good morning from the london stadium, which has been transformed as major league baseball comes to the uk for only the second time. two games this weekend. many people believe the sport first started near here, baseball is coming home. a bit of rain and when the sun comes out it will feel quite humid and hot. more details coming up here on breakfast. it s friday, the 23rd ofjune. tributes are being paid to five men, who died on board the titan submersible after it imploded near the wreck of the titanic. the five day search ended after debris was found on the sea bed. our correspondent, jessica parker, joins us now from boston, where the rescue efforts were being coordinated. let s speak to jessica now. let s speak tojessica now. good morning. we had that moment of course yesterday evening uk time when the news was broken that this debris had been found and the assumption made that all five on board were killed. my apologies. as he can see, we have one or two problems with the
Years winners ukraine who cant stage it because of the war with russia. Now on bbc news it is time for amol rajan interviewing Richard Branson. Hi. Yes. Hello. My goodness. Wow. The shy schoolboy who became a global celebrity. Sir Richard Branson is a very british bundle of contradictions. The dyslexic who set up a student magazine, the Record Label Founder who didnt listen to music, The 60s Hippie who became a multi billionaire. Today hes got his own island and his brand has dozens of companies to its name, from Virgin Atlantic to galactic. But after five decades in business, reinventing whole industries, sir Richard Branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. The pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. Hes faced questions over how hes used women to promote his brand. And sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on Climate Change is sending rockets into space. The original Rebel Entrepreneur continues to grab th
to the lord for peace. turkey s president recep erdogan has addressed supporters on the last day of campaigning before sunday s election. he accused his opponent of planning to sanction russia on the orders of america. mr erdogan s party has been in power for more than 20 years. final preparations are taking place in the english city of liverpool for the eurovision song contest s grand final. the event is being held in britain on behalf of ukraine last year s winners. the pop band tvorchi is presenting this year s ukrainian entry entitled heart of steel . now on bbc news playing for ukraine following a group of ukrainian refugee actors living in the uk, as they prepare to premier a brand new play as part of liverpool s eurovision festival . for over a month, we ve been following a group of ukrainian refugees all seven of them prominent actors and directors in their home country. my life back in ukraine was tightly connected with theatre. they faced unprecedent
hasjust begun. these are live pictures from gaza. this is the seen live. it is of course night time. the agreement brokered by egypt follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 35 people all but one of them palestinians. there has been no comment from israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, or other officials since reports of the truce came out. we hope to be live in gaza later in the programme. but so far it is a quite night across gaza city. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is only one day visit to italy. he s been meeting italy s prime minister, giorgia meloni who affirmed that italy would remain a solid ally, and provide kyiv with all the assistance it needed. prime minister meloni also stressed that the conflict would only end when russia stopped its aggression and withdrew from all ukrainian territory, adding that any other outcome would jeopardise peace in all of europe. mr zelensky then had a private audience with pope fra