after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily with 22 people on board. divers and helicopters are still searching for the missing. 15 people were rescued. among those still unaccounted for is the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch. his wife was among those rescued. i will be live on sicily roadies search operation for the remaining missing passengers goes on. emergency measures to prevent prison overcrowding as more people are sentenced for their part in the recent riots. biggerfines for taking children out of school without permission — the government says it wants to improve attendance. a suspected world war two bomb is discovered on a building site in county down in northern ireland. 400 homes have been evacuated. and a treat for stargazers —

and on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — raheem sterling reaches a crossroads at chelsea, left out of their opening day squad. he now wants clarity on his future. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a major search is under way this evening after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily in the early hours of this morning. there were 22 people on board. 15 have been rescued, including a one—year—old child. one person is confirmed to have died. divers and helicopters are involved in the search for the six people still missing, including the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch. it's thought the yacht may have been caught by what's known as a waterspout, a tornado which hits over water rather than land. our correspondent mark lowen

is in sicily tonight. the search operation here in palermo, just off the coast of the sicilian capital is continuing. it is worth six of the 22 passengers on board the bayesian luxury yacht are still missing. it was thought they were in their cabin sleeping on the yacht at around 5am, when the ship was engulfed by a waterspout, a rotating column of cloud and water that engulfed it. it stood little chance. the latest from joe inwood. after the rescue, the retrieval, the sea giving up lives it snatched away. since the early hours, emergency teams have been scouring the site from the air and on the water where the yacht sank. 15 of 22 on board were saved. others — british, american, canadian — weren't so lucky.

the wreckage now some 50 metres below water, where the search is focusing. a luxury super yacht that had won awards for its design but that became a death trap. the british flagged bayesian off the port of porticello in sicily before it was reportedly hit by a waterspout, a tornado—like cloud from a heavy storm thought to have smashed the mast and capsized it. these pictures nearby show the force of the winds at around 5am. the yacht couldn't withstand it. the captain of the ship that rescued the 15 at sea spoke of the nightmare. the other ship was strange enough. it's 55m, i think, with a 72m long mast. they went flat on the water. yeah, and then dawn. with a light we saw that the ship was in sight and then we saw a triangle.

so i think she went back down. terrible, terrible moments. yes. and in the last life raft was also a little baby and the wife of the owner. among those missing is mike lynch, the british billionaire tech entrepreneur. he was tried for fraud after selling his firm to hewlett—packard, but cleared of all charges injune. his wife, angela bacardis, who was rescued, is listed as the yacht company's owner. translation: it was a, shall we say, corporate holiday in the sense that many were work colleagues of this person that you mentioned, who we were told was the owner of this sailing ship that sank this morning. so there were a lot of work colleagues, friends, a few husbands, wives or a couple of friends who had joined in. the rescued were taken to nearby hospitals. the mother of a one—year—old child also survived and told of holding her baby above the water with all of her strength. it was black, she said, and i could not

see in the water. all i could hear around me were the screams of others. local prosecutors have opened an investigation. british investigators have arrived in sicily. the website of the superyacht said that its 75 metre tall aluminium mast was the tallest of its kind in the world but it could not withstand the force of the waterspout, waterspouts are rare, they mainly occur in the tropics and subtropics, and are even less common here in europe, so it appears that tonight this yacht was the victim of a freak weather accident that ended in tragedy. mark lowen in sicily, thank you. as we've heard, among the missing is the british entrepreneur mike lynch. our business editor simonjack is with me. a significant figure in the uk's technology industry? he has been considered a giant in

technology and business circles for two decades, there was pride that a cambridge phd student could make this multi—billion dollar company that was the envy of the world, and then, of course, some people were sorry to see who that placard coming along at buying it but was a validation that uk tech could cut it, it was a crownjeweller, the crowd slipped a bit, there was some controversy, hp said it was not worth the 11 billion a bit rude, and there was a decade of going back and forth, the chief financial officer of the company was charged with fraud and eventually mike lynch was extradited, bound and chained and handcuffed and taken to the us, and the record of those extradited to the record of those extradited to the us is not good, a 95% conviction rate but he beat those odds when he walked free of all criminal charges and said he wanted to get back to doing what he loved the most, which was innovating. there are concerns,

the tech sector was in shock and braced for bad news, but still hopeful. simon jack, thank you. emergency measures have been brought in to ease prison overcrowding as more people are sentenced for their involvement in the recent riots. police cells will be used to hold defendants before their court appearances until prison space becomes available. the union, the prison officers�* association said the most serious offenders would be placed in a jail. daniel sandford has the details. one of the worst riots of the last three weeks was when an angry crowd stormed the holiday inn express outside rotherham on august four. today, nathan palmer and niven matthew mann were jailed for their part in the battle with police officers. the rioting in hartlepool on 31st ofjuly led to a mother of six, being jailed for among other things, throwing a brick at police.

as a result of the disorder, more than one of the people have now been jailed, with 200 more in custody awaiting trial or sentence. today, the government had to adopt emergency measures to stop prisons overflowing. something the prime minister blamed on the previous government. minister blamed on the previous government-— government. there was a basic failure, government. there was a basic failure. a _ government. there was a basic failure, a failure _ government. there was a basic failure, a failure to _ government. there was a basic failure, a failure to have - government. there was a basicl failure, a failure to have enough prison places for the number of prisoners being sentenced. that is about as basic a failure of government in the previous government in the previous government as you could possibly have. ., . ., ., , ., government as you could possibly have. ., . ., .,, ., , have. the overcrowding as a result of decades — have. the overcrowding as a result of decades in _ have. the overcrowding as a result of decades in which _ have. the overcrowding as a result of decades in which the _ have. the overcrowding as a result of decades in which the space - have. the overcrowding as a result of decades in which the space in i of decades in which the space in prisons has barely kept up with a number of inmates. on friday, the prison population stood at 87,893, a rise of almost 400 in just one week, largely because of the number of people being jailed following the widespread disorder, but the prisons crisis began in anand —— 1990s, widespread disorder, but the prisons crisis began in anand ——1990s, the prison population has almost doubled

since then and there is expected to go past 100,000 in the next three years, far outstripping the number of prison places. on the today's emergency measures, some of those jars will have their magistrates' court cases delayed. in the meantime they will be kept in police cells, or given bail. the they will be kept in police cells, or given bail-— or given bail. the magistrates courts have — or given bail. the magistrates courts have to _ or given bail. the magistrates courts have to carry _ or given bail. the magistrates courts have to carry on - or given bail. the magistrates l courts have to carry on through or given bail. the magistrates - courts have to carry on through the various tribulations the justice system is facing and what i hope is that in this latest crisis, it will mean that is a serious discussion about what can be done in terms of long—term solutions. about what can be done in terms of long-term solutions.— long-term solutions. prison reformers — long-term solutions. prison reformers have _ long-term solutions. prison reformers have long - long-term solutions. prison reformers have long arguedj long-term solutions. prison i reformers have long argued for long-term solutions. prison - reformers have long argued for a complete change of policy to avoid just lurching from crisis to crisis. sending more and more people into prison is actually not cost—effective, because, if you provide people with interventions earlier in the pipeline, addressing the underlying causes of them

offending in the first place, you are more likely to have people who address their issues. the are more likely to have people who address their issues.— address their issues. the current crisis means _ address their issues. the current crisis means that, _ address their issues. the current crisis means that, from - address their issues. the current i crisis means that, from september, some lower risk inmates will be released after serving only 40% of their sentences. released after serving only 40% of theirsentences. daniel released after serving only 40% of their sentences. daniel sandford, bbc news. more than 100 women in england who've had complications from vaginal mesh implants have been given a payout as part of a group settlement. most implants were used to treat prolapse and incontinence after childbirth, but caused some women years of debilitating health problems. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is with me. remind us of the background to this. the mesh is man—made medicalfabric placed inside the body to support oregon's ought to treat incontinence. it was seen as the gold standard for treatment like that but many women have suffered really quite severe complications in some cases. it has left some in

constant pain, it has left some unable to walk, and many have lost jobs and relationships as a result. what we know about this case is that 140 women have been awarded 25,000 up 140 women have been awarded 25,000 up to £100,000 each. the details are confidential. it was brought against johnson &johnson, boston johnson & johnson, boston scientific, johnson &johnson, boston scientific, and bard, three manufacturers, they say they have made the payments without admission of liability, campaigners have welcomed the payments but said because of deadlines around making claims, many thousands of women, the vast majority of women who have suffered, will never see a payout like this. sophie hutchinson, our health correspondent, thank you. dozens of foreign workers may have been trafficked to work for a small scottish fishing company, a bbc investigation has revealed. 35 men were recognised as victims of modern slavery by the home office after being referred to it over an eight—year period. according to the uk government,

modern slavery can cover human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced labour. the men were employed by tn trawlers and its sister companies, based in annan in dumfriesshire. the company has denied allegations of modern slavery and said its workers were well treated. chris clements has this report. what does modern slavery look like and where does it arise? these men came from around the world to work as fishermen in the uk. they had hopes of a better life. hopes, they say, weren't met. oh. it was a nightmare. we're short of water. short of food. theyjust want work, work, work. he doesn't see me as a person. all these men came to the uk on legal working visas. they are now recognised by the uk home office as being victims of modern slavery. they worked on boats for companies run by this man, thomas nicholson. mr nicholson's company, tn trawlers, paid these men under the minimum wage.

the men said they worked without proper food and rest, and injoel quincey�*s case, the company ignored a head injury sustained on board. it took 22 hours forjoe to reach the hospital. tn trawlers under mr nicholson's direction prioritise the catch over their workers' safety. nicholson, seen here arriving for court, was convicted of failing to getjoel adequate care. he was fined for health and safety breaches. joel received compensation. seven years afterjoel�*s accident, yoruk riyanto was working on a vessel. whilst trying to remove a chain that had been stuck on the boat,

a report into the death highlights a weak health and safety culture on nicholson's boats. irma doesn't believe he was trafficked and he was never recognised as such. the bbc has identified 35 former tn employees who have been recognised by the home office as being victims of human trafficking or modern slavery. their experiences at nicholson's companies span eight years. the home office believes there is enough evidence to consider these men victims of modern slavery, but the bar for prosecution is much higher. to date, there have been no convictions related to trafficking on tn boats, although there have been long—running investigations by police scotland and the uk home office. chris williams of the international transport workers' federation, believes that the nature of fishing work makes it harder to trace wrongdoing. the fact that they're happening

on fishing vessels makes them more difficult. the fact that it's migrant workers who often want to go home to their families after the ordeal makes it more complicated again, but i think it's fundamentally taken a long time because of gathering the evidence and also because of changes in legislation. when we attempted to speak to thomas nicholson directly about specific allegations made against him, he refused to engage with us. can we come and have a chat? i just want to show you some documents, mr nicholson. the company did provide us a statement in which it disputes it also refutes any allegation of modern slavery or human trafficking. tojoel, it offered an apology, saying... yoruk�*s death they describe as a tragic accident and for yoruk�*s family it's a tragedy that persists. and for all the men who've just told us their stories, the experience of working for tn trawlers and with the british justice system has left a bitter taste.

chris clements, bbc news. bbc scotland's investigation slavery at sea is available now on bbc iplayer. and you can hear file on 4's investigation invisible souls on bbc sounds. the time is 16 minutes past six. our top story this evening... a major search is under way for six people missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily. coming up: iam in i am in chicago, where this pro—palestinian demonstration is about to get under way ahead of the democratic national convention, where kamala and on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — stokes out, potts in. england replace their injured caption with a fast bowler for their upcoming test match against sri lanka, which begins on wednesday at old trafford.

people living in newtownards in northern ireland have expressed concern about the safety of their homes after the discovery of what's believed to be a world war two bomb. more than 400 homes have been evacuated in the hope that a controlled explosion can be carried out. sara girvin is in newtownards. sara. yes, well, behind this massive cordon, work has been under way all day today to prepare for a possible controlled explosion. the device is said to be more than 1000 lb, and the first of its kind evil and upset for the world war ii munitions are uncovered across _ for the world war ii munitions are uncovered across the _ for the world war ii munitions are uncovered across the uk - for the world war ii munitions are uncovered across the uk from - for the world war ii munitions are l uncovered across the uk from time for the world war ii munitions are - uncovered across the uk from time to time, but rarely because the level of disruption caused a need of

disruption caused in newtownards. £400. today, residents packed up and left with no idea when they will be allowed to return. we have my daughter's wheelchair in the back_ we have my daughter's wheelchair in the back my husband and myself and her clothes — the back my husband and myself and her clothes. she has severe complex needs. _ her clothes. she has severe complex needs. a _ her clothes. she has severe complex needs. a lot — her clothes. she has severe complex needs, a lot of behaviour issues and severe _ needs, a lot of behaviour issues and severe and — needs, a lot of behaviour issues and severe and adhd, service of heuvel has been _ severe and adhd, service of heuvel has been very upsetting for her. two police — has been very upsetting for her. two police cars and two bomb disposals. jo bought a house outside the court, but has a house near where the device was found. she is due to move next month and is concerned what could happen if the bomb explodes. i would be a fool not to be concerned. of course there are concerns, but as i say, when this is over and done with the all will go out and assess, and what will be, will be. no matter how upset and stressed you are, you can do nothing

about it. yesterday, a local leisure centre provided evacuation for local residents. it is stressful. i have blood pressure _ it is stressful. i have blood pressure problems, and as i say, i have _ pressure problems, and as i say, i have bad _ pressure problems, and as i say, i have bad knees, so it is something you dont— have bad knees, so it is something you don't want to go through. you don't _ you don't want to go through. you don't think— you don't want to go through. you don't think this is going to happen to you _ to you. today, soldiers to you. — today, soldiers have used trucks to pale sand on top of the bomb, which they are examining before deciding what to do next. police say similar operations elsewhere have taken five days. while work is ongoing to protect properties, some residents have decided not to leave their homes, while others are still waiting to find out when they will be allowed to return. sara girvin, bbc news, new tanak�*s. the fine for taking a child out of school without permission is going up. the minimum charge has risen from £60 to £80 per child per parent as part of a government plan to improve school attendance across england and wales. our reporter natalie bell has more. they're advertised as the most precious time of the year forfamilies, a chance to make memories. booking a trip when school's out

means some have a dilemma. ok, guys. how's the morning been? i've drawn up some examples for you today, which is a very popular, large holiday resort in turkey, and so we are basing it on three children within the family. to go injune would be around £3,600. to go first week of school holidays, so end ofjuly, we'd be looking at around £5,600, so that's £2,000 more for them to consider, so we are seeing calculations being made in store and deliberations between families as well. fines for unauthorised absences from school will rise from £60 to £80 per parent if paid within 21 days. that increases to £160 if paid within 28 days. so it could cost a two—parent family with two kids £320 in fines for having a cheap week away. we were looking at turkey for two weeks, all—inclusive.

in the holidays, it was looking at nearly five grand. and out of school, you can do it for, like, 2,500. and it's good for them, isn't it? as a teacher, i can't take my own children out of school, so... i think the travel companies need to make a difference and stop hiking the prices up. do you not think it, you know, affects children's education? does that not come into consideration? a couple of days wouldn't hurt. i mean, during lockdown, we were all teaching them at home and seemed to do a good job, so i don't think a couple of days matters. but the government are unapologetic. they say that evidence proves that pupils who have good attendance achieve more. i understand that families are under pressure, but parents should not be taking their children out of school during term time for holidays. theyjust should not be doing that. and should they do it, there will have to be consequences. that's a well—established practice, and it's here to stay. according to the parents i've spoken to today, the new fines will make them adjust rather than cancel their holidays,

because even paying a higher penalty still works out cheaper for families to get away. lee bell with that report. domestic energy prices are expected to rise in the run—up to winter. the consultancy cornwall insight, which is widely regarded for its accurate predictions, has said that a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity would pay £1,714 a yearfrom october, up almost £150 on bills today. our cost of living correspondent kevin peachey is here. why the rise, and is this an indication of a future trend? yes, the energy regulator off gem will officially announce the next price cap on friday. —— ofgem. energy prices are at their price cap on friday. —— ofgem_ energy prices are at their lowest for two years, but as you say, this forecast suggests it will say energy

prices will head back up again for 28 million people in england, wales and scotland, probably by about 9% or so. charity clearly for those who are financially stretched, it will be particularly difficult in the up to winter. even more so, because forecasters are saying at the height of winter in january, forecasters are saying at the height of winter injanuary, we might see a further price rise, partly because of the hot weather we have had in europe in the summer, which has meant electricity demand has gone up because they are trying to cool places down, and that has pushed up wholesale prices paid by suppliers, and that has been passed on to us in our bills, so i think the practical impact of all of this is going to be another watchful winter for us all, may be batch cooking, may be looking very closely at the thermostat and being very careful with our energy use. thank you, kevin. now a look at some other stories

making the news today. a woman has died and two other people are in hospital with what are believed to be life—threating injuries after a stabbing in manchester. a 22—year—old man is in custody on suspicion of murder. he's believed to be known to the victims. a new report warns that too many strip searches of children in england and wales are unnecessary and unsafe. figures from the children's commissioner show one in 20 searches from 2018 to the middle of last year didn't comply with the rules, and black children were four times more likely to be strip—searched than the overall population. the national police chiefs' council says it is reviewing officer training. and not quite all creatures great and small at london zoo today, as the animals stepped, hopped or waddled on to the scales for their annual weigh—in. about 400 of the zoo's 14,000 creatures were weighed, from penguins to camels and monkeys to lions. the data is shared with zoos around the world. the us vice president kamala harris is expected to receive a rapturous reception in chicago this week

at the democratic national convention. it's there on thursday that she's due to be confirmed as the party's nominee for november's presidential election, although thousands of people are expected to stage a protest in the city calling on her to take a much tougher line with israel about the war in gaza. our north america editor sarah smith is in chicago. sarah. yes, i'm sure you can see and hear these — sarah. yes, i'm sure you can see and hear these pro-palestinian _ hear these pro—palestinian protesters, who are angry about america's support for israel's war on hamas. they are demanding an end to us backing for israel, though i have to say, they would probably be more angry and hostile ifjoe biden was still the candidate, because he is the one who has been setting policy on israel. kamala harris has been more vocal about the suffering of palestinians, more critical of civilian casualties, but has not

actually suggested changing the policy at all, and gaza is a difficult issue for the democrats, which could lose them votes in november either way. there is a whole other significant set of voters who could turn against them if they were to stop backing israel. beyond this issue, though, this is likely to be a very united convention. delegates are excited to see kamala harris and now hugely relieved to have a candidate who looks like she has a much better chance of beating donald trump than joe biden did. so this will probably be a very upbeat convention. american say they don't know that much about kamala harris and what she stands for, what her policies are. don't expect too much detail on that this week. this is much more about setting an upbeat mood at the convention here. tonight, there will be tributes to joe convention here. tonight, there will be tributes tojoe biden. it will be kamala harris' turn at the end of the week, when she is the star of the week, when she is the star of the show, giving her speech, accepting the nomination. thanks for now, sarah smith and

chicago. us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, and in the last few minutes has been talking about discussions about a sea ceasefire. look at the latest from lucy williamson. bring us right up to date. yes, antony blinken was speaking after meeting israel's prime minister and other leaders here today. he said benjamin netanyahu told him israel accepts a bridging proposal the us has put forward to try and close some of the gaps between israel and hamas. he said hamas now needed to do the same. but when questions about what exactly that meant, there is very little clarity on how far the bridging proposal actually goes towards bridging those differences between the two sides, particularly things like israel's continued military presence on the gaza border with egypt, which has been a real sticking point. ask about that, mr blank and said the details were still to be ironed out, he wouldn't

get into specifics, and also said he didn't want to minimise the challenges ahead. —— mr blinken. he is still pushing ahead very hard on two sides to continue the negotiations to try and get this across the line, and did say israel had also committed to send its senior negotiating team to the next phase of talks in egypt later this week. thanks for now, lucy williamson. stargazers are in for a treat this evening as a rare blue supermoon is due to light up the sky. the phenomenon happens when a full moon is at its closest point in orbit to the earth and so appears even bigger in size. the sky at night's pete lawrence has been explaining the best way of seeing it tonight. tonight's full moon is close to a point in the moon's orbit where it is nearest to the earth, and that point is called perigee, so it is a perigee full moon. the popular term for this is a supermoon,

but astronomers are not so keen on that term, because it is a little bit woolly. tonight's moon is also special because it is what is known as a blue moon. now, in astronomical terms, a blue moon is an extra moon in a season. if you were lucky enough to see the moon last night, you may have noticed that it was an odd colour, quite yellowish in colour. and that is due to particles being released by wildfires in the north of north america. i'm going to try and take a photograph of it tonight. if it is clear enough to see the moon, because it is such an unusual colour. everybody else can have a go. the moon rises just after nine o'clock. when it pops up, if you've got a camera, just have a go. see if you can take a photograph. smartphones tend to be quite good at picking up the moon, so just try your luck and see what you get. how fantastic! time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. clear skies, will we be able to see it? you might need a bit of luck. it might be possible to see the super

moon in some places tonight. this is what it looked like last night for a weather watcher in north yorkshire. tonight might be more of a challenge, because of all this, this shield of cloud you can see on the earlier satellite image, which has brought some outbreaks of rain today. ahead of that, early clear sky across the south—east corner could give you a chance to glimpse the super moon, and later, clear skies into the west, albeit with showers. outbreaks of rain for many of us to take us through the night. a pretty warm and muggy night down towards the south—east corner, 17 for norwich and london. cooler and fresher further for norwich and london. cooler and fresherfurther north for norwich and london. cooler and fresher further north and west. tomorrow morning, a bit of rain across the south—east corner first thing, which were clear to a mix of sunshine and showers, some showers will be heavy and thundery, particularly towards the north and west of the uk. it will also be a pretty windy day, wind is actually increasing in strength through the afternoon across northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland and north—west england, and temperatures just 14 for stornoway, perhaps up to