About 50 people were rescued, and some were taken to hospital in a serious condition. A number of people were seen being carried off the lifeboat on stretchers when the vessel docked in dover. French Officials Say six people have died. The mp for calais gave us this update. Around 65 to 70 people were on these boats, 50 people were rescued by the french authorities, five people were found dead at sea, one died at the hospital. And we are still missing ten people. The home secretary Suella Braverman posted this message on social media, saying her thoughts and prayers were with those affected by the tragic loss of life. She is expected to chair a meeting with Border Force Officials later today. On thursday, 755 people crossed the channel, the largest daily figures so far this year. And more than 100,000 have made the journey since the crossings began in earnest in 2018. Once again, the channel, one of the most dangerous and busiest Shipping Lanes in the world, has proved to be deadly for
From the old bailey, heres daniel sandford. The subject of a nationwide manhunt, this was Constance Marten and Mark Gordon Injanuary last this was Constance Marten and mark gordon in january last year, this was Constance Marten and Mark Gordon Injanuary last year, as they tried to evade the authorities following the birth of their newborn baby, victoria, who they were worried would be taken into care like their previous four children. On the 1st of march last year, police found victorias body in a shopping bag in a shed on a brighton allotment. Today, Constance Marten gave evidence in the witness box at the old bailey, are weeping as she said she and mark gordon love their children more than anything in the world. Asked if she had been crawl to baby victoria, Constance Marten said. Talking quietly and with a very well spoken accent, she described how she became estranged from her wealthy family because of a traumatic event in her childhood, arguments over her grandmothers will and beca
More in the way of cloud. Northern ireland is turning cloudy because of this approaching Weather Front which will change things. It means this dose of Summer Weather may not last that long for all of us. Even ahead of this cloud, there are some cloudy areas, parts of central and Southern Scotland and northern england, this cloud could produce the odd spot of light rain. Further south there will be the odd shower but most places will be dry and in the best of the Sunshine Temperature is 25, maybe 28 celsius. Quite a humid field to the weather as well. I mentioned the weather as well. I mentioned the Weather Front out towards the west. Through this evening its expected to bring heavy and possibly thundery rain eastwards across northern ireland. There could be localised travel disruption, may be some flooding. That rain will then push north east across scotland. It is going to be quite a warm and muggy night, minimum temperature is 15, 16, 17 night, minimum temperature is 15, 16,17 degree
For the media, as donald trump won more than a dozen states, crushing nikki haley who eked out only a win in vermont. The former president was briefly in a celeb rah rah story mood but soon moved on to what he sees as the dangers facing america. They call it Super Tuesday for a reason. [cheers and applause] this is a big one. Were going to close our borders. Were going to have to deport a lot of people, a lot of bad people, because our country cant live like this, our cities are choking to death. [applause] howard but then came a sharp pivot by the press saying, yes, trump had an amazingly successful night, but look at all these warning signs he faces in november. And theres even a more fundamental divide among the pundits and prognosticators. The right is more focused on turns message and what he stands for while the left keeps assailing him as a wouldbe dictator. What most of these people have never if understood is that this really isnt about a trump, and he himself often a says hes
The lengthy roadmap outlined in the city of belem promotes sustainable development, an end to deforestation, and fighting the organised crime that fuels it. Lets take a look at the rainforest thats at stake the amazon stretches nearly Seven Million square kilometres, with two thirds of it in brazil. Another seven countries and one territory share the remaining third. Under brazils former president , jair bolsonaro, years of deforestation in the amazon worsened. The orange on this map shows the areas of deforestation between 2019 and 2022 in the state of para where the summit is. But new data shows a positive Shift Deforestation in the amazon fell by 66 last month compared to the year before. Its now at its lowest rate in six years. Our correspondent katy watson is in the amazon at the summit. We have had day one of the summit, and already, the country participating have issued a statement saying they are forming an alliance to Work Together to protect the amazon. Sadly, this city is re