on board, two children and two crew members. the boat itself was a tourist boat on a sightseeing trip. the shidetoko peninsula is an important tourist destination with a dramatic coastline and is a unesco world heritage site and currently because japan s borders are shut to tourists it is likely that the people on board were eitherjapanese residents or citizens but clearly something went wrong, because when there were high waters the crew sent out a distress signal and whilst all the passengers had their life jackets, the boat was taking on water, it had tipped 30 degrees and was sinking. that was the last the authorities heard from the boat. here in the uk, the british government has confirmed that borisjohnson hasn t received any further fines for breaking lockdown rules. it comes after reports that the metropolitan police has issued more penalty notices for an event held in the garden of number ten
welcome to bbc news i m chris rogers. our top stories. the ukrainian port city of odesa is struck by russian missiles killing at least eight people and injuring many more. president zelensky says the us secretary of state will arrive in kyiv on sunday the highest level us visit since the war began. the polls will open in france in a few hours emmanuel macron and marine le pen are urging people to vote. four people are found after a tourist boat went missing off the coast of japan more than 20 are still unaccounted for. and carnival returns to rio after two years the samba beat is back on the streets.
to feel that way any more. my my colleague rita chuck the batty speaking to a political analyst in voting takes place on sunday in france, and we will have a special programme bringing you the result, starting at 17:30 gmt. that s 18:30 bst for viewers in the uk. join us for that as france decides. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. a search is under way injapan for 26 passengers and crew of a tourist boat that s missing off the northern island of hokkaido. the crew of the kazu one contacted the coastguard to say the boat was sinking. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.
to their worries. 51% think she is the one who changed things best, and we re now having debates on whether or not she is from the extreme right. hint the answer is yes. the thing is, voters don t seem to feel that way any more. this is bbc news a reminder of the headlines. the ukrainian port city of odesa is struck by russian missiles killing at least eight people and injuring many more. president zelensky says the us secretary of state will arrive in kyiv on sunday the highest level us visit since the war began. seven people have been found as a search is under way in japan for 26 passengers and crew of a tourist boat that went missing off the northern island of hokkaido. the crew of the kazu one contacted the coastguard to say the boat was sinking.
let s get some of the day s other news. more than 100 people have been killed in two explosions at an illegal oil refining depot in nigeria. officials said that the victims were burned beyond recognition in the blasts in imo state, south of the capital, abuja. more than 45 people have been rescued but a child has died after a boat sank off the northern coast of lebanon. the vessel was carrying about 60 passengers when it capsized near the port of tripoli. the lebanese transport minister said they were still looking for those missing, who included both lebanese and syrian citizens. a search is under way injapan for 26 passengers and crew four people have been found as a search is under way in japan for 26 passengers and crew of a tourist boat that went missing off the northern island of hokkaido. the crew of the kazu one contacted the coastguard to say the boat was sinking. with me to discuss is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. what more do we know so far? as