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 Shipping Lanes in the
Joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover is calling for a new approach. This is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. What we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. Charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for ch
the programme. hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk, says more than 30 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in gaza. israel says it s investigating whether its forces were operating in the area at the time. heavy fighting is continuing in the north of the territory, with the united nations warning nearly 1.5 million gazans have now been displaced. our middle east correspondent mark lowen reports. night brings no peace to the purgatory of gaza. inferno is light the skies as israel pounds from the air. a listing that an israeli strike hit a refugee camp in central gaza late on saturday, killing at least 30. israel says it is looking into the reports. but night brings out anguish on the other side as well. in tel aviv, loved ones of the more than 240 hostages seized by hamas on the seventh of october demand there return. 0ne missing chairfor demand there return. 0ne missing chair for each demand there return. 0ne missing chairfor eac
by hamas are returned. the gaza health authorities say more than 45 people were killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says it s investigating whether it was operating in the area at the time. the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. military insists it prioritised efforts to evacuate palestinians from the north of the gaza strip away from its operations. german police say a hostage incident which closed hamburg airport for 18 hours has been brought to an end. they say a suspect has been arrested and his four year old daughter appears to be unharmed. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. the mp hasn t been named. now it s time for a look at today s sport with olly foster. it could not have been a better day at the cricket world cup for india. taking on the team closest to them in the table in kolkata, they thrashed south africa, bowling a team out for under 100 for the second matc
international centuries, hitting his 49th in india s cricket world cup match against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday, didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record. with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 5, south africa have just begun their chase. and quinton de kock, the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli, is already out. it is 21-1 it is 21 1 after seven overs. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city. both teams have cancelled training sessions in the past