six people have been missing, including the tech entrepreneur mike lynch. we are live in sicily where, after an agonising wait, the loved ones of the missing are getting some dreadful clarity. and the other main stories on today's programme — a woman and three children die in a house fire in bradford. a man is arrested on suspicion of murder adulation for barack and michelle obama at the democratic national convention, as they endorse kamala harris for the white house. and the radio presenter lauren laverne says she's been diagnosed with cancer, but she expects to make a full recovery. and in sportsday at 6:30... we'll tell you how sri lanka overcame an early wobble to frustrate england on the first day of the first test at old trafford.

good evening. four bodies have been found on the luxury yacht the bayesian that sank in a storm off the coast of sicily on monday. two of the bodies have been brought ashore by rescue and recovery teams, while two others remain inside the wreckage. none of their identities have been disclosed. it means there are still two people on board who are yet to be accounted for. the bayesian sank after being caught in a tornado at sea. from sicily, mark lowen sent this report. in this awful story, and grimly inevitable chapter — the first of four more bodies found today from the bayesian taken ashore. their

identities are not yet confirmed. it takes to the number is known to have died as the super yacht sank. two others are missing. divers had been searching since first light, helped by remote control vehicles that could be on the sea bed for several hours, far longer than the ten minutes each dive team is allowed at that depth. they have been trying since monday to get into the bayesian, lying on its side deep under water. the rescuers had struggled to get into the cabin is where it is thought to be missing passengers had been sleeping when the yacht was consumed by a water spout, a mini tornado that capsized it within minutes. but the questions are still mounting, especially for the experts. renaud caselli is one of sicily�*s top ship surveyors, casting off in his own yacht, about a third of the size of the bayesian. he's been out on these waters for 30 years and says, for a super yacht to have sunk within minutes, there must have been serious mistakes.

translation: for that amount of water to have _ translation: for that amount of water to have flooded _ translation: for that amount of water to have flooded in, - translation: for that amount of water to have flooded in, it - translation: for that amount of water to have flooded in, it could l water to have flooded in, it could not have been one single error. it must have been many. perhaps a compartment was left over for a long time. we had a tough warning beforehand, so they should have been two true taking turns on overnight watch and it should have been moored in the harbour. —— two crew. and what of the extreme weather? he says it still shouldn't have caused such damage. translation: i have been in a watersraout _ translation: i have been in a waterspout myself, _ translation: i have been in a waterspout myself, in - translation: i have been in a waterspout myself, in a - translation: i have been in a| waterspout myself, in a smaller boat, and we got through it fine. you need to be alert, but it passes quickly. ijust don't understand it. well, we've reached the spot where the bayesian went down. you can see there the ship of the italian police. and just behind them, the divers who are trying to get down 50m underwater to the sea bed in search of what still evades them, the missing passengers and answers.

and so it is taking time, but the emergency teams are finally making progress, and the horrors from the dark depths are gradually coming to light. and we can speak to mark in the sicily now. mark, what else is happening behind you? we sicily now. mark, what else is happening behind you? we are 'ust caettin happening behind you? we are 'ust getting news— happening behind you? we are 'ust getting news breaking nowfi happening behind you? we arejust getting news breaking now actuallyi getting news breaking now actually within the last couple of minutes that a fifth body has been found by the rescuers in the wreckage, but not yet retrieved, and now the three of the bodies that have come ashore have already been taken to a mortuary by ambulances for identification. you will have seen in my report there that we had a very rare access to get to the spot where the bayesian went down. we saw dive boats at that time, we were not sure it's out there but they were doing, but that don't nag it appears that was the start of the operation to find one of the bodies. the sixth missing passenger remains missing, but it seems like a matter of time,

perhaps, until that person will be found. but still tonight, there are huge questions over how this all happened, because despite earlier reports by eyewitnesses that the mast of the bayesian and snaps, had been smashed by the waterspout, the rescuers are now seeing in fact on it is intact, so how did this ship, the super luxury yacht can actually go down? it is a huge question stall for the investigators going forward. so while the rescuers find more missing, investigators search for more answers stop it is a time consuming an agonising wait for both. . ~ ,, consuming an agonising wait for both. . ~' ,, , consuming an agonising wait for both. . ~ ,, , . consuming an agonising wait for both. . ~' i., , . ~' both. thank you very much. mark lowen reporting _ both. thank you very much. mark lowen reporting there. _ a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children died following a house fire in bradford. west yorkshire police were called by the fire service to reports of a blaze in the early hours. a 29—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while two girls aged one and nine, and a five—year—old boy, died after they were taken to hospital. danny savage has more.

a street sealed off after a mother and her three children died in a house fire. the family home where it happened is now the scene of a murder investigation in this bradford neighbourhood. what took place here and why? this afternoon, police named the victims. 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. the street is sealed off after the fire. the family home what it happened is now the scene of a major inquiry in this bradford neighbourhood. what took place here and why? it is, of course, shocking for friends and family trying to come to terms with the sudden death of those they knew.

i looked out the window and ijust seen police cars, ambulances, up and down the road. lindsay and her family were awoken by the commotion in the early hours. we came out onto the street, but they wouldn't let us through. and we just wanted to help, basically. and theyjust said, "there's people inside there." i feel sick. ijust... i don't know. i'm just devastated. i could cry. police believe the fire was started deliberately. a 39—year—old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. he was also taken to hospital with critical injuries. for now, though, the investigation continues as a community has to explain to its children what's happened to their friends. danny savage, bbc news, bradford. more people have been charged, or sentenced, in relation to the recent unrest across parts of the uk. among them, 27—year—old thomas birley has pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life. he's accused of stoking

a fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. our uk affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the riot at a hotel housing asylum seekers near rotherham was one of the worst of the summer. at one point, some of the angry mob pushed a burning then up against a doorway trying to set the building on fire. today, thomas birley pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life. thejudge warned him that to arson with intent to endanger life. the judge warned him that a life. the judge warned him that a life sentence was possible. also at the rotherham right was peter beard, seen here in the dark blue polo shirt and shorts, repeatedly attacking the line of riot officers trying to protect the hotel. he is a former soldier who served as a peacekeeper in bosnia and kosovo. thejudge said his peacekeeper in bosnia and kosovo. the judge said his conduct had peacekeeper in bosnia and kosovo. thejudge said his conduct had been shameful and disgraceful, and jailed him for two and a half years. at the

first riot in southport, police officers were caught in a vehicle as the mob pelted them with rocks and bins. at one point, luke moran tried to smash their window with a large piece of masonry. the father of three was jailed for three years at liverpool crown court. the judge said it was the first case —— worst case he had seen so far. more than 100 people have now been sent to prison for their roles in the riots, including perry fisher, who missed his first court appearance because he went on holiday to dubai. he was jailed for 29 months today for his part in the disorder in aldershot. daniel sandford, bbc news. joining me now is daniel de simone, our investigations correspondent. how much do we know about the people who took part in this disorder? the truth is, because there are so many people involved, we have already at least 440 people charged with relation to disorder in england and wales that there is a real range of people. and when you talk about

far right riots, and it has been characterised as that from the prime minister downwards, you tend to think of far right groups and organisations. but the truth is that, although you can show there are some people who have been involved with groups at these riots, most of the people who work there, you cannot show them involved with groups previously. 50 it you cannot show them involved with grouns previously-— groups previously. so it wouldn't be riaht groups previously. so it wouldn't be ri . ht to groups previously. so it wouldn't be right to say — groups previously. so it wouldn't be right to say that _ groups previously. so it wouldn't be right to say that this _ groups previously. so it wouldn't be right to say that this is _ groups previously. so it wouldn't be right to say that this is organised i right to say that this is organised disorder? hat right to say that this is organised disorder? ., ., , ., , , disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, i _ disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, l think _ disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, l think that _ disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, i think that is _ disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, i think that is one - disorder? not really, it was bigger than that, i think that is one of. than that, i think that is one of the disturbing things about it. it shows the anarchy of right—wing extremism today, it has moved beyond just being about groups and organisations. when you look at previous attacks and violence in the uk, really serious attacks, deemed to be terrorist attacks byjudges and the authorities, we are talking about lone actors who get radicalised very quickly online. they are not involved with groups. what the authorities are very worried about in this instance as you have hundreds of people getting involved in far right violence who have not previously been linked to groups, they are not neo—nazis, but they went out and got involved in

violence. i think that is a real worry for the authorities, and other a lot of the wellies have been on the sentencing in the criminal process, i think the authorities, m15, the process, i think the authorities, mi5, the police, the government, will be thinking about if they have got more of a threat in this country from the far right than the previously imagined. from the far right than the treviousl imatined. ., ~ , ., , previously imagined. thank you very much, previously imagined. thank you very much. daniel- _ meanwhile, a man in pakistan has been arrested on suspicion of cyber terrorism, in relation to disinformation thought to have fuelled the unrest here. police in lahore say farhan asif was linked to the website which published false claims about last month's stabbings in southport, giving a wrong name for the suspected attacker and suggesting that he was an asylum seeker. police in romania have raided the houses of the controversial social media figure andrew tate, as part of an investigation into new allegations against him. prosecutors say they are investigating the crimes of human trafficking and sex with a minor, after mr tate previously denied earlier charges of human trafficking and rape. as a self—described misogynist,

andrew tate is known for his online content promoting his version of a masculine lifestyle. borrowing by the government reached significantly higher levels than expected injuly, hitting £3.1 billion, according to official figures. borrowing is the difference between public spending and income from tax. the office for national statistics says last month's figures are the highest level forjuly since 2021. they don't take into account the most recent round of public sector pay rises announced by the labour government. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young is at westminster. what is this likely to mean for the chancellor's budget in october? as you say, these figures are higher than most economists expected, and that feeds into the political argument that has been raging since the election, which is about the conservatives' stewardship of the economy. today, labour ministers

said that these figures were more proof of the dire inheritance left by the tories, something of course they strongly dispute, pointing to better—than—expected growth figures. that, if you like, is the blame game, but it does feel is of the chancellor is preparing the ground for some potentially unpopular announcements in october. but it is all about the choices that she is going to make. does she decide to put up taxes? does she decide to borrow more? does she decide to spend less? we have all of this in a little bit of that with the winter fuel allowance being taken away from many pensioners. now, every piece of economic data will be closely scrutinised in the run—up to that budget, which will be a very significant moment because it will show us the priorities for this labour government, with rachel reeves already warning of some very difficult decisions ahead. thank reeves already warning of some very difficult decisions ahead.— difficult decisions ahead. thank you very much- — difficult decisions ahead. thank you very much. vicki _ difficult decisions ahead. thank you very much. vicki young _ difficult decisions ahead. thank you very much. vicki young there. - there was an ecstatic reception for barack and michelle obama at the democratic national convention, where both gave resounding endorsements of kamala harris' campaign for the white house.

in their back—to—back speeches, the party's biggest stars also poured scorn on donald trump, characterising his presidency as "bluster and chaos. " 0ur north america editor sarah smith was watching. two genuine political celebrities electrified the convention stage. the most popular democrat in america, who also brought along her husband. a long—standing friend of kamala harris, michelle obama says the party needs to be ready for racist and misogynistic attacks. so if they lie about her, and they will, we've got to do something. if we see a bad poll, and we will, we got to put down that phone and do something. if we start feeling tired, if we start feeling that dread creeping back in, we've got to pick ourselves up, throw water on our face, and what? crowd: do something. thank you. former president barack obama used his speech to mock donald trump, saying he just whines about his own problems and deals injuvenile insults.

there's the childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, l this weird obsession with crowd sizes. . laughter. we do not need four more years i of bluster and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before, and we all know— that the sequel is usually worse. barack obama won election with a message of hope and change, and kamala harris is running a campaign with similarjoyful vibes, which is working this week. this race is going to get a lot tougher before polling day. beaming in from a rally 80 miles away, kamala harris pulled off the neat trick of campaigning in two places at once. good evening, milwaukee. appearing in exactly the same arena that donald trump used

for his convention last month. just in case anyone does care about comparing crowd sizes. this is a people powered campaign. and together, we will chart a new way forward. democrats are putting the party into politics this week, including a pop—up from rapper liljon. but they can't get carried away. this race is still neck and neck with no guarantee they will win. sarah smith, bbc news, chicago. kamala harris is naturally a brighter and more optimistic personality which has contributed in a tone to the democrat's campaign but they also talking about donald trump in a different way. joe biden built him up as this dangerous menace to democracy. this week democrats are laughing at him as being small and petty impactors make him seem like a less significant and

less important political figure for the democrats are loving it, but it is probably driving donald trump completely crazy. but that is the point, of course. sara smith, thank you very much. our top story this evening... after days of searching, five bodies have now been found inside the sunken yacht off the coast of sicily. a strong start for england's cricketers in their test match against sri lanka, but the tourists have fought back. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... we'll be live at the home of golf, st andrews, on the eve of the final major of the year — the women's open. there's a glimmer of good news for tenants, with some signs that the heat is beginning to come out of the rental market. data from zoopla shows that rents are rising at their slowest pace in three years.

the average increase on newly—let properties for the first half of this year is up i.6%, that's down from a peak of 6.9% in the first half of 2022. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has the story. there's not been much good news to report about rents in the last few years. tenants have been stuck in an unending cycle as rents have gone up and up and up. hello, you must be mike. yes, hello. lisa and mike have been renting in birmingham foryears. is this is to stop the cats escaping? it is, but theyjump over it anyway. but they've been priced out of lots of areas. we'd love to move further- to where you work because it's such a big commute, but it'sjust too expensive over there. _ it does start to feel like survival rather than living, and that's probably a bit of a cliche. but when all of your wages disappear within a few days of payday, um,

and you're sort of scrabbling around for change. but new data from zoopla suggests that something is beginning to shift. over the last six months, what we've seen across the uk is that average rental price rises have been going up, but by a lot less than they have been for the last couple of years. and although no one's going to be getting too excited about that yet, it is a sign that we've possibly reached the peak of rental rises, and that's going to be a huge relief for millions of households right the way across the uk. there's lots of things causing that change. we've got reports of fewer student numbers. we've got a slower pace of people coming to the uk to work and to study. so we're seeing localised changes in demand, supply improving through new build and some investors buying property. we've started to see new blocks like this one here. that's something adam's seeing first—hand here in nottingham, where new rental prices are now

slightly cheaper than six months ago. there's a block of 91 here. there's another blockjust behind me, a few hundred yards away of about 340, as well as a couple of other schemes in the city centre. it's very much welcomed, very much needed supply for professionals and families to live in as opposed to students, for example. 30 minutes away in derby, rents have still been increasing over the last six months. and imogen and herfiance found it hard to find somewhere in their price bracket. the more money you spend on rent, like, the longer you have to rent, basically. so obviously if they came down, that's like hopeful. like, well, maybe we could save more in these coming months. now, at last, the tide is starting to turn for tenants. colletta smith, bbc news. a man has been killed by his own xl bully dog at his home in accrington, lancashire. david daintree, who was 53, was found dead yesterday evening.

lancashire police say the dog has been destroyed to prevent it from causing further injury. an investigation has been launched. police in west yorkshire have launched a murder investigation after a amazon delivery driver was killed in an attempted theft of his van. officers in leeds found the victim unconscious yesterday evening, with members of the public trying to help him. he was given emergency treatment by ambulance staff but was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. ten black and asian officers working in the metropolitan police force have claimed they are victims of racial discrimination from some of their white colleagues — and that the problem is getting worse. it comes more than a year after the casey review which said the met was institutionally racist. the met, largest force in the uk, said it was working on eliminating racism from its ranks and is launching an action plan next month. here's our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha. change isn't for everyone.

a recruitment campaign for the met police. but you're not everyone. an attempt to boost falling numbers and diversity. change needs you. but we've spoken to ten black and asian officers in britain's largest force who say it's a difficult place. it's an absolutely disgusting organisation to work for. they make fun of my heritage and stereotype me, then say it's a joke. we've heard alarming stories. just over a year on from the casey review, a report that concluded the force was guilty of institutional racism. officers are not supposed to speak to the media, so we've used actors on camera and their voices. they'll treat you like an animal. if they get a whiff that you're looking to progress, they'll find a way of blocking that from happening. i was asked, "you had onions for dinner last night?" implying i smell of curry or something. and then they were laughing. i wish i wasn't coloured because i'm on depression tablets and sleeping tablets to get through working for this place.

the met police said it knows it has a problem. for anyone to be left i feeling like that within the metropolitan police service, i'm just so sorry _ we're looking at our professional standards processes all the way. through, from vetting to when people join us, to vetting those people - within the organisation, - making sure we're getting rid of those people who don't uphold our high standards and values. _ you're a white officer, and these are black and brown officers telling me that they're experiencing racism. some of them may think that you being in charge of cultural reform is uncomfortable for them. we're supporting the national police race action plan - with deputy assistant commissioner dr alison heydari, _ who who is a black woman, you know, the most senior black female - in policing nationally. i think that's a really - significant commitment. someone made racist comments about a black officer's hair, and that person was given what they call learning through reflection, which is where they talk through the incident with you and tell you what you should have done. that's not a harsh penalty for racist comments, they're just not sending

a no tolerance message. we understand some have been told these comments are just banter, but the officers we've spoken to say racist language has no place at work, especially in the police. but it takes time to change a large organisation, doesn't it? nothing has changed, it's just lip service. there's a sort of 'change the record' attitude, you know, like, "we've heard it all before." it's real though, because so many people are feeling it. sima kotecha, bbc news, london. king charles has met the families of the three _ king charles has met the families of the three young girls killed in the southport knife attack. it the three young girls killed in the southport knife attack.— southport knife attack. it comes after the king's _ southport knife attack. it comes after the king's visit _ southport knife attack. it comes after the king's visit to - southport knife attack. it comes| after the king's visit to southport yesterday where he expressed his sympathy and empathy for the people of the town. he met survivors and emergency service workers and signed the book of condolence. lauren laverne has revealed she has

been diagnosed with cancer and is recovering in hospital. the 46—year—old said her cancer was "caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test", adding she was "expected to make a full recovery". lauren laverne is the host of the breakfast show on bbc radio 6 music, and also presents radio 4's desert island discs. noor nanji reports. the world's most famous stage is back... lauren laverne presenting the bbc�*s glastonbury coverage. rimsky�*s your man if you're feeling broken. she also presents 6 music's breakfast show and desert island discs. this morning, she announced on social media that she is having treatment for cancer and posted a picture of herself in hospital. she said, "i recently had a cancer diagnosis. it was, thank god, caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test and i am expected to make a full recovery." laverne said she was sending love to anyone in a similar boat. lauren laverne is one of the bbc�*s most trusted voices. her announcement has led to a flood of tributes,

including from other presenters. the bbc said everyone sends her their best wishes and they look forward to welcoming her back when she's ready. here's lauren laverne first rose to fame as the lead singer and guitarist of '90s pop punk band kenickie. she is married and has two sons. she hasn't specified what type of cancer she has, but is encouraging people to attend screenings. our rates of people attending for these are not as good as they should be, but we must go for them because chances are it'll be perfectly 0k and you can be reassured. and if its positive, we know we catch the cancers early and when it's really treatable. so the message is go for your screening, this is something you can really do for your own health. hello and welcome to tuesday's one show with ronan keating. and lauren laverne. for now, lauren laverne is taking time off to recover. noor nanji, bbc news. england's cricketers returned

to test match action today — beginning the first of three tests against sri lanka. the tourists had a disastrous start, but recovered to 236 all out in their first innings. england are 22 without loss in reply. but the day began by honouring the life of england batsman graham thorpe. joe wilson reports from old trafford. test cricket returns at a time when the sport is still processing the loss of one of england's finest players. graham thorpe took his own life earlier this month. it's left a desire to both celebrate his career and reflect on his death that stretched emotions, especially for players here who knew him well as a coach and a friend. well, this match began with a wednesday morning crowd with sunshine and without ben stokes, injured and influencing england from there. she lang a's batters were underprepared. consequently

uncertain and soon 643. and then out lbw. early in a test match everyone expects the ball to bounce, including the bowler. test match cricket is supposed to test ability, but that was tough and it left sri lanka at lunch on 80 45. the captain batted with courage and purpose and made 74. all the spectators he appreciated contest. they resisted the weather, breezy and gloomy. 0nly slow bowling permitted. the team went beyond 200. 0llie pope had a challenge and he told bashir to keep going. she lang care with 236 all out. the chance now to bell. ben duckett for england will bat like that what ever the location or

situation. bad light curtailed play and they will resume when the clouds allow. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. heavy rain in scotland at the moment and it is a good job the school have gone back, because it doesn't look like summer. the strong wind is whipping up the rivers and a lot of heavy rain in scotland. in the last few hours this is what we have been seeing. rain in western scotland but now starting to push into northern ireland and north—west england. we are going to see a spell of wet weather through the night, potentially as much as 100 millimetres of rain to higher ground on top of what has already been a pretty wet august in the far north—west. coupled with that, gust of wind 50 to 60 miles an hour as well. we will continue to see heavy rain gradually drift into wales and south—west england by the end of the night. it will stay dry in the

south—east. 0vernight lows generally of 12 to 15 degrees. tomorrow, low pressure is pulling away and plenty of isobars on the chart. a windy day for all generally in the frontal system still yet to clear. a spell of heavy rain moving out of north west england, wales and down into the midlands but once again as it pushes its way south and east, it will be very frustrating if you're after rain gardens. nuisance rain in the south—east, bright and breezy behind with a few scattered showers. highs of 14 to 19 degrees in the north were feeling fresh at 21 degrees because of the cloud and the rain around. 20 bank holiday weekend, of which it is for most. some wet weather arrives thursday night, clearing its way steadily east and windy with it as well on friday. at the south—east on saturday we will see a spell of very heavy rain, potentially putting into the south—east of england. then,

fingers crossed, a ridge of high