The british Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch And his 18 yeAr old dAughter Are Among six people missing After A Luxury YAcht sAnk off the coAst of the itAliAn islAnd of sicily in the eArly hours of mondAy morning. Mr lynch, known by some As the british bill gAtes, co founded softwAre compAny Autonomy, which wAs lAter bought by Tech GiAnt Hewlett PAckA Rd for 11 billion. An intense legAl bAttle following the high Profile Acquisition loomed over Mr Lynch for over A decAde. He wAs Acquitted in the us injune on multiple FrAud ChArges he wAs fAcing two DecAdes InjAil if found guilty. Heres our business editor simonjAck. Mike lynch hAs been considered A giAnt of the Uk Business for neArly three decAdes. The CAmbridge Phd Student who built A Cutting Edge Technology compAny before selling it for £9 billion to AmericAn GiAnt Hp who lAter Accused the compAny of inflAting their profits. ThAt kicked off over A decAde of legAl wrAngling thAt sAw him extrAdited in hAndcuffs to the us to fAce FrAud ChArges. In
And In sport, 37 years old but stIll goIng strong, JamIe Vardy overcomes an Injury to start leIcesters premIer League Season wIth a goal, as hIs new boss calls hIm the clubs maIn man. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The search Is contInuIng for sIx people mIssIng off the coast of sIcIly, after a brItIsh flagged Yacht sank durIng a storm. The bayesIan had been anchored outsIde the harbour at portIcello, a small FIshIng VIllage to the east of palermo. The 56 Metre Vessel was hIt by a powerful storm In the early hours of monday mornIng, and dIsappeared beneath the water at around 5am. 22 people were on board IncludIng 12 passengers and ten crew Members. 15 of them were rescued, and a Search OperatIon Is stIll goIng on to fInd the others. Our southern Europe Correspondent Mark lowen joIns us now from sIcIly. Mark, whats the latest on that search . The wInd has really pIcked up In the last 15 mInutes or so here In portIcello, part of thIs extreme Weather Front that promp
Back in the Premier League. Jamie vardy, the hero of leicesters incredible Title Triumph eight years ago, scores on their return to the top tier. Good morning. We have got some cloud and patchy rain to clear South East england this morning and then behind it for All Of Us, a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the heaviest and most frequent in the North West but we will also have the strongest winds there. All of the details shortly. Its tuesday the 20th of august. The search continues for six people missing off the coast of sicily, after a british Luxury Yacht sank in a Storm Yesterday morning. British Technology Entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18 year old daughter hannah are among those unaccounted for. 15 people were rescued and the italian coastguard has confirmed One Man has been found dead. Our correspondent Simon Jones has the latest. The Search And Rescue operation off porticello continued into the night, but those involved know they are now, in all probability, looking f
Get into thursday the Frontal System clears through and things quietened down but we could see more wet and windy weather sweeping in for some of us during friday and as we get to the weekend, do things settle down . Not really. We see further showers, may be longer spells of rain. Quite breezy, not quite as windy as the middle part of the week and the temperatures are still a little bit disappointing. And thats Bbc News at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Lam 0lly i am 0lly foster. Pope gets Englands Blessing to be his own man as he stands in as captain for the series against Sri Lanka the World Number one Jannick Sinner is cleared to play despite twice testing positive for an anoblic steroid. An anaoblic steroid. And ahead of the paralympics, Hollie Arnold is looking to get back to the top of the podium. Also coming up on sportsday. Rugby rallies togeth