four bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. i wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily.— coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta _ coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello _ coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello harbour- coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta cello harbour where | live in porta cello harbour where i've been watching the bodies being brought to shore. here in the uk — a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children die in a bradford house fire. day three at the democratic national convention — after the obamas electrify the garthering in chicago. i want to know, who is going to tell him... who's going to tell him that the job that he is currently seeking mightjust be one of those blackjobs? and, romanian police raid the home of the controversial social media influencer andrew tate, as part of an investigation into new allegations against him.

hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. divers searching the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of sicily have now recovered the bodies of four of the six missing passengers. in the last couple of hours we have seen these pictures of body bags arriving at the port. rescue teams did not immediately give the names or the gender of the first two people bough ashore. this is the scene live in porticello — italian authorities say there's little chance of finding any more sui’vivoi’s. it means two passengers, onboard the yacht when it sank on monday, remain missing. coastguard vessels, divers and robots have been at the site, where the yacht is lying about 50 metres down. let's go live to our correspondent bethany bell who is in sicily.

bethany, confirmation of the news that everyone was fearing with four or more of the missing passengers now being recovered. yes. or more of the missing passengers now being recovered.— or more of the missing passengers now being recovered. yes, it's been a very sobering _ now being recovered. yes, it's been a very sobering site _ now being recovered. yes, it's been a very sobering site this _ now being recovered. yes, it's been a very sobering site this afternoon, | a very sobering site this afternoon, one by one watching boats coming from the area in the centre of the harbour where the ship wreck site is, coming back to the quayside and seeing these green body bags being lifted from the boats onto the shore, they then seem to be putting them into ambulances and i can see in fact, i'vejust them into ambulances and i can see in fact, i've just seen a ambulance with flashing blue lights standing on this sidejust with flashing blue lights standing on this side just behind me. with flashing blue lights standing on this sidejust behind me. and those ambulances seem to be escorted by police cars with sirens taking the bodies away from here. as you said, so far we've had no confirmation from the authorities here as to the identities of these

people so far, but two people still remain missing and search operations are continuing. remain missing and search operations are continuing-— are continuing. bethany, 'ust remind our viewers. — are continuing. bethany, 'ust remind ourviewers. at t are continuing. bethany, 'ust remind our viewers, at the h are continuing. bethany, 'ust remind our viewers, at the start _ are continuing. bethany, just remind our viewers, at the start of— are continuing. bethany, just remind our viewers, at the start of the - are continuing. bethany, just remind our viewers, at the start of the day l our viewers, at the start of the day of course, they were looking for six missing passengers. just remind us who those were. we missing passengers. just remind us who those were.— missing passengers. just remind us who those were. we have mike lynch, the tech tycoon _ who those were. we have mike lynch, the tech tycoon and _ who those were. we have mike lynch, the tech tycoon and his _ who those were. we have mike lynch, the tech tycoon and his daughter, - the tech tycoon and his daughter, hannah. we have his friend jonathan blumer and his wife, he was the head of morgan stanley international. and we have a lawyer and his wife who was a jewellery designer and as i say though, we don't know the identity of the bodies that have been recovered so far, and we do know that the search is continuing. just a few moments ago, a helicopter flew overhead here, we've seen boats continue to go out into the harbour, divers, we understand, continuing those perilous dives down to the sea

bed. the wreck is 50 metres below the sea, that's about 164 feet or so, underwater. the sea, that's about 164 feet or so, under water. the divers have a minute or so to get down, then they can stay underwater between eight to ten minutes and then they have to resurface. it's very complicated, difficult work. you can imagine that yacht being on its side, the access points are very, very difficult. there is debris everywhere, it's very hard task that the rescue teams have. �* .,, very hard task that the rescue teams have. �* . , , .,, have. bethany, the seas look absolutely — have. bethany, the seas look absolutely calm _ have. bethany, the seas look absolutely calm today, - have. bethany, the seas look absolutely calm today, but i have. bethany, the seas look absolutely calm today, but of have. bethany, the seas look - absolutely calm today, but of course the depths that you're talking about and the hazards, the difficulties that you were just describing, is the hope, are you hearing anything that now they've recovered for, that they are clearly inside the vessel so the hope would be that they will be able to retrieve the final two in the coming hours? the?

be able to retrieve the final two in the coming hours?— the coming hours? they haven't commented _ the coming hours? they haven't commented at _ the coming hours? they haven't commented at the _ the coming hours? they haven't commented at the moment - the coming hours? they haven't commented at the moment on i the coming hours? they haven't i commented at the moment on the status of the operation. but within the last couple of hours, they did recover for bodies, the last couple of hours, they did recoverfor bodies, i can the last couple of hours, they did recover for bodies, i can see the last couple of hours, they did recoverfor bodies, i can see behind me i guess another boat has just headed out towards the site of the shipwreck. they will be hoping very much that they can locate the final two missing people. of course, they will be families hoping against hope that they may have survived this terrible ordeal, but of course, the rescue workers saying that the longer the search goes on for, the less and less likely that becomes. we are still very much into the search and rescue retrieval part of actually what is happening. does that mean the investigation itself actually has to wait, or has that already started? we

actually has to wait, or has that already started? actually has to wait, or has that alread started? ~ , ., ., already started? we understand that the divers have _ already started? we understand that the divers have been _ already started? we understand that the divers have been using _ already started? we understand that the divers have been using remotely| the divers have been using remotely controlled vehicles, kind of robots if you like, that they are sending down to the site of the wreck and gathering evidence and taking pictures, which the coastguard said will be sent to the public prosecutor �*s office nearby here, and they will use that in their investigation as to how this incident happened. and there are a lot of people here on the quayside, saying of course, there are these extreme weather events, a waterspout is something that can happen very quickly and it's hard to forecast such a thing. but why it was that this boat went down when the other boats round about were not affected in the same way, where there are things that could have been done to mitigate the impact of the shipwreck? these are questions that will be asked in investigations that

will be asked in investigations that will certainly go on for weeks to come, but for now, of course, the priority is locating the final two missing people. we priority is locating the final two missing people-— priority is locating the final two missing people. we are seeing the live pictures _ missing people. we are seeing the live pictures on _ missing people. we are seeing the live pictures on this _ missing people. we are seeing the live pictures on this side _ missing people. we are seeing the live pictures on this side and - missing people. we are seeing the live pictures on this side and so . live pictures on this side and so many people, so many members of the rescue services and emergency services there. this is a huge operation, isn't it?— services there. this is a huge operation, isn't it? huge operation. the number— operation, isn't it? huge operation. the number of _ operation, isn't it? huge operation. the number of helicopters - operation, isn't it? huge operation. the number of helicopters i've - operation, isn't it? huge operation. j the number of helicopters i've seen flying overhead, the... the team as of divers going down, again and again, the boats arejust of divers going down, again and again, the boats are just circling the area, big boats, small boats. and it is really a very, very big operation and this morning we were told that the divers were out there just after dawn and after having stopped very late last night. an enormous amount of work being done to try and locate the missing people. but of course, in extremely

sad, worrying, terrible time for the relatives of those involved and of course traumatic time for those who survived the shipwreck. some of the medical personnel who have been looking after them here in sicily have spoken of their trauma, how many of them used the word darkness to describe the situation when the waves rose high and the ship was pulled underwater.— waves rose high and the ship was pulled underwater. bethany there with the latest _ pulled underwater. bethany there with the latest in _ pulled underwater. bethany there with the latest in sicily. _ pulled underwater. bethany there with the latest in sicily. thanks i with the latest in sicily. thanks very much for that, we will talk again in the coming minutes but bethany talking about just the hazards, the complications, the complexity of what those divers are facing. i've been talking to ian taylor with apex diving in dorset, about that hazards the divers there on the ground are actually facing.

things will be floating around inside the cabins, the doors might be shut different ways and something on its side, you'll have to push a door up to get into it rather than push the side. and it shut down behind you, the divers have got to behind you, the divers have got to be able to find their way in and of course find their way out. so they only have a bit of line, they've got that line to find their way back out. and like your colleague said, they've got a very short amount of time to do what they need to do. i think the fact that we've got them in there now, they use them to locate certain areas of cabins and if they might find something the divers can follow that into where they need to go to get the people out. �* ., ~ they need to go to get the people out. �* ., ,, ., out. and tell her talking to me in the last hour. _

there's probably about three or four hours left of daylight in sicily, that operation of course 50 metres down, those are the scenes at quayside, the latest detail had to the website. we have our teams there on the ground, notjust bethany but mark lowe and is there. latest coming to us from the authorities and our correspondence. head to the bbc website and the bbc news app. here in the uk — a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder — after a woman and three children died in a house fire in the city of bradford. police were called early this morning. a 29—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while three children — two girls aged nine and one, and a five—year—old boy — were taken to hospital. bradford superintendent lucy leadbetter from

west yorkshire police gave this update short while ago. this morning, officers were called to a report of a house fire on westbury road in bradford. on officers' arrival, it was confirmed that a 29—year—old woman named bryonie gawith had died at the scene. three children named as nine—year—old denisty birtle, five—year—old oscar birtle and 22—month—old aubree birtle were taken to hospital, where sadly all three died from their injuries. whilst inquiries are at their early stages, we believe that the fire was started deliberately and this incident was domestic related. detectives from our homicide and major inquiry team have launched a murder investigation into the fire. a 39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in a critical condition in hospital.

let's speak to our reporter at the scene, liz roberts liz, what else do we know, there must be great shock in the community there. ., , must be great shock in the community there. . , , ., , there. yeah, this is a truly horrific incident, _ there. yeah, this is a truly| horrific incident, matthew. there. yeah, this is a truly - horrific incident, matthew. this fire has claimed for members of the same family. as you heard there, a mother and her three children. they were named by the police in that statement for the first time, let's just give you those names again. brian a guy with was 29, she died at the scene when police were called just after two o'clock this morning. then her three children. a nine—year—old, a five—year—old, and their little sister aubrey who was just 22 months old, those three

children were taken to hospital but sadly none of them survived their injuries that they suffered in this fire. now as i say, west yorkshire police said they were called by the fire service just after two o'clock in the morning to be alerted that there was a house fire here. neighbours told us they heard the sirens, they came outside, that they can see smoke billowing from the house, the sky was lit up with flames and we've seen mainly the rear of the property where you can see the damage has been done, particularly from an upstairs window. in all neighbours could do is knowing the people were inside, was let the emergency services do their work and suddenly, as we know, those four people tragically lost their lives. police are treating this as a murder incident. they have arrested a 39—year—old man at the scene, he has also been taken to hospital and is himself critically injured but they arrested him on

submission of murder. —— suspicion of murder. whether they've got cctv or door bell footage, help police pieced together what exactly happened. the police are saying today believe this to be a domestic related incident.— related incident. thanks very much for the latest _ related incident. thanks very much for the latest on _ related incident. thanks very much for the latest on that _ related incident. thanks very much for the latest on that story, - related incident. thanks very much for the latest on that story, thankl for the latest on that story, thank you. coming up we'll be live in chicago, for day three of the democratic national convention. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

now, to the united states where in the next few hours, tim walz will formally accept the democratic nomination to be kamala harris' running—mate. he'll have a tough job following tuesday's headline act. former president, barack obama and wife michelle — fired up the crowd at the democratic national convention.

we can go live to chicago now, and my colleague caitriona perry who's at the convention for us. well, it was quite something last night. what do we have �*s in store for tonight? night. what do we have �*s in store fortonight? it night. what do we have 's in store for tonight?— night. what do we have 's in store for toniaht? . , .,, for tonight? it really was, matthew, there is been _ for tonight? it really was, matthew, there is been a _ for tonight? it really was, matthew, there is been a challenge _ for tonight? it really was, matthew, there is been a challenge put - for tonight? it really was, matthew, there is been a challenge put up - for tonight? it really was, matthew, | there is been a challenge put up now to governor tim walz to follow that when it comes to being after the day of barack obama and michelle obama. they've had the crowd fired up. last night barack obama and michelle obama completed that turn, the end of one part of the democratic leadership and the transition to the new leadership. so tonight as you say, we'll hearfrom governor tim walz, who is the vice presidential pick. he is well known in minnesota, to turn governor, multi—term congressman. we are also going to

hearfrom the former congressman. we are also going to hear from the former president bill clinton, the third night in a row we'll hearfrom a clinton, the third night in a row we'll hear from a democratic president, he was back here in 1996 when bill clinton was renominated to run once again for his second term which obviously he went on to win. he'll be addressing the crowd here and we'll also hear from tim walz, but let's talk a little bit more about what we might expect to hear from the governor of minnesota. i'm joined by congressman seth moulton, congressman from massachusetts. thank you for being here with us. what are you here hoping from tim walz tonight, what message does he need to deliver? i walz tonight, what message does he need to deliver?— need to deliver? i think fundamentally - need to deliver? i think fundamentally needs i need to deliver? i thinkj fundamentally needs to need to deliver? i think- fundamentally needs to introduce himself_ fundamentally needs to introduce himself to the american people, and the good _ himself to the american people, and the good news is that he's a great guy _ the good news is that he's a great guy he _ the good news is that he's a great guy. he was introduced to me, one of the first— guy. he was introduced to me, one of the first people i met when i came to congress back almost ten years a-o to congress back almost ten years ago as_ to congress back almost ten years ago as a _ to congress back almost ten years ago as a veteran who i should get to know_ ago as a veteran who i should get to know because i'm a veteran myself. and just _ know because i'm a veteran myself. and just a _ know because i'm a veteran myself. and just a great guy, and that's exactly— and just a great guy, and that's exactly who tim walz is. he's down to earth, _

exactly who tim walz is. he's down to earth, he — exactly who tim walz is. he's down to earth, he understands the challenges and concerns of middle—class america including people — middle—class america including people in— middle—class america including people in the middle of america, geographically, who have been struggling a lot over the last couple — struggling a lot over the last couple decades. and i think that people _ couple decades. and i think that people will see when i get to know him that_ people will see when i get to know him that he's someone can really trust _ him that he's someone can really trust he — him that he's someone can really trust. he has integrity, he is honest. _ trust. he has integrity, he is honest, he's approachable, he is rotatable — honest, he's approachable, he is relatable. which i really want to see that — relatable. which i really want to see that come through tonight. i think— see that come through tonight. i think that's the most important job he has _ think that's the most important job he has do — think that's the most important job he has do. this race is very, very tight. perhaps that margin has narrowed — tight. perhaps that margin has narrowed somewhat since the switch out of _ narrowed somewhat since the switch out of the _ narrowed somewhat since the switch out of the top of your party 's ticket — out of the top of your party 's ticket. ., ., ., ., ~ ., ticket. you mentioned are a marine cors ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture _ ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture in. _ ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture in. tim _ ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture in. tim walz - ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture in. tim walz was - ticket. you mentioned are a marine corps venture in. tim walz was big | corps venture in. tim walz was big for veteran affairs, and that helped win voters in the areas that are very close?— win voters in the areas that are very close? this is a really good oint, i very close? this is a really good point. i want — very close? this is a really good point, i want to _ very close? this is a really good point, i want to see _ very close? this is a really good point, i want to see him - very close? this is a really good point, i want to see him lean i very close? this is a really good l point, i want to see him lean into his record — point, i want to see him lean into his record of— point, i want to see him lean into his record of service. jd vance and donald _ his record of service. jd vance and donald trump have been attacking his service _ donald trump have been attacking his service in_ donald trump have been attacking his service in the military, which is really— service in the military, which is really shameful. we should be lifting — really shameful. we should be lifting up, as americans, no matter what your— lifting up, as americans, no matter what your political stripes, the fact that —

what your political stripes, the fact that we have two veterans now on each _ fact that we have two veterans now on each major party ticket which means— on each major party ticket which means the — on each major party ticket which means the vice president of the united — means the vice president of the united states is going to be a post—9/11 veteran for the first time in history. — post—9/11 veteran for the first time in history, no matter who wins the election _ in history, no matter who wins the election. that's a great thing that everyone — election. that's a great thing that everyone should be celebrating. we should _ everyone should be celebrating. we should be _ everyone should be celebrating. we should be hailing their service to the country, bothjd vance and tim walz. as _ the country, bothjd vance and tim walz, as models that other americans can follow _ walz, as models that other americans can follow. instead, jd vance is really. — can follow. instead, jd vance is really. i — can follow. instead, jd vance is really, i think, can follow. instead, jd vance is really, ithink, setting can follow. instead, jd vance is really, i think, setting aside can follow. instead, jd vance is really, ithink, setting aside his marine — really, ithink, setting aside his marine values and just attacking tim walz on— marine values and just attacking tim walz on details of his service which are really. — walz on details of his service which are really, really meaningless. tim walz did _ are really, really meaningless. tim walz did 24 — are really, really meaningless. tim walz did 24 years in the national guard, _ walz did 24 years in the national guard, he — walz did 24 years in the national guard, he has an impeccable record of service — guard, he has an impeccable record of service. and jd vance in doing so, is _ of service. and jd vance in doing so, is sadly— of service. and jd vance in doing so, is sadlyjust following in the footsteps — so, is sadlyjust following in the footsteps of donald trump. someone who dodged the draft to avoid serving — who dodged the draft to avoid serving in vietnam and has denigrated veterans on the campaign trail ever— denigrated veterans on the campaign trail ever since.— trail ever since. when it comes to the vice presidential— trail ever since. when it comes to the vice presidential candidates . the vice presidential candidates know, how much impact they actually have on voters and how people decide to vote? i have on voters and how people decide to vote? ~ , have on voters and how people decide to vote? ~' , .., have on voters and how people decide to vote? ~' , .. ., have on voters and how people decide to vote? ~ , .., ., ., have on voters and how people decide to vote? ~' , ., ., ., to vote? i think they can have a lot of im act

to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but _ to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but it _ to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but it returns _ to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but it returns who - to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but it returns who it - to vote? i think they can have a lot of impact but it returns who it is. l of impact but it returns who it is. if it's _ of impact but it returns who it is. if it's something that feeds into the background and as a sideshow, sure it's _ the background and as a sideshow, sure it's not — the background and as a sideshow, sure it's not going to have much of an impact — sure it's not going to have much of an impact. but i think in tim walz's case he _ an impact. but i think in tim walz's case he can— an impact. but i think in tim walz's case, he can really help the ticket relate _ case, he can really help the ticket relate to — case, he can really help the ticket relate to america. kamala harris has an amazing _ relate to america. kamala harris has an amazing record. she started as a prosecutor— an amazing record. she started as a prosecutor in san francisco, the fact you — prosecutor in san francisco, the fact you have a prosecutor running against _ fact you have a prosecutor running against a — fact you have a prosecutor running against a convicted criminal and donald — against a convicted criminal and donald trump is an amazing contrast. but a _ donald trump is an amazing contrast. but a prosecutor from san francisco also represents a certain coastal part of— also represents a certain coastal part of our— also represents a certain coastal part of our country and there are a lot of— part of our country and there are a lot of voters — part of our country and there are a lot of voters in the middle that tim walz can _ lot of voters in the middle that tim walz can help relate to. so if you think— walz can help relate to. so if you think he'll— walz can help relate to. so if you think he'll be quite important here. well— think he'll be quite important here. we'll wait— think he'll be quite important here. we'll wait and see what he says a little bit later on. congressman from massachusetts, thank you for joining us on bbc news. blocks to come here tonight, max, we will have it all live for you on bbc news and we'll chat to you a little later. thanks very much, very busy evening ahead. police in romania have raided the home of the social media influencer andrew tate and announced he faces several new charges. the special prosecution service of the romanian organised crime

directorate said police searched tate's four properties on wednesday morning. let's speak to our central europe correpondent, nick thorpe. take us through what has been happening and this new charges, what are they? happening and this new charges, what are the ? , happening and this new charges, what arethe? ., are they? pretty spectacular searches. — are they? pretty spectacular searches, raids _ are they? pretty spectacular searches, raids on _ are they? pretty spectacular searches, raids on andrew. are they? pretty spectacular - searches, raids on andrew tate's homes this morning. he was not detained, he's still at liberty at home, but as i understand it, the armed police as he's put it in several posts today, are still with him. the charges concern minors, underage women, sex with a minor, trafficking in minors, trying to influence witnesses, persons of interest to the court. and also money laundering, so for charges that we haven't heard before in the past. he has already been charged by the romanian authorities with the

rape and with trafficking in adults. and just wrote remind us, because this has been going on for very long where we are in this legal process no? he where we are in this legal process no? ., , where we are in this legal process no? . , , ., , no? he and his brother tristen were first detained _ no? he and his brother tristen were first detained by _ no? he and his brother tristen were first detained by police _ no? he and his brother tristen were first detained by police and - no? he and his brother tristen were first detained by police and remain l first detained by police and remain a in december december 2022. they were running webcam sex on the internet, luring women under false pretences to their place in order to do that webcam business. of course all along, and her interest in tate have denied all the charges against them. they have said that this is a political case against them, they are trying to be silenced, because of their libertarian attitudes because of their attitudes in general to society. so they say they are completely innocent. the romanian court they challenged first of all in the romanian court the

right of the court to put them on trial, saying that the case doesn't stand up and it should be thrown out. they've lost that stage. the romanian court said it will go ahead, there will be a trial, but no trial date has yet been set. thanks for the latest _ trial date has yet been set. thanks for the latest on _ trial date has yet been set. thanks for the latest on today's _ for the latest on today's development. let's end this half hour where we started it. with what is happening in sicily, and those recovery efforts with that news that the authority is now recovered four of the bodies, they were searching for six missing passengers after the sinking of that yacht on monday. let's speak to andy gothard, expert diver and diving instructor. thank you so much forjoining us. in terms of the public complexities, the difficulties of what those diver �*s face, give us an idea of that. hello, well it's, it's one of the most difficultjobs you can do as a diver. mainly, first of all, because of the depth. it's 50 metres, it

gives you very limited working time. beyond about ten minutes, you have to do what we have to do is decompression stops on the way out. that's not good when you're working in the water. they have limited visibility for the yacht. you're going into a boat which is on its side so you are disorientated and also all of the flotsam and jetsam which is in the boat, is an extremely difficult operation to do. will be they helped at all by those robots? i know they are using those, do those have cameras, will they have given them some sort of idea as to what they'll actually face when they get down to the wreckage? that's possible. but what you have to remember is that the underwater drones or rmv �*s can also get entangled. it's having goes there,

the light they can give off and possibly some of the footage may help the diver. the hardest thing is the fact you are in a very alien environment and you have limited time. so they are doing this is a rescue mission. they would not use that equipment for the next phase which is the recovery of the vessel. yes, it is a very traumatic time for all of those divers as they continued to do this hour by hour. andy, thank you for being with us. let's return to those live pictures because we have had confirmation from the italian authorities that they have retrieved four of those bodies, the missing six passengers they were searching for at the start of the day. to stay with us here on bbc news, we'll have the latest on that story and all the rest of our main stories. hello there. it looks like the weather's

in a very unsettled pattern now for the rest of this week — particularly across more northern and western areas where we'll see rain and gales. and today is looking pretty unsettled across much of the north and west of the country — but drier further south, closer to this area of high pressure. but this area of low pressure contains the remnants of what was hurricane ernesto. so there'll be a lot of moisture in it, some heavy and persistent rain continuing through the day and into the evening and night across scotland, northern ireland. pushing increasingly into north and west england and wales, with gales certainly around irish sea coast. but further south and east, it will be a quieter night to come — but a mild one with temperatures around the mid—teens for most. thursday starts off windy — lots of isobars on the charts. this front will be crossing england and wales as we go through the day, but weakening as it does so. so some heavier bursts of rain to begin thursday across northern western england and wales. but as it pushes towards the southeast, it does fragment and weaken to a band of cloud with showers. but a bright day to come for many — thursday afternoon — sunshine, blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland.

and it will stay quite windy forall, particularly towards the south—east. temperatures a bit below par for the time of year. high teens, low 20s at best. and then we look to the west. this new area of low pressure pushing in across northern ireland, england and wales, southern scotland. some of the strongest of the winds will be across wales, the midlands and southern england as we head in towards the early part of friday. mild in the south, but quite cool across central and northern scotland. friday looks quite wild. gale—force winds crossing england and wales. gusts up to 50 miles an hour, maybe even more for a time. the heavy rain does clear, and it brightens up through friday. but lots of heavy showers pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. but it will be a blustery day, wherever you are — those winds slowly easing down later on. temperature—wise, up to 23, maybe 24 degrees in the south—east. it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland. as we head into the weekend, we could see this area of rain affect the south—east quadrant of the country on saturday. and i think sunday, as a ridge

of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more southeastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... four bodies have been found in the search for six passengers missing after the sinking of a yacht off the coast of sicily. all four have now been brought ashore. good news for attendance here in the uk as data shows rents are rising at their slowest pace in three years. the family of a british man held as a serbian prisoner appeals for more assistance from the uk government. we will talk live to his daughter and his lawyer. now with all the latest sport here's paul. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start at the cricket, where the sri lankan tail frustrated england on day one of the first test at old trafford. it had started really well for england as they took five wickets before lunch. two more quickly followed in the afternoon.

but, from 113 for seven, thanks to captain dhanan—jaya de silva making 74.