And a controlled explosion in newtonards of a world war two bomb found just last week. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we ll get the latest from old trafford on the eve of england s first test against sri lanka, and we ll hear from the standing captain, ollie pope. Good evening. The search is continuing for six people who are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of sicily yesterday. The body of one man recovered near the yacht is believed to be that of the chef, recaldo thomas. Among those missing are the british tech tycoon mike lynch, and the chairman of the bank morgan stanley international, jonathan bloomer. The yacht had been anchored outside the harbour at porticello, a small fishing village to the east of palermo in sicily. Specialist divers are trying to reach the cabins in the yacht, which is lying under about 50 metres of water. Mark lowen is in sicily for us. The sun is going down here in sicily and that means the work will be limited ove
Witnesses described seeing a waterspout a tornado over water during the storm before the sinking of the bayesian. But how common are these water spouts and could the design of the yacht have contributed to the sinking? our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. It was plain sailing for the bayesian in this promotional video made 15 years ago. Its italian makers showing off its sleek design and luxurious interiors, all of which are now under the sea. The bayesian is one of the largest sailing yachts ever built, 56m long, and it has the second tallest sailing mast ever built at 72m. It sails would have been down overnight, but some experts have said that because the mast was so tall, it might have caught the high winds just like a sail. And they speculate that this might have helped tip the vessel over. They also wonder whether the yacht s keel, which is a flat blade sticking into the water for balance, was retracted and so affected its stability. Reports from the survivors was
Guinness World Records declared this week an English man John Alfred Tinniswood as a longest living person on Earth after the demise of Juan Vicente Pérez. He is currently 111 years and 224 days old, according to CNN. Vicente.
LONDON (AP) — The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday.Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 1