by a remotely operated vehicle deployed in the search. the bbc has been told that the debris includes parts of the missing sub. the submersible was about 435 miles south of stjohn s, newfoundland, on a voyage to the wreck of the titanic off the coast of canada, when it lost contact. its exact whereabouts and the condition of the five crew onboard are unknown. with rescuers in a race against time to find the sub, it s thought that the on board oxygen supply may have run out. more ships are now in the area helping with the search. let s just run through what s been happening over the last few hours. two deepwater remotely operated vehicles have been scanning the sea floor. the us coast guard said on social media a submersible attached to the canadian vessel horizon arctic had reached the sea bed. another one, operated from the french research vessel atalante, has also been deployed. another remotely operated vehicle is on its way from jersey in the channel islands and is due to
the energy regulator ofgem has asked suppliers to pause the forced installation of prepaid metres. it follows revelations that a debt collection company working for british gas broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the metres. prepayment metres require customers to pay for their energy in advance. it s more expensive than paying by direct debit, but are sometimes the only option for people who have struggled to pay and are in debt to a supplier. ben king has more. an undercover reporter from the times newspaper joined a team of debt collectors, entering the home of a single father with three young children. they count as vulnerable. but, these workers from arvato financial solutions, working for british gas, opened the door and installed a prepayment meter anyway. installing prepayment meters by force is legal, but it s meant to be a last resort, and should not be done to vulnerable households. if people cannot afford to top up the meters, they will be left wit
for a summit on ukraine president zelensky says he believes his country deserves talks on joining the eu this year. deserted railway stations as train drivers in england stage their second walkout this week. australian tennis star nick kyrgios admits assaulting his ex girlfriend but avoids a criminal conviction we ll have the latest from canberra. # falling in our hearts # here again, hawai i # aloha, aloha # and could this song by the former sex pistols by the former sex pistolsrontmanjohn lydon written about his wife s alzheimer s be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? it s very hard to be away from her. but i have to do this. i have to bring awareness to this problem. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us department of defence says it s tracking what s believed to be a chinese surveillance balloon that entered american airspace two days ago. the military considered shooting it down over the state of montan
number of backers. here s our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the cameras. but she wouldn t be drawn on the detail she of the policy she would pursue. you stand b that policy she would pursue. you stand by that what policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple - policy she would pursue. you stand by that what you said a couple of i by that what you said a couple of we