In the last few minutes, we have been told that the search has been called off by the french authorities. Simonjones reports from dover. The sea has claimed several more lives. The french lifeboat had the grim task of bringing five bodies back to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didnt survive. Some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover
For more, heres our correspondent in hawaii, sophie long. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars are banned peoplejumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were all together. Were one family, we need to take care of each other. No ones feeding everyone. Theyre traumatised. Theyre upset. No ones giving hugs. They need mental help. What do you need from me . To hear people in the same pants since the fire on thursday. Kids in the same diapers since thursday. People without food. They havent drank since before the fire. What are we doing . Hundreds of thousands flock to mauis stunning coastline every year and thousands ofjobs here are dependent on tourism, b
Called the open arms, hopes to use a newly opened Shipping Route to arrive in the next few days. But where the open arms will arrive remains in question. With no Functioning Port in gaza, its unclear where it will dock upon entry. Aid workers are reported building a Makeshift Breakwater off the coast to the prepare for its arrival. The open arms will set off from the port of larnaca. Its cargo includes 200 tonnes of food, as the un warns a quarter its cargo includes 200 tonnes of food, as the un warns a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine. The uns agency for palestinian refugees, meanwhile, they were among 16 countries who suspended funds to unrwa. But while attempts to get more aid into gaza are progressing, talks of a ceasefire are not. The head of israels Intelligence Service Accused Hamas of hardening its position in ceasefire talks, saying hamas was planning to escalate tensions during ramadan. Hamas has similarly blamed israel for a lack of progress in ceasefire
Latest bbc news headlines. Russia heads to the polls with Vladimir Putin certain to secure his fifth term as president and another six years in power. As voting begins, so do the protests. Some voters expressing their anger by pouring dye into ballot boxes and some setting fire to photo booths micro polling booths. Photos of food and medical aid arriving to gaza have been released. Meanwhile israel has sent a delegation back to qatar for ceasefire talks. On the ground Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for a Military Operation to go ahead in rafah. Ajudge has rejected donald trump as meg attempted to have the lead prosecution lawyer disqualified from the Georgia Election interference case, the judge ruled that fani willis could continue but said the Special Prosecutor she had appointed and had a romantic relationship with would have to go. He has tonight resigned. The proposed Transitional Council in haiti that is meant to bring stability to the caribbean nation in crisis is yet to