yacht that sank off the coast of sicily on monday. six people are missing. romanian police raid the home of andrew tate. the controversial social media influencer faces a string of new charges, including human trafficking. pakistani police tell the bbc a man accused of spreading disinformation that helped spark uk unrest has been charged with cyber terrorism. barack and michelle obama give enthusiastic endorsements of kamala harris in her bid for the white house. calling for a new chapter in us history. and bennifer is no more. hollywood starsjennifer lopez and ben affleck are divorcing, after two years of marriage. we start with that search for six people missing after the sinking of a luxury yacht has resumed off the coast of siciliy.

of a luxury yacht has resumed off the coast of sicily. the operation is now into its third day, with little hope of finding survivors. these are the latest developments this hour. coastguard vessels have been seen heading off into the sea. where the yacht is lying 50 metres down. divers are being helped by remote—controlled vehicles that can operate on the sea bed for far longer than the rescuers themselves. six people are still missing, but it's now thought rescuers are trying to recover bodies. these are the live pictures from porticello, where the search and rescue people are heading out from. it's believed the people on board the yacht on monday were likely sleeping inside their cabins when the vessel was hit by a tornado—like water spout, which tossed it underwater. there you can see on the live pictures that there are two vessels bobbing around on the surface there.

as we said, the yacht, the superyacht itself, it was a 50 metres below the surface, and the divers themselves can only spend around ten minutes before the have to come back up. our correspondent bethany bell is in sicily and gave us this update on the search operation. they have got teams of specialist divers who are used to working in small, cramped quarters. but the depth of the ship wreck is proving a big challenge. we understand, we have been told that divers have a minute to get down to the wreck and they can spend eight to ten minutes underwater before they have to come up to the surface. but they're using remote—controlled vehiclers. we have been told they have been hampered by the fact the boat is lying on its side and the access points are choked with debris and it is difficult to gain access

to the yacht itself. what we understand is that they want today to try to get into the cabins, where some of the missing — the missing — may have been sleeping. i suppose, as we heard in that report, it is a search for bodies rather than survivors? the rescue services know that, with every passing hour, the chances of finding people still alive is diminishing. however, in the words of one rescue worker, never say never. so people are working as hard as they can to locate these six missing people. in the meantime, there are questions being asked as to how this happened, how it was that this particular yacht was hit and sunk this way, when other boats around about were not hit. and a team of british investigators

is here in sicily, working closely with the italians, to try and assess what happened. there have been questions about whether it was the mast, whether the hatches were closed, but of course the priority remains locating the missing. absolutely. but the captain survived, and i assume that the investigators will want to talk to him in quite a lot of detail as to what happened and whether they had enough notice of this water spout and the bad weather that was in the area. yes, many people, experts in the field, have described the water spout as an extreme condition, something that is very hard to plan for, in a sense, in terms of knowing that it is going to come right then and there. however, people will be asking whether there were enough measures taken to mitigate such extreme

weather events which, of course, we know can happen. but, as i say, for now, the huge, huge priority is locating the missing people. the investigations will continue, they're continuing now, but for now the focus is finding the missing. that is bethany bell. ian taylor is a professional technical diver with apex diving and marine, based on the dorset coastline here in the uk. he described some of the challenges that divers would be facing with this type of recovery operation. it's a very difficult operation indeed. the divers have to go inside the wreck. you imagine they will be carrying quite bulky equipment. there will be narrow gangways, walkways inside, corridors inside the wreck. you imagine, where the wreck is sunk, everything that wasn't screwed down will be floating around in all the cabins, behind doors, blocking gangways and pathways to the lower decks. very difficult and a very dangerous

sort of place to go and investigate. they are bringing in the remote operated equipment as well. none of the windows have been broken and they have to try to get access there. how difficult does that add to this operation? the whole thing is a really difficult and dangerous operation. i mean, obviously the safety of the divers investigating the wreck is paramount. they have got to be able to get back out from wherever they go into. things will move around inside the wreck as they're moving around. it will be dark. once you go down below into cabins where there is no lighting, it will be dark, they have to have torches and it is a dangerous place to be. they have to have lines to find their way out.

they have to have lines to find their way out. there will be pollution, there could be diesel and other fluids floating around. you just imagine turning a room upside down, everything will be everywhere. everything that floats will be floating around inside the cabins or the walkways. a very dangerous and a very careful... it will take a long time to get to the right places. we have a live page running with the latest on an operation as they try to get into those cabins it in the yacht that went down on monday. you can find her on the bbc news website or app. can find her on the bbc news website orapp. i can find her on the bbc news website or app. i want to bring you an update on the breaking news that we broke here on bbc news a couple of hours ago. police in romania have raided the home of the british— american social media influence andrew tate american social media influence

and announced he faces several new charges. the special prosecution service of the romanian organised crime directorate said police searched tate�*s four properties in the capital bucharest and in ilfov county in the capital bucharest. the new charges include sex with — and trafficking in — underage persons, money laundering, and attempting to influence witnesses. he has previously denied earlier charges, including rape and human trafficking. our central europe correpondent nick thorpe is following the story and told us what he's been hearing from romanian police. we have this statement as you say from the main prosecution, the special prosecution service, that they carried out these raids. they did not actually name andrew tate or his brother tristan in that press release, but we understand from romanian sources those were the targets of the raids. what is the new development

is the mentioning of other charges of sex with a minor, trafficking a minor, attempts to influence witnesses in the existing charges. these are all new developments, specifically on the romanian charges. the british police also want to speak to andrew tate and they have asked for his transfer from romania, but they have accepted that the romanian charges will be dealt with, any legal proceedings in romania that are separate to any charges or investigation going on in the united kingdom. this of course has been a long—running saga in romania, they were first detained in 2022. but at the moment, they were released from house arrest, but they're not allowed to leave the country, are they? that's right. they were first arrested in december 2022. so this is a long—running case.

initially, they were detained in prison. that was softened to house arrest in august 2023. just a year ago they were released from house arrest, but not allowed to leave the country. their lawyers have been fighting for the right for them to travel again freely. the brothers have insisted on their innocence throughout this. they say these are trumped—up charges and they say that they, you know, are sure they will be cleared. the romanian prosecutors continue to press charges as we're seeing with these new charges. we know this has only broken in the last hour, has there been any comment from the tate brothers or their representatives? not yet, no. the tate brothers�* lawyers have been keen to maintain contact with the media and with the romanian authorities. they say that andrew and tristan are co—operating with the legal

authorities and are sure they will be proved innocent in this case. nick thorpe reporting. the former us president barack obama and his wife michelle have enthusiastically backed kamala harris�*s bid for the white house on the second day of the democratic party convention in chicago. during his keynote primetime speech, mr obama said america was ready for a new chapter with ms harris as president, and described donald trump as selfish, dangerous and weirdly obsessed with crowd size. our senior north america correspondent, gary o'donoghue, was watching. this is about as close to royalty as the democratic party gets. hello, chicago! it's good to be home. barack obama paid tribute to his former vice president, joe biden, and he warned the democrats the election would be a tight race in a closely divided country. if we work like we've never worked before, if we hold firm to our convictions,

we will elect kamala harris as the next president of the united states. both barack obama and the former first lady laid into donald trump — misogynistic, racist, whingeing, childish among the many insults. michelle obama going after him in a more directly personal way than before. see, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard—working, highly educated, successful people who happen to be black. but there was more — the punch line that sent the crowd wild. i want to know, who's going to tell him, who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking mightjust be one of those black jobs? cheering earlier, the convention formally adopted kamala harris as the nominee, and it was down to her husband, the current second gentleman, to tell the hall about the person

as well as the politician. she findsjoy in pursuing justice. she stands up to bullies, - just like my parents taught me to. and she likes to see - people do well, but hates when they're treated unfairly. 90 miles up the road, the nominee herself was campaigning in wisconsin — 76 days to prove to the american electorate that she is the right choice. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. cbs news correspondent caroline cummings is at the convention hall in chicago and told us about the reaction the obamas received. people were ecstatic to hear the obamas speak last night. they stole the show, they both gave very compelling speeches to democrats here to try to elicit a sense of hope, both of them leaned into that. michelle obama said, quote, "america, hope is making a comeback." so they tried to inspire the audience and also draw that

contrast between president trump and vice president harris, now at the top of the ticket with her running mate, governor tim walz, but a very well received speech here by democrats. these two are arguably some of the most beloved people in the party for democrats here, so very well received over here in chicago. thomas gift is the founding director of the centre on us politics at university college london. i think that the obamas' speech really did inspire the crowd. that was true of barack obama, also true of michelle obama. really, what they are trying to do is reclaim the winning vibes of 2008 and 2012, and kind of draw a direct line between those victories and kamala harris�*s campaign at the moment. you know, it was a mix of both praising harris as well as getting somejabs in against donald trump. but i think that that combination certainly resonated well with the crowd. were you surprised at how

personal some of those jibes at mr trump were? not necessarily. i mean, certainly donald trump's jibes at democrats have been much more pointed. but you do expect maybe in a setting like this for there to be just a bit more positivity and kind of a focus on the future. but at the same time, i think democrats really want to make this election a referendum on donald trump more than anything. they realise that donald trump has a ceiling on his support, even though he can galvanise a certain fraction of republicans, that there's still a lot of moderate voters who are turned off by sort of his morals, what he did as president the first time. so it's probably not too surprising that the 0bamas really leaned into that criticism. tim walz who is the vice presidential nominee for the democrats will speak at the dnc later, we will of course have live coverage of that era bbc news.

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police have told us that a pakistani man linked to spreading false information thought to have fuelled riots in the uk has been arrested under cyber terrorism charges. farhan asif is accused of sharing a false name of the alledged a false name of the alleged attacker and falsly suggesting he was an asylum seeker who arrived in the uk by boat last year. let's speak to our pakistan gorrespondent, caroline davies, from islamabad. just tell us what we know about this story. just tell us what we know about this sto . , ., ., , story. this all developed in the hours after _ story. this all developed in the hours after the _ story. this all developed in the hours after the southport - story. this all developed in the l hours after the southport attack. what we understand is that this news website called channel3now, they put out an article that they said

incited a name which was incorrect for the alleged attacker and, as you say, said that this individual had come over recently on a boat to the uk and was an asylum seeker. that article was then shared by lots of different social media accounts, it went viral, and are so many people investigating what happened in the run—up to the riots started to look towards this website, channel3now. farhan asif is the individual who has been linked to this website. the website itself put out an apology after the police in the uk disputed this particular account, the gave an apology and took down the article. but by that stage, that information had already spread very widely. farhan asif has been questioned initially by police in lahore, and i was able to speak to one of the officers there who give me more detail about what they had learned through questioning. they said that farhan asif had told them that he

had written the article himself, he had written the article himself, he had done it by looking at a social media post that had appeared from yuko that! uk social media account, he put that information into that article but have not done any verification before doing so. the other thing which is very interesting is that farhan asif said he wrote the article. if you look back at the apology that appeared on channel3now�*s website, it talks about the fact that multiple individuals have been fired for their part in this article. the bbc has also tried to get in touch with channel3now and got a response from their official e—mail address which talked about having more than 30 workers. however, according to the police in lahore, they say that farhan asif was running this website in his own. the police have also looked at his bank accounts and a social media, his e—mails, and they say there is no evidence to suggest he worked with anybody else. the case has been referred to higher police here in pakistan who are

continuing to investigate if anyone else is involved, but of course we heard today from the police that this case has been registered against farhan asif, he has been arrested for this case of cyber terrorism, and that is entirely related and down to his part that they see it with channel3now. thank they see it with channelsnow. thank ou ve they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much _ they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much for — they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much for the _ they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much for the latest, - they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much for the latest, and - they see it with channelsnow. thank you very much for the latest, and i i you very much for the latest, and i know you have just written an article for the bbc news website that has gone up. anyone who needs more information can read that article online. how do you tackle illegal immigration? it's an issue for governments around the world. well, here, ministers are pledging an increase in return flights for failed asylum seekers, as well as 100 new intelligence officers to target people smuggling gangs. officers to target people—smuggling gangs. the conservatives said labour were "not serious about tackling the people—smugglers or stopping the boats". rules for travellers to the european union from non—member countries will be changing over the next 18 months.

a new seven euro visa waiver is being introduced and will cover people from more than 60 non—eu nations, including the uk. it means many people going to popular holiday destinations, such as spain and france, will have to pay in advance. our business presenter, ben boulos, has more details. there are two main changes coming in. the first is an electronic entry and exit system. the second is the european travel information and authorisation system — a mouthful, but it's basically a form for any non—eu passport holders to fill in and pay for before travelling. now, the first one of those, the entry—exit system, will track where and when people enter and leave the eu. that's to make sure that you haven't stayed over the allowed 90 days in a six—month period. we'll have fingerprints taken and a face scan for the first time, but we won't need to have passports stamped. the biggest change for most of us will be the etias. that's the visa waiver system.

it'll be an online form requiring passport details and where you're staying, plus a fee of seven euros, or e6. and you have to do this before you travel. the area covered doesn't include ireland or cyprus, though. this whole thing is a bit like the visa waiver scheme you may have used if you've been on holiday to the united states. the european union says the entry—exit system, that's the one that needs fingerprints and face scans, should be running by this november. the etias form and seven euro payment should then begin by the middle of next year, potentially as early as may. but don't fret, there will be a six—month transition period at first, so you won't be refused entry if you've forgotten but everything else is in order. however, expect that by november next year you will need to have filled in an etias form and paid that seven euros before you go on holiday. so the question is, what if, when all of this is fully in place,

you were to turn up at an airport or ferry terminal, having forgotten to complete this new requirement? from what i can see, etias will be a lot more user—friendly than the american system. first of all, it's much cheaper, just seven euros or e6. it's valid for three years or until your passport expires, whichever is the sooner, and crucially, the expectation is that the vast majority of holiday—makers will get an etias issued within minutes of putting in the online application. so, if you forget and you turn up at the airport and you've only got a couple of hours before yourflight, it probably won't be too late. we've also been out to ask what potential travellers think about the changes. i think it's typical of the european union. and because i voted to leave, i think now that was a mistake and we should get back in,

because otherwise those kind of things are going to happen again and again. but it won't stop me going because you can't even get a cup of coffee for seven euros, so it doesn't make a lot of difference. i didn't want to leave europe anyway, so it's just an extra tax to go on holiday and explore the country and the world, so, yeah, not great. i'm not agreeing with this tax. i think it's really unfair with the briish citizen. | i'm from france. so sorry if my english - is not perfect, but for me it should stay free. for example, i come there i in your country and it's free. so why do you have to pay to come in mine? | of course, the remaining specific dates still need to be confirmed by the european union, but these changes are worth bearing in mind if you're planning a holiday next summer or perhaps a ski trip the following winter. so, 2025. i know there's a lot of detail there. there is a full article on the bbc news website

if you want to have a look at that. it's on the app as well. it runs through all those key points, the key dates and how it will affect any of us planning summer holidays to the eu next year. rennes mentions the bbc news website, and one of the most read stories is this one. hollywood starsjennifer lopez and ben affleck are divorcing, after two years of marriage. the hollywood couple tied the knot in las vegas injuly 2022 and had a second ceremony in georgia a month later. they rekindled their relationship almost 20 years after calling off their first engagement. lopez filed for divorce, according to documents seen by the bbc. the couple, dubbed bennifer by tabloids, met on the set of a film in 2003. stay with us here on bbc news. mark has business today coming up next. hello again. the weather in the next couple

of days is going to be pretty wet and windy across many parts of the country. what's happening is low pressure is driving the weather. we've got various weather fronts which are all coming our way, bringing the wet and windy conditions, although some of us started off on a sunny note this morning, it is clouding over from the west. as the rain continues to push in across northern ireland, much of scotland, north—west england and eventually north—west wales. come further south, it's drier, it's brighter, but it's blustery in the south. windy in the north — these are the gusts of wind you can expect. so, some coastal gales particularly in the northwest. temperatures today ranging from 13 to about 22 degrees. so, as we head on through the evening and overnight period, the rain will continue to push steadily eastwards, and then hot on its heels comes in the next band of rain, taking a very similar track. the wind is going to strengthen, there will be gales through the irish sea, the rain eventually getting in through northern england, wales, and later into the southwest.

but there will be some clear skies in the southeast. temperatures a little bit higher to start the day tomorrow than they were today. so, here is this weather front. it's got the remnants of hurricane ernesto embedded in it, and it's going to produce heavy rain as it moves from the north, pushing south—eastwards. but as it heads towards the southeast, it will start to break up and fragment, and behind it we are looking at sunshine and blustery showers driven in by the wind. it's also still going to be quite windy down in the south of the country with highs here getting up to about 21. 14 in the north. moving on, then, as we head on into thursday night and friday, this system comes in, bringing wet and windy weather. it will be particularly windy for a time across northern england to start the day. we could have gusts as much as 50 miles per hour, plus this heavy rain, but it does push away into the north sea by lunchtime. the rain across southern england also clears and once again we are back into some

sunshine and also some showery outbreaks of rain coming in across the northwest. temperatures — 13 to 23 degrees, north to south. the rain in the northwest will push across england and wales during the course of saturday. and then for sunday and monday, it's a mixture of sunny spells and also a few showers.

a fresh blow for boeing — it's grounded its entire test fleet of 777x aircraft, after discovering a problem with a crucial component. beijing is launching a new anti—dumping investigation into european dairy imports, after the eu put additional levies on chinese evs. the world's biggest chipmaker, tsmc, breaks new ground on its first european plant in the city of dresden. plus, holding back the floodwaters — we head to copenhagen where hundreds of projects are underway to soak up or carry away heavy rainfall. welcome to business today. there are more troubles for boeing. how many times have we said that recently? the plane maker said its long delayed 777x jetliner has encountered a problem, forcing the company to ground it. this is the latest blow to boeing's reputation for quality after two deadly crashes and after an exit

door blew off a 737 max jet shortly after takeoff in january.