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
Hello. Imjohn wilson. Welcome to this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast in which i talk to leading creative figures about the key moments of their life and the most important cultural works that have fired their imagination and had a profound impact on their own art. My guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who, over a 30 year career, is now regarded as one of the greatest dancers of all time. He became the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. Having retired from the classical stage, he set up his own cuban dance company, acosta danza, and is also director of the berlin royal ballet. Of the birmingham royal ballet. Welcome. Lets start in cuba, with your family, your upbringing. A happy childhood . Very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, still, our family was on the. I would say it was poorer than most families, but still there was a big, big sense of community. It was a good ti
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
The historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. Almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. We already know this is the deadliest disaster in the states history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. This was lahainas historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. Bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. But its too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. Buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. The fires that claimed them and the lives of Those Inside May be contained, but theyre still burning. Thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. Thank you very much. Yeah they flocked to shelters seeking food and water. The need for assistance is great, but so too are the challenges to meeting it. The only land route to those most in need has been blocked. Sirens. As road access to lahaina was opened and people
Winners over marseille and Maccabi Haifa prevailed 2 1 in slovakia against Slovan Bratislava with all three goals in that match coming in the opening 15 minutes. Elsewhere, rangers won 2 1 at home to swiss Side Servette with the visitors grabbing what could be a crucial goal ahead of the home leg next week. We had some really good chances, but obviously we go there one goal up, but we will obviously treat that game as if we were going in 0 0. So its a good start, a better performance compared to the weekend, so we know we move on from this. And do you feel that obviously with another game under your belt on saturday before that second leg, the performance will be all be improved . Does that give you confidence you can go out there and finish the job . Yeah, you, know, its another game to gel together and who is asked to play on the weekend,. Theyre going to give it 100 . And anyone whos asked to play the second leg, you know, were going to give it our all to make sure were in the next