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about 50 people were rescued. by by british and french vessels. 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 calais 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 figure 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 shi ....
north america correspondent, sean dilley. a community in smouldering ruins. many homes here in lahaina burnt to charred wrecks. the church and the harbour among the historic sites wiped out by the flames that tore indiscriminately through the formerly picturesque tourist town. the us marines and national guard among the emergency workers on the ground. the us president, joe biden, has declared the situation as a major disaster. we are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. but we have extraordinary professionals working on this job. we also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. and that is going to take a great deal of time to recover from. lahaina has felt the biggest impact from the wildfires. the death toll is rising. most fires are under control, but authorities are still working on a number on maui and the neighbouring big island. here in lahaina, rescue efforts are moving more quickly now t ....
sort of three strike days that affect the rail. we ve had an overtime ban during the course of that week. we know that we ve lost around £340 million worth of sales across the uk. right now there aren t any more full strikes in the diary, and unions have to give two weeks notice of action. but further walkouts are very possible. and after today s strike by rail workers in the rmt, the train drivers union aslef has two more overtime bans coming up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday the 5th of august, and again from monday the 7th to saturday the 12th of august. those are likely to mean disruption in some places. the rmt and aslef rejected the train compa ny s latest offers back in the spring, which set out changes to ways of working in exchange for pay increases. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair and have given no indication they ll change them. clearly, we ve been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for ove ....
england are on top in the fourth ashes test. # i left my heart in san francisco.#. and tributes to the singer tony bennett, who s died aged 96. on newsnight at 10:30pm. a huge by election swing against the conservatives, but they hang onjust in uxbridge, partly thanks to the unpopularity of the car emissions charge, ulez. can they avert oblivion at the next general election? hello. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says there s been a cry for change from voters, after his party won the selby and ainsty by election in north yorkshire. they successfully overturned a massive conservative majority of 20,000, the biggest shift in votes to labour in a by election in the party s history. but rishi sunak insists the conservatives can still win the next general election, despite not only losing in selby, but also beaten by the lib dems in the by election in somerton and frome in the west country. the prime minister points to the narrow victory in the london seat of uxbridge ....
from the pay review bodies in full but it came with a warning from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions responded immediately, saying they would recommend their members accept the offer. and end strike action. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls, the longest stirke action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable and risks fuelling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations, which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review ....