Stokes . We have some wet and wIndy weather to come today across the northern half of the country. Further south It wIll Be Blustery, But also BrIghter. All the detaIls shortly. Hello, good mornIng. Its wednesday 21st august. Our maIn story. SIx people remaIn mIssIng off the coast of sIcIly, as Rescue Teams struggle to get InsIde the Luxury Yacht whIch sank durIng a storm on monday. The search wIll resume thIs mornIng as rescuers contInue to attempt to get access to the caBIns. One Body has Been recovered, whIch Is BelIeved to Be that of the vessels chef. Our reporter Graham Satchell has more. Cctv footage from the early hours of monday mornIng. Through the ragIng storm, you can just see the lIghts of the Luxury SaIlIng Yacht the BayesIan, anchored offshore. But wIthIn mInutes, as the wInd IntensIfIes, the lIghts dIsappear. ThIs Rescue OperatIon Is now enterIng Its thIrd day and condItIons are dIffIcult. The wreckage Is more than 150ft underwater. DIvers are usIng remotely operated veh
For the club, as city Beat Chelsea. And pushing hard for a cure for mnd We Wave off former Rugby Player Ed slater and his friend Billy Twelvetrees as they set off on their latest challenge. Good morning. Many of us are starting off on a fine note today, but low pressure is coming in from the west. That will introduce Heavy Rain from the west today, and the weather this week is looking much more autumnal. Details shortly. Good morning. Its monday, the 19th of august. A Knife Amnesty, for people to hand in machetes and Zombie Style blades, is starting next week. Its part of a Government Scheme which means people will be able to surrender weapons to Police Stations across england and wales safely and legally for the next four weeks. Our correspondent Frances Read has this report. Its terrifying, but knife attacks like this one in south london, are precisely what the government says it is trying to end. From next week, a four week amnesty, so people can legally hand in machetes and Zombie
Hello, im lucy hockings. Welcome to Bbc News now are missing, after a yacht sank in the early hours of this morning. There are reports that the british Technology Tycoon Mike Lynch is among those missing. The bbc has yet to confirm this. The incident took place in the mediterranean, off the coast of the italian island of sicily. One body has been recovered by the coastguard, who rescued 15 other people. Our correspondent Tom Symonds has the latest. The superyacht bayesian, safely anchored off the shore of sicily last night with clouds gathering. At 4am local time at the Storm Hit this nearby town. Eyewitnesses watching the bay Saw A Water Spout drawn up by the wind. The bayesian, with 12 guests and ten staff On Board was in trouble. A Trawler Captain watched from his boat nearby. The other ship, 55 metres, i think, 72 metre long mast. They went flat on the water and then down. With the light we saw the ship was aside, and then we Saw A triangle, so i think it went back and down. Terrib
Israeli Prime Minister. Anthony blinken. And as the world prepares to catch sight of a rare blue supermoon, Skywatchers In Seoul are treated to a spectacular lunar event. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them. One man has died and six others, including four british tourists, are missing, after a yacht sank in the early hours of this morning. In the last few minutes, the bbc has confirmed that the Technology Tycoon Mike Lynch is amongst those missing. Sources have also confirmed that his wife, angela, has been rescued. The incident took place in the mediterranean, off the coast of the italian island, sicily. One body has been recovered by the coastguard who rescued 15 other people. Captain Karsten Borner was on a nearby vessel and helped with the rescue of those 15 people. We saw a red player, so my first mate and die, we went to the position and we found this liferaft drifting. Position and we fou
This is bbc news, the headlines one person is dead and six are missing after a super yacht sinks off the coast of sicily in stormy conditions. British Tech Entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been confirmed as one of those missing his wife has been rescued. Kamala harris is in chicago for the Democratic National Convention where shell formally accept the Partys Nomination to be its president ial candidate. President zelensky says ukraine wants to create a Buffer Zone in Russias Kursk Region. At bbc and verify we have been looking at russias targeting of bridges in the kursk region. And still to come on verified live. We hearfrom a Doctor Taking Part in protests in india following the Rape And Murder of a fellow medic. And we are alive at the Edinburgh Fringe at the Circus Hub where we will be talking to this years performance. Now with all the latest sport heres tanya arnold. Fast bowler, matthew potts, has been called up for england the first test against Sri Lanka which starts in manchester