i'm monica miller. the headlines. a rescue operation is under way to search for a submersible taking people to see the wreck of the titanic. ayes to the right, 354. the noes to the left, seven. mps overwhelmingly approve the report that found borisjohnson had deliberately misled the british parliament over gatherings during the pandemic. the first high—level meeting between china and the usa in five years — with a pledge to stabilise relations. and the bbc reports from the front line in ukraine — two weeks after the counter—offensive against russia began. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday.

hello and welcome to the programme. the us coastguard has launched a search and rescue operation, after a sub—mersible used to take tourists to view the wreck of the titanic went missing in the atlantic ocean. the vessel — with five people on board — lost contact about one hour and 45 minutes into a dive to the wreck. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly 4,000 metres beneath the surface, around 600 kilometres off the coast of newfoundland in canada.from boston , our correspondent jessica parker reports. designed to plunge the depths of the ocean, this is the titan submersible, now missing in the north atlantic after contact with the vessel was lost. it sparked a frantic but complicated search. 0n the bottom, particularly

very deep, it's going to be difficult to rescue it. none of the conventional submarine rescue methods, which are designed mainly for naval submarines, would be able to operate down at the depth of the titanic. even if it could get down there, the hatches would not make onto submersible. a ship carrying the sub left newfoundland and arrived at the wreck site on sunday, where it then began itsjourney towards the sea bed, but after an hour and 45 minutes contact was lost. the sub itself is seven metres long and can carry up to five people, typically a mix of crew and paying passengers. there's said to be enough oxygen four days. it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area, but we are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue

the people on board. in a statement, 0ceangate said it's exploring all options to bring everyone back safely. the british businessmen and explorer hamish harding is believed to be among those on board. slow down, he isjust in front of us. this is what people pay the company, 0ceangate expeditions, nearly £200,000 for — a rare and extraordinary view of the titanic, which has sat nearly 4,000 metres beneath the ocean's surface for more than 100 years. now an expedition to find this hidden history has itself gone missing. jessica parker has been giving us the latest from boston. 0xygen supply is really one of the concerns which is why there is a lot of pressure in terms of time on this operation.

of course it's being conducted in extremely remote areas, hundreds of miles off this coast. we are in boston because the boston coastguard are leading this operation. to give you the sense of the magnitude of it, it is now in international operation. canadian officials involved us officials involved, what we are told is that aircraft are going to the area, using sonar technology because what they are trying to do is to find this vessel, whether it made its way back up to the surface of the ocean, and they won't know exactly where that is, or whether it might still be under water. and as we have been hearing in my report quite how deep it might have gotten, that will be highly significant, and the deeper it goes, the more challenging this operation is going to be. what can you tell us about the passengers on board? well, we haven't had any people publicly named by officials at the moment, what we are told is that the focus is on finding the vessel, keeping in touch with the families as well.

we are told that one pilot was on board, and then four mission specialists. it seems to be a pattern in these types of expeditions is that you have people who might be huge titanic enthusiasts or people who really want to pay for this kind of incredible and rare experience. one person we do know who is believed to be on board is a british man, hamish harding, he is a businessman, he is an explorer. he is believed to be the chair of an aviation company. he has taken part in sky dives before. he is seen as something as an explorer. he is the only person we need to be on board who has been to some extent named. he hasn't been officially named at the moment, but clearly details will keep coming over the coming days. jessica parker in boston.

china and the united states have agreed to keep working on improving relations. the agreement was announced during a visit to beijing by the us secretary of state , antony blinken. he's been meeting president xi , in what's been billed as highly symbolic meeting, as our correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. good afternoon. first a handshake, then a meeting which carried great hopes. that collapsing superpower relations could be restored or at least stabilised. at the great hall of the people, china's leader told the us secretary of state they owed it to the world to try and get along. translation: state to state interactions should _ always be based on mutual respect and sincerity. i hope that through this visit, mr secretary, you will make more positive contributions to stabilising china—us relations. because china—us relations have been so toxic, even modest progress is being celebrated. i would expect additional

visits by senior us officials to china over the coming weeks. and we welcome further visits by chinese officials to the united states. their previous cooperation on trade, climate change and cross—border crime has all disappeared because of geopolitical rivalry. most crucially, many military to military communication channels have stopped operating. there have been some near misses as the aircraft of china and the us challenge one another in contested waters of the south china sea. analysts say the possibility of war is no longer remote. translation: china is actually becoming more powerful. - under such circumstances, it's an increasingly dangerous situtation in which china and the us could have conflicts and it is possible that war could happen. if it did, nothing good would come of it for both countries and for the region. leaders often say they've had frank discussions but officials associated with these talks said that antony blinken and his chinese counterparts

really spoke their minds in meetings which went hours longer than expected. there is much at stake for the whole world if relations between beijing and washington continue to collapse, and these governments know it. yet, while the us and china are talking up the best, they're also preparing for the worst. stephen mcdonald, bbc news, beijing. has progress been made on the us china friend? has progress been made on the us china front? to explain, i'm joined by the co—founder and principal of the marathon initiative. i think no, actually, and much more sceptical, actually, and i'm sceptical, i think what's important to bear in mind is that essentially nothing has changed and that chinese point of view as far as we can tell an secretary blinken�*s meeting with the foreign minister a couple of days ago,

the readout was that china sort of scolded him and the americans for being the cause of this. so i think as far as i can tell, so far, largely optical. i think one of the interviewees said the causes of this are structural and great power rivalry in a sense and they are not going to go away. i think the big question is less whether there was a positive tone in the meeting, but really what is the substance, and so far we have seen very little. and as a reporter indicated, the military to military communications launch has not been reopened. one of the main issues is really about taiwan. the us has given its recommitment to a one china policy. what message does that send to taiwan? as far as i could tell from secretary lincoln simply reiterated the us one china policy which is different from beijing's one china principle. i think the chinese have been very clear about that. i was in singapore with the chinese defence minister, a pretty tough and clear direct speech that included specifics on the taiwan issue

in beijing's adamantine will unyielding wheel to resolve this issue in its favour. i don't see a meeting of the mines there. asian because my concern is we can tell as far as we can tellers taiwan is drifting out of its orbit. i think it's appropriate that the united states reiterated opposition and so forth, but i don't think this issue has been solved at all. one quick question, one thing the chinese have said if the us were to lift sanctions against him, which president biden can do, things would go much deeper. do you see that happening? i don't think it's a good idea based on principle. it's a great power and it should be treated accordingly. the bigger issue what they're trying to do is take advantage

of the biden admin�*s attempt somewhat unclear they want to focus on europe, it's possible, they've got other things, election coming up and try to take advantage of it. people who will be meeting with the chinese are individuals are represented as interest where favour of a of beijing. so i think this is a very dangerous situation but it has to be a position of strength. we cannot projected on china when there is very little evidence when china is changing its perspective in any meaningful way. meanwhile — the chinese premier — li chi—ang — is trying to improve relations with europe. he's now in berlin, preparing for a meeting with chancellor olaf scholz. but germany has its own concerns about beijing. its first ever national security strategy, published just days ago, calls china a "partner, competitor and systemic rival". this comes at a delicate time.

the economic engine is slowing down as waning domestic demand has been weighing on the economy. more on the economic ties between china and germany on asia business report, right after newsday. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. it really looks clear to me that these are marketed for children. these e—cigarettes have been confiscated from pupils at harrogate grammar school, but this hasn't deterred many from continuing to vape. many, many headteachers across all the networks that i'm in are all talking about the issue of vaping in schools, which seems to have emerged post—pandemic. 11 headteachers in the harrogate district have now signed a letter expressing their concern about children possessing vapes at school. the dangerous levels of metals, that we're just starting to understand, that is in some of these vapes — that really worries me about what we're doing for these young people.

without id, it's probably easier for me in town to get a vape than it is to buy a pint or something. it'sjust not as big a deal as drinking or drugs. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — mps have voted to approve a report which found former prime minister boris johnson deliberately misled mps about parties which occurred at downing street during the covid—19 lockdown. for more than five hours, mps debated the report — which recommended a 90 day suspension for mrjohnson if he was still an mp, and found the former prime minister repeatedly lied to parliament. about what he knew about the lockdown gatherings. the ayes to the right, 354. the noes to the left, seven.

who are you? the ayes to the right, 354. the noes to the left, seven. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock! we're joined now by ione wells. we go to bob watson with more analysis. rs we go to bob watson with more anal sis. ., �*, analysis. rs johnson's parliamentary - analysis. rs johnson's parliamentary down i analysis. rs johnson's - parliamentary down behind his is now— parliamentary down behind his is now complete with the overwhelming majority of mps who bothered to turn up and vote — who bothered to turn up and vote agreeing with the report, the damning report that boris johnson — the damning report that boris johnson had repeatedly misled them, — johnson had repeatedly misled them, misled parliament and misled — them, misled parliament and misled the country. now, many opposition— misled the country. now, many opposition mps also used it as an opportunity to target boris johnson — an opportunity to target boris johnson to say that he had been a liar. _ johnson to say that he had been a liar. he — johnson to say that he had been a liar, he brought a trump like post-truth _ a liar, he brought a trump like post—truth politics to britain.

many— post—truth politics to britain. many conservative mps where less personal in their attacks on their_ less personal in their attacks on their former leader, less personal in their attacks on theirformer leader, but they— on theirformer leader, but theyjoined in that sense that parliamentary sovereignty had to be — parliamentary sovereignty had to be reasserted and people's feith— to be reasserted and people's faith in— to be reasserted and people's faith in politicians telling the — faith in politicians telling the truth and parliament being able to— the truth and parliament being able to hold the government to account — able to hold the government to account. now, one thing was striking — account. now, one thing was striking in— account. now, one thing was striking in the rishi sunak, the — striking in the rishi sunak, the current prime minister and many— the current prime minister and many other senior conservatives from _ many other senior conservatives from the — many other senior conservatives from the government didn't bother— from the government didn't bother to attend the vote, or to attend _ bother to attend the vote, or to attend the debate or to vote in the — to attend the debate or to vote in the end. that strong criticism _ in the end. that strong criticism of the rishi sunak being — criticism of the rishi sunak being weak and people saying how on— being weak and people saying how on earth could he succeed in his— how on earth could he succeed in his aim _ how on earth could he succeed in his aim of distancing himself— in his aim of distancing himself from mrjohnson if he is not — himself from mrjohnson if he is not prepared to condemn the former— is not prepared to condemn the former prime minister? a handful— former prime minister? a handful of conservative party loyalists _ handful of conservative party loyalists stuck by mrjohnson saying — loyalists stuck by mrjohnson saying in— loyalists stuck by mrjohnson saying in the end they didn't believe _ saying in the end they didn't believe that the evidence that he had — believe that the evidence that he had misled parliament was convincing, but they were in majority _ convincing, but they were in majority. and overall the most powerful— majority. and overall the most powerful impression of this impassioned and passionate debate _ impassioned and passionate

debate was that essentially we are seeing the departure from parliament, the downfall of a man, — parliament, the downfall of a man, borisjohnson, who had one so completely and utterly dominated british politics. it's been at least two weeks, since ukrainian troops began a concerted effort, to push back russian defensive lines. in the south and east of the country. but the front line is long — roughly a thousand kilometres...and russian forces are well dug in, having had months to prepare, for the ukrainian attack. our correspondent, quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darren conway joined ukraine's 68th yay—ger brigade in the south—east of the country. here's their report — and a warning it contains images that you may find distressing. the struggle to take back what's theirs has begun in earnest. this was russian—held ground two weeks ago. for 3 storm brigade, the journey to the front takes longer now. here in the east and in the south there's still a long way to go.

ukraine is on the offensive. russia fought hard to keep this ground but 3 storm fought harder. step—by—step. it was mines, maybe. russian mines. so let's go. this is all russian equipment and uniforms here? yeah yeah. eat, equipment. rations, everything? explosion. the guns are louder now. after months of conserving artillery, it's ukrainian weapons that ring out. gunfire. this small arms fire is ukrainian — outgoing. you can hear a lot of artillery here as well. also outgoing — much more than before. a russian shell lands nearby. explosion. across these positions, russian corpses lie uncollected. so they retook these

trenches fairly recently. looks like a number of russian dead — at least two — still in there. they're taking ground to the south of bakhmut and to the north of bakhmut. the city itself still firmly under russian control. but it's very early days in this counteroffensive. they�* re making small gains. the big challenge for them is when they find a major breakthrough, and they haven't found that yet. and that could come anywhere along this 1000 kilometre frontline. it could come here, it could come in the south. and they're attacking in multiple places, just trying to stretch those russian resources, manpower and weaponry to breaking point. and then they can smash on through. the men fought russian marines for three days to take this village.

here it's very difficult, very difficult, because this is the main area of activity for russian soldiers. we can see here it looks like it has been fighting house—to—house, room by room, very close? yeah. this is very difficult. every kilometre is very difficult. and everywhere we... i know how many people we lose, but i cannot tell you. 0k. more russian corpses over here. russian soldiers. one, two, three. there is still a lot of fighting here. still in range of the russian guns on the hills. russian guns on hills, but our next problem, this is approximately 1.5 kilometres from here. the russian position?

the russian positions. andrii is already giving orders for the next attack. it is imminent. translation: diesel, it's very important. - you need to listen to people. listen closely and do everything they tell you. and smile. why are you so serious? we are winning this war. with just hours to go they pack up everything and ready for the trenches. this specialised drone unit will play a vital part in the assault. while artillery sounds all around them, they have to move fast to get closer still to russian positions. despite the pain involved in capturing this village, the cost of this fight is everywhere to see. destroyed western—built armour

litters the battlefield. but russia, too, has lost dozens of tanks and vehicles since this offensive began. on a hot day, east of blahodatne, the ukrainian attack begins. the air thickens with artillery and expectation. ukrainian guns pound the russian positions, and their enemy soon responds. but it's a miss. yuri of the drone unit can't delay until the shelling stops. the drones he's sending to enemy trenches carry grenades and smoke bombs. they lose as many as

five of these a day. and there's more than just artillery to content with. there are some helicopters and russianjets, that fire every day, so every time... explosion. go to shelter. 0k. good luck. he just illustrated that point very well, that one of the big advantages that the russians have over the ukrainians is airpower. the ukrainians are attacking on the ground but the russians still have helicopters, still have war planes. it makes it much more difficult for them to advance. the battle won, the danger is far from over. as we make our way back from the trenches, more russian artillery fire targets andrii's convoy. we need to move fast. and the 49—year—old commander carries an extra burden —

the memory of his son. this is the helmet of my son. a little bit smaller for me, but this is like... ican remember... he cries. this is like i remember. this was 21—year—old ostap, filmed the day before his death. he fought on the same frontlines as his father. two days before the counteroffensive began, he was killed by a russian drone. it has cost a lot. it has been especially hard for you. you lost your son. can you tell us a bit about your son, please? translation: he wanted to be a hero for me. -

he wanted to be a hero for me, and he succeeded. i wanted to protect him, but he wanted to be a hero. and he won. ukraine may yet win back its land, but there is much here that will never be recovered. quentin sommerville, bbc news, donetsk. before we go, a recap of our top stories. the us coast guard has launched a search and rescue mission after a submissive bull use to see the wreck of the titanic went missing in the atlantic ocean. the vessel with five people on board lost contact about one hour and 45 minutes into the dive to the rack. the titanic which sank in 1912 lies but nearly 4000 metres beneath the surface was not around 600 km across the coast of newfoundland in canada. china

and the united states have agreed to keep working to improve their relationship. this is announced during their visit, and holding talks with president xi which is billed after a highly symbolic meeting trying to improve relations with the air. he is now in berlin. preparing to meet with chancellor orloff schultz, but journey has its own concerns about beijing, its first—ever national security strategy published just days ago because china and a partner, competitor and systemic rival. that's all we have for you. you can always keep up with the latest news by visiting our website. i'm monica miller. thanks for watching.

hello. once again, some of you, thundery downpours on the way for tuesday. not a wash—out of a day, there will be some brighter moments too, but especially for england and wales, that thundery rain comes from what was some of these clouds of the bay of biscay on monday edging their way northwards. and by the end of the night, into the start of the day, that rain will have set in across parts of wales and southern england. another humid start here in particular, tiny bit fresher further north, but temperatures in double figures. isolated shower for much of scotland, northern ireland, northern england. start the day dry with some sunshine, but spells of heavy, thundery rain work their way northwards and eastwards across much of england and wales. the worst of the overnight rain clearing the south west quite quickly, but some intense downpours in amonst that. but further east, east anglia, southeast, rainfall amounts will vary quite widely, some say not much at all. that heavy, thundery rain moves across northern england during the morning and early afternoon, affecting some eastern fringes of scotland as well. west of scotland, northern ireland, another day of sunny spells, but also some, well, scattered, heavy and thundery showers. and across england and wales, while skies will brighten into the afternoon, some slow

moving thunderstorms possible here, not too many, but some of those could be close to edgbaston on what will be another reasonably warm day. the rain to the far east of scotland to finish the day clears northwards as we go into wednesday night. most will then have a dry night, a few isolated showers out into the far northwest, but temperatures 11—14 celsius with a little less humidity out there. it should feel a touch more comfortable for some of you for sleeping. but there is a change for wednesday in that whilst we've also got low pressure close by to the north, which will be prone to bringing showers northern half the country, the winds will be westerly. so showers will develop, but they'll move through across the skies quite quickly. so it'll be a chopping and changing day for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, some of the showers heavy and thundery. further south, though, fewer showers and more of you will be dry. and with some longer sunny spells, temperatures should lift a little bit across the south, up to 25—26 celsius. for the end of the week,

brief ridge of high pressure tries to push its way into southern eastern areas. weather fronts always close by to the west, so it does look like we will still see some rain at times, especially across the western half of the country. but in the sunnier moments, it's going to turn increasingly humid. 29 celius possible this weekend in the london area, but not completely without the rain. and with lots of events going on through this week and weekend, check the latest details for where you're heading on the bbc weather app. take care.