letter with a list of witnesses he wants to call, including acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and former national security adviserjohn bolton.|j haven't seen a single good argument about why this witnesses shouldn't testify or these documents be produced, unless the president has something to hide. senate leader mitch mcconnell wants to protect vulnerable republicans up for re—election and seems to favour a short trail stopping the president has been calling for the right to call witnesses including the biden. republican senators are lining up behind the president. republican senators are lining up behind the presidentlj republican senators are lining up behind the president. i have clearly made up my mind, i am not trying to

hide the fact that i have disdain for the accusations and the process. senators are not required to be sequestered, not to talk to anyone, there is no prohibition. mr drum has been using his twitter feed to slam what he calls a witch—hunt and a hoax. moderate democrats are deciding which way to vote on impeachment. is that reaction shows, impeaching president trump is dividing the voters, and will have consequences for the 2020 presidential election. police in dubai have arrested the suspected head of a cocaine trafficking gang, considered the netherlands most wanted man. ridouan taghi, who was born in morocco, was wanted on international arrest warrants for multiple murder and drug trafficking, was detained at a house in the city. the 41—year—old was caught entering dubai with fake id. police in the netherlands said the arrest was made as a result of intense international cooperation rather than a tip off.

the united states has imposed sanctions against two ministers in south sudan, accusing them of obstructing efforts at peace and reconciliation for their personal enrichment. a statement by the us treasury said the behaviour of the defence and cabinet affairs ministers caused much suffering for the south sudanese people. the estranged wife of zimbabwe's vice president, constantino chiwenga, has appeared in court in harare to be charged with attempting to murder him. marry chiwenga is alleged to have tried to kill her husband by attempting to block his medical treatment in south africa and pulling a hospital drip out of his arm. when she was arrested on saturday, police originally said she was accused of fraud and money laundering charges totalling a million dollars. thieves have reportedly stolen £50 million or $66 million, worth ofjewellery from a property belonging to the daughter of the former formula one boss bernie ecclestone. tamara ecclestone had apparently just left the country for christmas when the burglars raided her home in central london. daniela relph reports, there's flash photography

from the start. wealthy and not afraid to show it. tamara ecclestone's own tv show, billion dollar girl was all about the exotic holidays, the glamorous nights out... that is the biggest bottle in the world. the millions spent on renovating her mansion and the expensive jewellery. oh, my god, i love it. how nice is it? but most of that exclusive jewellery collection has now gone. stolen from her home in kensington, and one of london's most secure roads alongside a number of embassies, the house has a 24—hour security team and a cctv control room. the police say they were called to tamara ecclestone's house here just after 11 o'clock on friday night and it was reported that a high value of jewellery had been stolen. they are now looking for three men, believed to have been inside the property in connection with the burglary.

just hours earlier, tamara ecclestone had posted this photo of her daughter on social media. the family was off on holiday. detectives will now look for any link between them leaving and the burglary later that day. tamara's father, the former head of formula 1, bernie ecclestone, has described the robbery as an inside job by someone who had knowledge of the property. the spokesperson for tamara ecclestone said that the security team are co—operating with the police and the family were shaken and angry. rare earth minerals are vital for everything from smartphones to aircraft engines. china controls the lion's share of the market — mining about 70% of the world's total, and processing even more. but one geologist in west texas believes he may have hit the jackpot. samira hussain went to meet him. here in the far west of texas, 25

kilometres from the mexican border, sits a mountain that has a big stake in the power—play between the us and china. what is the right in front of us china. what is the right in front of us is round top mountain. this man isa us is round top mountain. this man is a geologist. in securing the mining rights to this mountain, he believes he stumbled on a big one. it is something you work for your whole career. head and in the rocks are large amounts of minerals, known as rare earths. crucial elements for tech gadgets and military weapons. right here is the rock... combined with other mineable elements, this mountain could be worth $8 billion. so this is what is going to make you your millions? that's at. the trump administration has said it is essential for national defence to produce production of rare earths. military technology without rare earth technology would be about the same as it was in the middle 60s, so

we would be dealing with a chinese military in the 21st century and we would be in the mid 605. military in the 21st century and we would be in the mid 60s.m military in the 21st century and we would be in the mid 60s. if his bet on the mineral deposits hair pays off, it could make his company very rich. it could also solve a national security issue for the united states. but mining is a very dirty and risky business. for now, the us only has one rare earth mine. but with no domestic processing facilities, these rocks are still being sent to china to get the minerals out. this doctor is a geological scientist, and a board member of texas mineral resources. he has found what may be the two getting the rare earths out of round top's rocks both cheaply and easily. nowhere else in the world has it ever been reported to have in particular the rare earth and a mineral called through fluoride which is highly soluble, so we have

a unique deposit. and there is nothing like this anywhere else? no. but the mine is not slated to open by 2022 at the earliest. we finally got one that looks like it's a real winner. given the high stakes between the us and china, it is not just dan looking for a big win. this includes a 60 foot christmas tree, a light tunnel, and christmas thejungle tree, a light tunnel, and christmas the jungle animals and dinosaurs. this is the hollow panda festival, it runs in queens until the end of january. that's about it for now, thatis january. that's about it for now, that is all the news on the bbc website and on twitter. and you can get in touch with me

and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. most parts of the uk are pretty chilly at the moment, so we have had some snow across northern scotland and quite a harsh frost, but the main message for the week ahead is quite the opposite. it is going to be mild, wet, and very windy at times as well, but a bit of sunshine from time to time too. it doesn't look like it will be a complete washout. the satellite picture shows a fair bit of cloud across southern parts of the uk, drizzly, northern england is quite misty at the moment with cold weather across scotland. we have had some snow here, it will continue to remain quite wintry through the early hours here,

but temperatures are rising through the night. it was around —6 degrees in parts of scotland. by the end of the night those temperatures will be a little bit higher, but in the far south—east, we are starting with around seven degrees. quite a bit of cloud here, mist and murk around the midlands, northern england, and there will be some sunshine around on tuesday. not a gloomy day everywhere. i think the most likely place to stay cloudy and quite damp is east anglia and the south east. it is pretty chilly, around five degrees for many of us. the forecast tuesday night into wednesday, we are in between weather systems. this next one is heading our way but we're just ahead of it, and that means that on wednesday or at least wednesday morning, we start off with a lot of fog around. there could be some real problems with thick fog particularly around the midlands. then the wind starts to pick up, we will see some sunshine briefly before this weather front arrives on our shores and reaches

south—western england, wales, and northern ireland. this as a spell of very wet and windy weather. we are talking about severe gales blowing around some of these coasts here, in fact from wednesday and into thursday, gusts could be around 70 miles an hour. not as windy inland, but still windy enough. we can see all that bad weather sweeps across the uk through the course of wednesday night and into thursday as well. at the end of the week, this big low pressure is basically dominating a whole chunk of the atlantic, western europe as well. it is notjust us that get bad weather too, there will be some rough, windy weather across parts of europe as well. as we head towards the end of the week, the temperature is going to pick up, we will see mild southerlies for a time — we could heading around 13 degrees in the south. that's it, bye—bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: boeing will temporarily suspend production of its 737 max airliner from january. it was grounded in march after two fatal crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that killed 346 people. the company says it won't lay—off workers, but the stoppage is likely to affect suppliers and the wider economy. 0pposition parties in india have condemned what they describe as the police's "violent suppression" of student protests over a new citizenship law. the congress party accused the government of declaring war on its own people, after video footage of police beating protesters at a university appeared on social media. britain's prime minister is planning a new law to prevent any extension of the brexit transition process beyond the end of 2020. the withdrawal agreement will include a clause making further delays illegal. there is some concern this revives the possibility of the uk leaving