meanwhile, tributes have been paid to the five men who were on the sub including british businessman shahzada dawood. well, shahzada dawood was a supporter of the british asian trust. richard hawkes is the chief executive of the organisation and hejoins us now. i m sorry for your loss, richard, i m sorry foryour loss, richard, of course i m sorry for your loss, richard, of course it s a difficult time for friends and family of mr dawood. tell us more about him.- friends and family of mr dawood. tell us more about him. thank you very much tell us more about him. thank you very much for tell us more about him. thank you very much for your tell us more about him. thank you very much for your sympathy - tell us more about him. thank you very much for your sympathy and l very much for your sympathy and condolences. obviously all of us at the british asian trust are devastated by this terrible tragedy. shahzada dawood was an incredibly lovely man, i had the great pleasure of k
only confirmed this morning after a laryngitis scare, where we are waiting for another surprise act here, any moment now. and coming up on bbc news, england start their first innings 473 runs behind australia on day two of the women s ashes test, hoping to bat for a long time yet at trent bridge. hello. the bbc has seen emails revealing the operators of the submersible that went missing near the wreck of the titanic on sunday with five people on board repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence was with a leading deep sea exploration specialist. rob mccallum told the submersible operators ceo, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the sub until it had been classified by an independent body. but mr rush responded that he was tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation. we ll have the latest on the search for the vessel, after debris was found on the sea floor
letting contractors outbid them for accommodation for asylum seekers. families who are forced to live in hotels. the bbc has seen emails, revealing the operator of the submersible, that went missing near the wreck of the titanic with five people on board, repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence involved a leading deep sea exploration specialist, rob mccallum, telling the boss of the company behind the sub, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk, and urging him to stop using the vessel, until it was classified by an independent body. but mr rush responded he was tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation. we ll have the latest on the recovery operation, after debris was found on the sea floor. but first, our science editor, rebecca morelle, has this exclusive report. we already know that experts had issues with the safety of the titan submersible. their worries were over its unus
For him, that was incredibly important. he was very actively engaged, he would always ask questions, he wanted to know what was going on. he was one of those brilliant supporters who was really interested in how the organisation was making an impact with the funds that were given. find was making an impact with the funds that were given. that were given. and have you ever met his son. that were given. and have you ever met his son, who that were given. and have you ever met his son, who also that were given. and have you ever met his son, who also tragically - met his son, who also tragically died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, i d - died in the tragedy? unfortunately for me i never met him, i d heard| died in the tragedy? unfortunatelyl for me i never met him, i d heard a lot about him. i
Questions as to whether all that and this huge amount of interest has overshadowed the other recent maritime tragedy, the sinking of that migrant vessel off greece, with the loss of hundreds of lives. john, thank ou the loss of hundreds of lives. john, thank you for the loss of hundreds of lives. john, thank you for that. a man has been found guilty of the murder of a police custody sergeant with a gun he d smuggled into a police cell, despite being searched. sergeant matt ratana, who was 5a, died from a gun shot wound to the chest, at a custody block in croydon, in september, 2020. the jury at northampton crown court convicted louis de zoysa, who s 25, of the killing, and heard how he d managed to fire four shots despite being handcuffed. the metropolitan police is now issuing more than 4,000 hand held metal detectors for body searches to front line officers. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at northampton crown court.