this is the scene live off the coast of the sicilian city of porticello. we'll bring you the latest. thank you! democrats get a pep talk from tim walz, as kamala harris�*s running mate makes a pitch to middle america. the first drug to slow the progression of early—stage alzheimer's won't be available on the nhs because it's too expensive. gcse exam results in england, wales and northern ireland are released, with the pass rate falling for the third year running. now for a look at the sport. thank you. sri lanka's bowlers have been making major breakthroughs

into england's top order as they look to make the best of overcast conditions on day two of the first test. after rain washed out the morning session at old trafford, england resumed on 22 without loss. but temporary captain ollie pope, ben duckett and dan lawrence have all fallen. pope dismissed forjust six. root made 42 before being caught behind. asitha fernando the pick of the sri lankan bowlers. england currently 140 —— england currently 140 "138—4. saud shakeel says it's too early to judge the pitch after he and muhammad rizwan helped pakistan build a commanding first innings score on day two in the first test against bangladesh. shakeel made 141, while rizwan scored a career best 171 not out. they added 240 together for the fifth wicket before shakeel was stumped by bangladesh wicketkeeper litton das. pakistan declared on 448 for 6. in reply, bangladesh were 27 without loss.

chelsea begin their european campaign later with the visit of swiss side servette to stamford bridge. head coach enzo maresca says he's not thinking about the potential for embarrassment. his expensively assembled team are expected to comfortably progress through the europa conference league playoff round. chelsea are favourites for europe's third—tier competition, which they qualified for after finishing sixth in the premier league last season. it would be a total embarrassment if chelsea don't get to the conference league group stage. this is a qualifying round, they have to win these two games to get through, or it will look ridiculous. they are the strongest, wealthiest, most financially backed team in europe. everyone else in this competition is a minnow. golf's final major of

the year, the women's open, is underway at st andrews in scotland, and it's china's ruoning yin, who leads the way. the world number six, along with the rest of the early starters, has needed to endure blustery conditions, with gusts of up to 45mph making things tricky. 0rganisers say they've been doing their best to keep the course playable. but only a few have been able to stay under par. so ruoning yin is safely in the clubhouse on four under par. a double bogey six on the 17th cost england's georgia hall share of second alongside south korea'sjenny shin. world number one nelly korda among those out on the course with defending champion lillia vu and england's charley hull, who finished second last year. they're all one under. and it's one year today until the women's rugby world cup. the tournament organisers are building up the excitement as new zealand look to defend their title in england. in fact, it was england that the black ferns beat in the final four years ago. those two teams are again

among the favourites, but england head coachjohn mitchell has been playing down the impact of playing on home soil. even though you are at home, what are the _ even though you are at home, what are the advantages? we will try to -et are the advantages? we will try to get an_ are the advantages? we will try to get an equal playing field in terms of the _ get an equal playing field in terms of the facilities in the way that you move _ of the facilities in the way that you move around the country. whether our advantages, we will have to make it a normal_ our advantages, we will have to make it a normal environment, get away from _ it a normal environment, get away from being — it a normal environment, get away from being cooped up in hotels and connect _ from being cooped up in hotels and connect with the communities, and make _ connect with the communities, and make sure — connect with the communities, and make sure that we enjoy the process and have _ make sure that we enjoy the process and have fun with it, rather than actually— and have fun with it, rather than actually seeing it as tedium or high pressure _ for all the latest sports stories, head to the bbc sport website and app. you can also get updates on the cricket there as well. and that's all the sport for now.

let's turn to the middle east now. during a phone call with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, president biden has stressed the urgent need to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal in gaza. the white house said they also discussed us efforts to support israel's defence against what it called all threats from iran and proxy terrorist groups, including hamas. let's speak to said shehata from bbc arabic, who is in cairo. we were led to believe last week, after the talks due to a close encounter, that they were due to start in cairo, where you are. what start in cairo, where you are. what happened? — start in cairo, where you are. what happened? no _ start in cairo, where you are. what happened? no about _ start in cairo, where you are. what happened? no about any _ start in cairo, where you are. twat happened? no about any resumption of the talks, because some of the hamas members of the political wing said that they are not willing for any new negotiations because it sends a reply to the proposal put forward by the american president, the don't

accept any conditions, or demands from the israeli prime in, benjamin netanyahu. so from that hamas side, they are not willing to enter any new negotiations. there are also reports about disagreements between benjamin netanyahu and some of the negotiating team, with some of the members wanting a deal to be done as america once, but mr netanyahu wants to put forward conditions that are not accepted by egypt or hamas. so nobody knows if the negotiations will be restarted in egypt on not. how is this affecting the apparent optimism that some were expressing last week? the optimism that some were expressing last week? ., , , . ., optimism that some were expressing last week? ., , , .. ., last week? the optimism came from the americans. _ last week? the optimism came from the americans, but _ last week? the optimism came from the americans, but from _ last week? the optimism came from the americans, but from the - last week? the optimism came from the americans, but from the hamas| the americans, but from the hamas side and israeli sites, there is no optimism because hamas, members of

the political bureau, they said that mr netanyahu put in place more obstacles, and there are those in israel who are putting pressure on mr bett and yahoo. but there is a huge gulf between the two sites. —— mr netanyahu. there is some disagreement, especially the talks about the presence of israeli forces at the crossings between the north and south of gaza. the plan which was accepted by hamas and and asked by mr biden, there are three stages of the plan and there are disagreements about the prisoners released and the numbers, and the

withdrawal of israeli forces. mr netanyahu repeatedly said there is a red line about fighting hamas until he demolished them, and there is no sign that he has done that after almost 11 months of the war, since the 11th of october. israeli had put forward conditions that they want the crossings to be monitored because they don't put any militants to go to the north without being monitored and screened. there are many sticking points and disagreements. the optimism came from the american side, but on the other sides there is no optimism. for the moment, thank you very much.

in israel, a funeral ceremony is being held for one of the hostages whose bodies were recovered from gaza earlier this week. 80—year—old yoram metzger, was kidnapped from his home in kibbutz nir 0zalong with his wife, tamar, who was released from hamas captivity after 53 days. the israeli military retrieved the bodies of six hostages from the gaza strip on tuesday, as negotiations continue in an effort to bring back more than 100 people still being held captive in gaza. the uk regulator which looks at whether medicines are safe, the mhra, has approved a drug that's been shown to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. lecanemab is designed to help clear the build—up of a toxic protein from the brain. it was shown to slow cognitive decline by about a quarter in patients in the early stages of the disease. but it won't be available on the nhs in england, due to the costs. let's speak to the alzheimer's society research grants manager, sian gregory.

thank you very much forjoining us. first of all, how excited argue about this particular drug, and who it's for? i about this particular drug, and who it's for? ~ . about this particular drug, and who it's for? ,, . ., , it's for? i think what we are seeing is a defining _ it's for? i think what we are seeing is a defining moment _ it's for? i think what we are seeing is a defining moment in _ it's for? i think what we are seeing l is a defining moment in alzheimer's disease research. this is the first time we have ever seen a disease modifying treatment that tries to slow down the causes of the disease to be approved in the uk. so that is the payoff of decades of research that we first funded 30 years ago. we do know that the group of people that will benefit from this drug we have always known will be quite small, that is due to the eligibility and the fact that it targets alzheimer's disease in the earliest stages, which is a challenge for diagnosis. but it is a positive step with regard to the licensing because it has never happened before. but licensing because it has never happened before.— licensing because it has never happened before. licensing because it has never ha ened before. �* ., , happened before. but if it would be available on — happened before. but if it would be available on the _ happened before. but if it would be available on the nhs _ happened before. but if it would be available on the nhs because - happened before. but if it would be available on the nhs because of.

happened before. but if it would be available on the nhs because of its| available on the nhs because of its cost, how accessible will it be for the people who need it? it’s the people who need it? it's incredibly — the people who need it? it�*s incredibly disappointing that the recommendation has been made that it's not available on the nhs and there will be a lot of mixed emotions about this amount spent today, with the acceptance and then also the recommendation to not be available on the nhs. there are a lot of people living with dementia who have been waiting for this news. but one of the key things with a drug like this is it is the first step we have taken in knowing that we can treat the diseases that cause dementia. we know there are other clinical trials going on for alzheimer's disease, so there is a lot of hope for research, that we are going to develop more and more effective treatments. thea;r are going to develop more and more effective treatments.— effective treatments. they have to be affordable _ effective treatments. they have to be affordable as _ effective treatments. they have to be affordable as well. _ effective treatments. they have to be affordable as well. you - effective treatments. they have to j be affordable as well. you touched on the problem of diagnosis. if you have drugs that are only useful in the early stages, you need to know in the early stages that someone has got it, so how do we improve diagnosis rates?—

diagnosis rates? that is the challenge — diagnosis rates? that is the challenge with _ diagnosis rates? that is the challenge with treatments i diagnosis rates? that is the i challenge with treatments like diagnosis rates? that is the - challenge with treatments like this. that is really reflected in the decision be have seen from nice because it demonstrates how much investment we need in the diagnostic tools and technologies we have in the uk to diagnose early and accurately. we also need the workforce as well. it is difficult to see how much investment we need, but diagnosis is so crucial to cable to spot these diseases early for treatment, but also for the people living with dementia right now, regardless of what type of dementia they have. we know from surveys that dementia diagnosis makes a huge difference already in unlocking the care, support that people need to leave with these diseases. so we need the government and the nhs to publish their plans for how they will improve diagnosis and really support people in being able to access a diagnosis as early as possible. access a diagnosis as early as ossible. . ~ access a diagnosis as early as ossible. ., ,, , ., , access a diagnosis as early as

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some breaking news now regarding the identification of those people who died in the sinking of that luxury yacht earlier this week off the coast of sicily. we can now confirm via the source close to the family of mike lynch that the body recovered from the yacht off the coast of sicily has now been identified as that of mike lynch, the british telecom to. there had been reports from some news agencies suggesting that he had been

identified. we now have confirmation of that from a source close to the family. his body was recovered from that yacht that went down earlier this week, following that very fierce storm near to the city of porter cello. the family say they believe that the person still missing, who the search and rescue teams are still looking for in the waters around the city, is how that ledge, mike lynch's18—year—old daughter. —— hannah lynch. the search continues for one missing body, with a source saying they believe that person is hannah, who is 18. there have been no formal identification is because, under italian law, families must be notified first before members of the media are told. investigators are still looking into that yacht. mike

lynch's body was recovered and we can now confirm via a source close to the family that he has been recovered from that storm. we have a lot of tributes coming in about mike lynch. we have heard from people who have worked with him for many years. he was widely admired and liked and given so much credit for his innovation and his energy. mike lynch was a member of the bbc board, a director on the bbc board from 2007 to 2012. the director—general, tim davie, has been paying tribute now that the death of mike lynch has been confirmed. tim davey said, we

are deeply saddened about the death of those aboard the yacht. he was an outstanding bbc director who made a great contribution in his time of the board in those five years. wise, generous and insightful, he played a particularly key role in accelerating our transformation as a digital organisation. 0ur accelerating our transformation as a digital organisation. our thoughts are with his family and all of the others involved. we spoke earlier to david, a co—founder of the autonomy company with mike lynch, and he said, it looks like we have lost our wonderful mike lynch, the world has lost a genius and his family have lost a genius and his family have lost a genius and his family have lost a giant of a man. as we have discovered, he sat on the board of a great many prominent institutions, we just mentioned the bbc.

great many prominent institutions, wejust mentioned the bbc. he great many prominent institutions, we just mentioned the bbc. he also sat on the board of the british library, and he was a fellow of the royal academy of engineering. he was given so much credit for the difference he made to the technological scene in the uk, described by many people who knew him as a charismatic and clever man, regarded by some as the uk's version of bill gates, the microsoft founder. 0ur of bill gates, the microsoft founder. our technology editor has been writing on the bbc news website live page, and she reminds us that he was a tech industry stalwart for over 30 years, having graduated from cambridge and awarded an 0be for his services to uk enterprise. he described him as a tech superstar.

is software that he developed at the firm autonomy used bayesian inference, the name that he gave to his luxury superyacht that sadly went down in that storm earlier this week. that statistical method helped forecasters predict outcomes, and it is used in artificial intelligence models today. we have heard about his long legal battle in the united states after 12 years of fighting an injustice, as he saw it, he was dramatically acquitted in a us court in 15 charges of fraud earlier this year. he was also in line for a £300 million payout following the recent sale of a form called dark trace, which he founded as part of the cyber security landscape in the uk.

things were really looking up for him and, three weeks ago, he told the bbc that he felt lucky was having a new lease of life, a second lease of life after the conclusion of that fraud trial. but then many people thought that the trip he was on with friends and family and colleagues was intended to be a celebration of that new chapter. he spokein celebration of that new chapter. he spoke in that interview with the bbc about how his wealth had helped him ride out those legal proceedings which many people might not have been able to withstand. but equally it was his wealth that put him and his family on the yacht which has been wrecked this week as a result of that storm. there's more information coming to light as well, reminding us of how many

achievements mike lynch clocked up. he was chairman of the francis crick institute, described as a human being over great ability. so many wonderful tributes paid to him by people who knew him for a very long time, talking about his sense of play, his sense of fun and how fast his brain worked, how quickly he thought about new ideas. lord browne said that he should be remembered as a person who created a new breed of tech entrepreneurs in the uk. he was fundamental to the tech scene in the uk. let's remind you of the latest developments in this story that we have been following for the last two or three days, that a source close to the lynch family has told the bbc that the body of the british

entrepreneur, mike lynch, has been recovered from the bayesian yacht off the coast of sicily. a family source said that they believe that the person who is still missing, a six person that search and rescue teams have not been able to find yet in that search mission, is that if hannah, mike lynch's18—year—old daughter. the search is still continuing following the sinking of the yacht. earlier in the day, an italian interior minister official had been telling news organisations that the body of mike lynch had been recovered from the yacht, but under italian law, families have to be informed before the media is informed. five bodies have been brought ashore and authorities are

working hard to identify them so they can informed the families who are waiting so anxiously for news of their loved ones. we already knew that on monday, the yacht�*s chef had been recovered on monday. many tributes and condolences being shared with this very sad nude about mike lynch, with the source —— very sad news about mike lynch, with the confirmation that his body has been recovered from the yacht, and they believe the person still missing is 18—year—old hannah lynch, mike lynch's daughter. we know that mike lynch's daughter. we know that mike lynch was involved in charitable works in the united kingdom. the chief executive of cancer research uk, michelle mitchell, has shared

her thoughts, saying, we are deeply saddened to hear of the death of mike lynch. he was a valued donor to cancer research uk and a member of the board which ended up founding the board which ended up founding the francis crick institute. his support has brought leading scientists under one roof to tackle the biggest health challenges faced by humankind, including cancer. 0ur sincerest condolences go out to all of the families affected. just to recap, a source close to the lynch family has confirmed to the bbc that the body of british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been recovered from the yacht off the coast of sicily. the source also says that the person still being searched for is 18—year—old hannah

lynch. 0ur searched for is 18—year—old hannah lynch. our business editor now looks back at the life of mike lynch. friends of michael had been hoping for a miracle, so friends of michael had been hoping fora miracle, so it friends of michael had been hoping for a miracle, so it is very tragic. it is a very shakespearean tragedy, in that he had worked hard to clear his name in the last 12 months and was on a celebratory cruise with the people who supported him through that tough time. it's important to recognise his legacy for uk technology. he was always a wonderful original thinker. he was witty, with a right sense of humour. he was sharp and it was that original thinking and determination, you don't get to the scale of achievement that he has without a very hard—headed, tough determination. but an intellect that

is really extraordinary. an extraordinary intellect with uncommon common—sense. mike lynch was a giant of uk business for nearly three decades, a cambridge phd student who built cutting—edge technology company autonomy before selling it to hp, who later accused the company of inflating profits fortunately. that led to legal wrangling and him being sent to the us to face a jury. it is hard to describe your reliance on 12 ordinary people until you hear the words, you can't call it. indescribable in the way which you jump indescribable in the way which you jump between two universes. hp still insists it was —

jump between two universes. hp still insists it was misled. _ jump between two universes. hp still insists it was misled. in _ jump between two universes. hp still insists it was misled. in 2018, - jump between two universes. hp still insists it was misled. in 2018, the - insists it was misled. in 2018, the chief financial officer was convicted of fraud, but mike lynch was hugely respected and other entrepreneurs see his presence and talents will be missed. what entrepreneurs see his presence and talents will be missed.— talents will be missed. what is so tra . ic talents will be missed. what is so tragic about _ talents will be missed. what is so tragic about what _ talents will be missed. what is so tragic about what he _ talents will be missed. what is so tragic about what he would - talents will be missed. what is so tragic about what he would have i talents will be missed. what is so - tragic about what he would have done over the _ tragic about what he would have done over the next couple of decades. there _ over the next couple of decades. there was— over the next couple of decades. there was a lot of unfulfilled potential in what he was... he was still on _ potential in what he was... he was still on his— potential in what he was... he was still on hisjourney and he had been sidetracked for a decade by this court _ sidetracked for a decade by this court case. sidetracked for a decade by this court case-— sidetracked for a decade by this courtcase. ~~' , . . _. court case. mike lynch recently said he wanted to _ court case. mike lynch recently said he wanted to get _ court case. mike lynch recently said he wanted to get back _ court case. mike lynch recently said he wanted to get back to _ court case. mike lynch recently said he wanted to get back to doing - court case. mike lynch recently said| he wanted to get back to doing what he wanted to get back to doing what he did most, —— what he enjoyed most, innovating. a desire he will no log of the able to fulfil. simonjack looking back no log of the able to fulfil. simon jack looking back at the life simonjack looking back at the life and achievements of mike lynch, the british entrepreneur who has now been confirmed by a source close to the family, that his body has been recovered from the bayesian yacht off the coast of sicily. that source

also saying that the person still missing and subject to that search operation off the coast of sicily, close to the city of porticello. as we were hearing in that report there, mr lynch has died just a few months after that 13 year legal saga came to an end, which centred around the £9 billion sale of his company, autonomy, to hewlett—packard in silicon valley. he had been charged with orchestrating fraud and conspiracy leading up to that deal in 2011 which turned into a costing mistake for hewlett—packard. this boat trip which he had taken his family on was meant to be a

celebration of mr lynch's acquittal in that case. just to recapture, his body has been recovered and the confirmation has come from a close source known to the family, telling the bbc that mike lynch's body has been recovered and hannah is believed to be the person still missing. the 59—year—old tech entrepreneur was holidaying on his luxury yacht with his family, and also members of his business and his legal in a circle, as well as the vesser legal in a circle, as well as the vessel's crew. it was struck on monday, you will recall, by this powerful storm close to the italian island of sicily. it has been clear over the last few days just how highly regarded he was amongst family, friends and also how

significant a figure he was in the uk tech industry since helping to establish a firm that specialised in using computer—based detection and recognition of fingerprints, called cambridge neuro dynamics. you're watching bbc news. we begin with breaking news — the body of british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been recovered, days after his yacht capsized off the coast of sicily — a source close to the family has told the bbc. the 59—year—old was holidaying with family, members of his business and legal inner circle, as well as the vessel's crew,