three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that massive hunt for the missing submersible in the north atlantic which is now in a critical phase. fears are growing for the five people onboard the missing vessel, which lost contact, during a descent to the wreck of the titanic. it s thought the oxygen supply on board may have run out. but the us coast guard insists it remains focused on finding the crew alive. we were told they were certain the crew would have slows their consumption of oxygen, extending the time available for the rescue. the search area has been doubled in size, and a french ship with a robot that can reach the sea bed is on site. live now to boston where sumi somaskanda has been following the story hello matthew. that is right. this is a massive search, and you have to understand that the ships and aircraft on site at the moment are scarring an area of around 10,000 square miles. they are also trying to loo
stories from around the world. we start with that masive search off the newfoundland coast for a missing submersible, near the wreck of the titanic. us coastguards have confirmed that underwater noises have been detected. this is happening a long way off the coast in a difficult search area thatis coast in a difficult search area that is expanding. on the songs that have been picked up by canadian aircraft, we know that they took place this morning and last night and that search pushes vessels have headed toward those noises but we don t have confirmation as to what s mission and noises. five people are on board. four adults and a teenager. the latest guess is about 20 hours of oxygen left on board. that s school life to man in boston for us. ~ ., ., for us. where continued to get more details from for us. where continued to get more details from that for us. where continued to get more details from that press for us. where continued to get more details from that pr
about about an hour or so ago, new detail coming in all of the time as those emergency services deal with it. the fire crews, the ambulance service, police are all there as the latest details on casualties have been made clear. 16 people have been injured including seven who are in a critical condition. we saw one of the earlier pictures showing the whole side of the building had collapsed there onto the straight. the number of casualties, 16 have been injured, seven in critical condition. let s talk to how journalists joining condition. let s talk to how journalistsjoining us condition. let s talk to how journalists joining us live on the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. that your hearing. the latest i have heard were that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in
submersible which has less than 20 hours supply of oxygen left. also on the programme tonight. more worrying economic data for the uk. inflation the rate at which prices are rising didn t fall last month as expected. that s left many expecting the bank of england to raise interest rates yet again tomorrow heaping more pressure on many people with mortgages and loans. president zelensky tells the bbc that the battle to defeat russia is not a hollywood film and while things are moving slowly, ukraine s counteroffensive will be successful. and the bbc uncovers evidence that hundreds of sick and mentally ill people from the windrush generation were wrongly deported from the uk and returned to the caribbean. less than 20 hours of oxygen remain for the five people who are trapped inside a submersible after they went missing on sunday morning in a remote part of the north atlantic. search and rescue teams have been monitoring underwater noises that were picked up by a can
of its programme making out of london, over the next six years. a remarkable collection of handwritten letters from diana princess of wales to a friend are being sold at auction to raise money for arts charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers have sought to reassure people about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the delivery of 5 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab from india is one factor. but matt hancock said no vaccine appointments booked would be cancelled and people would still get their second dose as planned. katharine da costa reports. this vaccination centre in south west london is one of hundreds