a surrey based businessman and his teenage son, and a billionaire who runs an aviation company. contact with the submersible was lost on sunday — its oxygen supply runs out the day after tomorrow. iam i am jessica parker live i amjessica parker live in boston from where the search is being coordinated. they are using aircraft and sonar technology to try and find the missing vessel. yes, we'll have the latest on that search and rescue operation. also this lunchtime... the soaring cost of rent: new figures show tenants are spending more of their wages renting their home than any time in the last decade. it's an essential, it shouldn't be that most of your wages go on that one thing that you absolutely have to have in order to live. you know, everyone should have a home. sent for trial — the controversial influencer andrew tate is formally

indicted in romania on charges of human trafficking, rape and organised crime. and rain stops play in the first ashes test at edgbaston — dampening england's hopes of a victory. and coming up on bbc news: scotland look to maintain their 100% record in qualifying for next year's euros. they take on georgia tonight. manager steve clarke says there's more to come. good afternoon. search teams are racing against time to find the submersible vessel that's gone missing in the north atlantic, close to the wreck of the titanic. among those on board we now know are three british citizens —

a billionaire, and a surrey based busineesman and his teenage son. they left newfoundland for the trip to see the famous wreck, which lies about 400 miles off the canadian coast, and 12,000 feet below the surface. their submersible is just under seven metres long with room forfive people on board. the pilot and four passengers. on sunday, all contact with it was lost, about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive. there is only enough oxygen for up to 96 hours. frances read reports. at the moment, lost in a vast ocean with three days of oxygen left. the british billionaire hamish harding, british billionaire hamish harding, british national show has a dour dad and his son suleman and the french explorer paul—henry nargeolet. along with them this man, thought to be stockton rush. it is with them this man, thought to be stockton rush.—

stockton rush. it is like a sony playstation _ stockton rush. it is like a sony playstation -type _ stockton rush. it is like a sony playstation -type controller. . stockton rush. it is like a sony| playstation -type controller. he stockton rush. it is like a sony i playstation -type controller. he is the ceo of — playstation -type controller. he is the ceo of oceangate _ playstation -type controller. he is the ceo of oceangate which - playstation —type controller. he is the ceo of oceangate which runs the expeditions. the search continues for the craft in a vast, deep ocean. the vessel is only 22 foot long and there is no back—up ship or escape pod. it there is no back-up ship or escape od. , there is no back-up ship or escape od, , ., ., there is no back-up ship or escape od. , ., ., ., ., ., , there is no back-up ship or escape pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenae pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to _ pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct _ pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a _ pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search - pod. it is a remote area and it is a challenge to conduct a search in i challenge to conduct a search in that remote area but we are deploying all available assets to make _ deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft _ make sure that we can locate the craft and — make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board — craft and rescue the people on board. w craft and rescue the people on board. .. ., . craft and rescue the people on board. ., . , ., board. reaching the titanic is not an easy task- _ board. reaching the titanic is not an easy task. those _ board. reaching the titanic is not an easy task. those paying - board. reaching the titanic is not| an easy task. those paying nearly £200,000 to go on the exploration are not necessarily guaranteed sightings of the wreckage. it’s sightings of the wreckage. it�*s remarkable how basic and simple the whole operation is and that you just sink like a stone and then once you

hit bottom, you steer around and these little propellers that looked like a desktop fan, they are that small, when you touch bottom, you don't really know where you are. again, the compass immediately stops working and start spinning around. search teams are currently focusing on an area 13,000 feet deep and it's not without risk. normal military submarines usually work at depths of a few hundred metres. you submarines usually work at depths of a few hundred metres.— a few hundred metres. you have to rel on a few hundred metres. you have to rely on the — a few hundred metres. you have to rely on the good — a few hundred metres. you have to rely on the good fortune _ a few hundred metres. you have to rely on the good fortune of- a few hundred metres. you have to rely on the good fortune of having l a few hundred metres. you have to| rely on the good fortune of having a ship within— rely on the good fortune of having a ship within our 0vi that depth capable — ship within our 0vi that depth capable nearby that can actually affect _ capable nearby that can actually affect the rescue. all that we can hope _ affect the rescue. all that we can hope is _ affect the rescue. all that we can hope is that this ship that is on site now— hope is that this ship that is on site now can do that. military searches continue now. the conditions have been good but there have been fog patches and decreased visibility. oceangate says its

entire focus is on the crew members and theirfamilies. the hope is that they are found in time. frances read, bbc news. let's get the latest from our north america correspondent, jessica parker, who's in boston. where the search operation has been conducted and is in an incredibly difficult operation? it is conducted and is in an incredibly difficult operation?— difficult operation? it is and we haven't had _ difficult operation? it is and we haven't had any _ difficult operation? it is and we haven't had any updates - difficult operation? it is and we haven't had any updates from | difficult operation? it is and we i haven't had any updates from the difficult operation? it is and we - haven't had any updates from the us coast guard but we know there are two main elements to the search. 0ne, two main elements to the search. one, the deployment of aircraft from the us and canada. they are scouring the us and canada. they are scouring the service of the ocean to look for any sign that the vessel might have actually managed to re—emerge after its dive. it is morning here so clearly overnight that would have been more difficult. then they are using sonar technology as well. they have dropped sonar bouys on the ocean to detect any activity underneath. they can listen to a depth of 13,000 feet, that is as deep as the sea bed where the titanic wreckage lies. the first step is to try and actually find

their vessel but there are big questions as to how any rescue operation would be carried out if it is still deep under water. many think that could be extremely difficult and what the us coast guard have said is if that is the eventuality, they will be working with the us navy, the canadian navy and the private sector as well to see what might be possible. thank ou ve see what might be possible. thank you very much- _ see what might be possible. thank you very much. jessica _ see what might be possible. thank you very much. jessica parker - see what might be possible. thank. you very much. jessica parker for us there in boston. the amount of money tenants spend on rent — as a proportion of their salary — has risen to its highest level for a decade. the property website zoopla says the average british tenant is spending more than 28% of their pre—tax income on rent. more details from our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. so what i'm taking you to see now is a two bedroomed unfurnished terrace property, very popular because of its distance to the city centre. here in york, like so many towns and cities, rents are skyrocketing. before sort of covid, it would have

been 950 per calendar month. we're expecting it to go on the market, 1100, something like that. it's not the landlords profiteering from high rents. the costs to the landlords have increased quite significantly, and those costs are being passed on. the trouble is wages haven't grown to match. so that's why rent is eating up more of people's incomes than at any point in more than a decade. you can see the decorators are busy in here freshening it up before it goes back on to the market. with so many renters after each home, karen knows this place will be snapped up in a flash. have you ever seen rent increase by this much before? no, i haven't. it's not normal, but it may be how it's going to be for the future. well, i chose to stay in york.. and that's exactly the crunch hannah has been caught in. itjust feelsjust quite discouraging and quite nerve wracking, especially when you have a job lined up that you need to start. she's beginning a new post as a teacher in september, but finding a home has

not been straightforward. it wasn't the cheapest, but you have to compromise a bit. properties will be up on the market for a matter of hours. having that time to make that call where you're maybe on placement or if you're working full time can be quite difficult, i think. and hannah's not alone. the rentjust seems astronomical compared to what we were paying even five years ago. it's an essential. it shouldn't be that most of your wages go on that one thing that you absolutely have to have in order to live. i don't think on my wage as a young person i can afford it, so i'd rather move back home. people are moving into shared houses more and more. - i know, like, a lot. of my friends, it's... they're looking for rooms rather ithan, like, properties, really. i rent is now taking up a bigger chunk, just over 28% of an average income. zoopla say even at today's really expensive rates, a mortgage would take a slightly smaller chunk of an average income. but here's the thing —

even though renters are forking out more, they're usually on lower incomes than household owners, so they've got less to play with in the first place. while high mortgage rates will be paid by some homeowners now, it will impact all tenants. as landlords pass on costs and people hold off buying and rent for longer, it pushes rental rates up more. colletta smith, bbc news, in york. 0ur cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey, is here. we talked this time yesterday about the rising cost of mortgages, today it is the rising cost of rent. what is the government saying about all of there? flit is the government saying about all of there? .., , is the government saying about all of there? _, , ., , .,, is the government saying about all ofthere? , ., , , of there? of course housing has its own dynamics _ of there? of course housing has its own dynamics in — of there? of course housing has its own dynamics in every _ of there? of course housing has its own dynamics in every area, - of there? of course housing has its l own dynamics in every area, doesn't it? as we heard there, intense competition among tenants, some even signing up before they have viewed properties and landlords passing on in higher rents debt mortgage rate

rises that they are seeing. it is that mortgage squeeze on landlords and on homeowners that has led to a series of questions to the chancellorjeremy hunt today in the commons. mps calling for more support. he basically ruled that out, saying that actually, if you inject money into the economy, then that prolongs what he called inflationary agony. in other words, it makes information, remember the rate of rising prices, worse not better. so that is why he is effectively saying we are not going to do that, one olive branch is that he did say he will meet with mortgage lenders to see what help can be offered to those who are struggling the most. but i think the likelihood is that for homeowners, potential buyers, for renters, they are going to be staying put until all this settles down. {lilia are going to be staying put until all this settles down. ok, kevin, thank you _ all this settles down. ok, kevin, thank you very — all this settles down. ok, kevin, thank you very much. _ price rises in supermarkets have slowed to their lowest level since last year,

but they still remain very high — that's according to the grocery research firm kantar. in the four weeks to the middle ofjune, the price of groceries rose 16.5% compared to the year before. kantar also found that many people are turning more to using microwaves to cook food, as they look for ways to cut back on energy bills. they found there were 4% fewer meals made using an oven in the 12 weeks to the 11thjune versus the same period last year, while microwaved meals rose 8%. and if you're struggling with the cost of rent, mortgages, food or anything else, there's plenty of information and advice on our tackling it together page. you can find it on the bbc news website. prosecutors in romania have filed formal charges against the controversial influencer andrew tate, his brother tristan, and two alleged associates. the charges against the tate

brothers — who have british and american nationality — include rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. they've been held under house arrest. they deny all the charges. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson is in the romanian capital for us. lucy — tell us more about the charges? this indictment details are seven alleged victims who the romanian prosecutors say were forced to make pornographic material after being recruited by the tate brothers with false promises of love and marriage. the prosecutor is also say there are fairly wide ranging charges associated with this indictment. the human trafficking was carried out notjust in romania but the uk and that umbrella charge of track trafficking contain several different counts against each of the

defendant. the organised crime unit are telling us that they are also carrying out a separate investigation into potential charges of money—laundering, influencing statements and trafficking of minors and that they have confiscated a wide range of assets from the tate brothers in this investigation, including property, cars, watches and also 300 million us dollars in cryptocurrency. a spokeswoman for the tate brothers say they this opportunity to demonstrate their influence. the court has 60 days to rule on the legality of this indictment, whether it can actually be tried in court but lawyers are telling us it could well take much longer than that. {lilia telling us it could well take much longer than that.— telling us it could well take much longer than that. ok, lucy, thank ou ve longer than that. ok, lucy, thank you very much — longer than that. ok, lucy, thank you very much for _ longer than that. ok, lucy, thank you very much for that. _ longer than that. ok, lucy, thank you very much for that. lucy - you very much for that. lucy williamson reporting. the organisers of the 2024 olympics in paris say their headquarters are being searched by french police. it's unclear what's prompted the raid, but reports in french media suggest it's part of an investigation into suspected corruption. the paris 2024 committee says it's co—operating

fully with investigators. a 31—year old man has appeared in court, charged with the murders of three people who died in last week's attacks in nottingham. students barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar, who were both 19, and 65—year—old school caretaker ian coates, were stabbed to death in the city. 0ur midlands correspondent, phil mackie, is in the city. phil what happened today? a brief appearance at nottingham crown court this morning for a man called valdo calocane but gave his name is ada mendez when he appeared in court. he is a year old from nottingham and charged with the attempted murders of sharon miller, wayne birkett and mask grown owski. he is accused of stealing ian coates' van and driving into them. members of ian coates' family were

in court today for the brief hearing and addressed by the judge, in court today for the brief hearing and addressed by thejudge, who in court today for the brief hearing and addressed by the judge, who said that they had showed the utmost restraint over the past week. he said there are a number of people here today who are profoundly and devastatingly affected by this case and can i say that throughout you have shown the utmost restraint and dignity and thanked them for it. we also heard from prosecutor peter ratcliffe who said the case itself was very complex, there was lots of lines of inquiry is still ongoing and that is why the case was adjourned until september. that is for a plea and trial preparation hearing. ultimately, they set a provisional trial date for next january. provisional trial date for next janua . . ~' , ., , provisional trial date for next janua . . , . january. ok, thank you very much indeed. january. ok, thank you very much indeed- phil— january. ok, thank you very much indeed. phil mackie. _ the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime... ships, planes and sonar buoys are all being used to try to find a submersible that's missing in the north atlantic. three of the five people

on board are british. eltonjohn prepares for the weekend when he'll grace the pyramid stage at glastonbury. coming up on bbc news: gareth southgate heaps praise on england superstar bukayo saka. his hat—trick helped beat north macedonia 7—0 last night — that's four wins from four in qualifying for next year's euros. everyone accused of a crime has the right to a defence — but there's now a shortage of duty defence lawyers in parts of england and wales because so many have been leaving the profession. the law society, which represents defence solicitors, says they are struggling to make the system work. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, has the story. from mountain to shore, ceredigion is breathtaking, but that remoteness comes at a price

to justice in towns like cardigan, where solicitor katie hansen is doing her bit to keep its wheels turning. so this morning we're going over to haverfordwest magistrates�* court. it's about 30 miles away. i'm the duty solicitor this morning in court. so it's seeing whether there's anyone held over in custody or anyone that needs representation, that doesn't have a solicitor. katie's days take her to courts and police stations 80 miles apart. duty defence solicitors provided by the state advise suspects who have a right to legal advice but can't afford to pay for a lawyer. if they don't have access to legal advice, then you are pretty much in a police state. to be able to help someone when they are at crisis point is quite a privileged position and being able to make a difference to people, as corny as it sounds, that is really what motivates me. after almost an hour's drive, katie arrives to see defendants at haverfordwest�*s court, and she's already been told

of another duty case two hours away in aberystwyth. the court can't go ahead if someone's requested advice from a solicitor, they're entitled to have legal advice and legal representation. and, of course, these are people that have been kept in custody for at least one night, if not two if it's over the weekend. 15 years ago, katie was on call once a fortnight. now it's every other day. fewer and fewer local solicitors will accept the pay or the anti—social hours. yet defendants, from troubled children through to this chaotic drug user, still need representation. he needed help telling the court how he's trying to get clean. i might have got sent down. you might have got sent down? yeah. yeah? and i've never been in prison before, and i don't ever want to go to prison. i'm a good person. you're a good person? yeah. away again — a two hour drive to a client with mental health problems in a police cell in aberystwyth. katie hansen is not the only lawyer now spending her

day behind the wheel. her profession warns duty solicitor deserts are spreading across england and wales. the law society, which represents the profession, says there's been a 26% decline in duty defence solicitors since 2017, as lawyers walk away for better paid work elsewhere. staffordshire and essex have now lost more than half of their duty solicitors. nine other police areas have lost at least a third, rural areas among the hardest hit. the organisation's leader says members know of police who have let suspects go because no duty solicitor was available. this could be somebody who has potentially committed a very, very serious crime. they're being allowed out without being interviewed. that has got consequences, because it goes to the protection of the public. if this government wants to be a government, a party, which is interested in law and order, it needs to take this seriously and do something about it.

the government says it's given solicitors a fair deal by increasing legal aid by £85 million after an independent review. as for katie, she's worked nine hours and has only been able to advise three suspects because of time on the road. so ultimately, no, it's not sustainable. those of us that are doing it care very passionately about it. it's difficult to know what's going to happen in the future. dominic casciani, bbc news, ceredigion. the former chancellor, george osborne, has told the public inquiry into covid that the treasury did not have plans for an for an extended lockdown. the first phase of the inquiry is looking at the preparedness for a pandemic and our health correspondent, catherine burns, has been listening. cath, what's mr osborne been saying? this has been one of the feistiest

sessions we have seen so far during the inquiry. kate blackwell, the inquiry�*s lawyer, has pushed him on decisions he made before the pandemic, asking how they affected things when the pandemic happened. he has pushed right back. it comes back to austerity. the decision to cut public spending from 2010 onwards. the question is whether that affected how we coped with the pandemic. he says he stands by his decisions. the one thing i'm sure of is, you know, there's no point in having a contingency plan you can't pay for, and absolutely central to all of this is the ability of your economy and your public finances to flex in a crisis. he has also been asked about planning for a lockdown. he says essentially neither this country nor any... sorry about the ambulance noise, neitherthis any... sorry about the ambulance noise, neither this country nor any other western country had planned for something as big as telling millions of people they had to stay at home for months on end. he said if he was one that was something he

would have to look into, he would have come up with a plan. we can hear ou have come up with a plan. we can hear you loud _ have come up with a plan. we can hear you loud and _ have come up with a plan. we can hear you loud and clear. - have come up with a plan. we can hear you loud and clear. the - have come up with a plan. we can i hear you loud and clear. the inquiry has heard from the minister in charge of resilience?— has heard from the minister in charge of resilience? yes, oliver letwin, who _ charge of resilience? yes, oliver letwin, who described _ charge of resilience? yes, oliver letwin, who described himself . charge of resilience? yes, oliver| letwin, who described himself as charge of resilience? yes, oliver i letwin, who described himself as a jack of all trades and mr fixit, but he said he was an amateur when he started and did not even know what the right questions were to ask. he said they should not be a revolving doorjob, it should be given a real importance in government. he came back to the flu pandemic idea, saying he did not even focus on the flu pandemic because he was called jo told the department of health was looking into the badge, but he says that he does not exonerate himself and it is no excuse, he said he should have said he wanted to look into it but didn't and says it is no excuse for a minister. catherine burns, thank you. sir eltonjohn says his headline set at glastonbury this weekend will be a brand new show — and different from the rest

of his farewell tour. at 76 years of age, sir elton will will play the pyramid stage on sunday. it will be his first performance at glastonbury — and, in fact, the first time he's ever been to the festival. radio 1's clara amfo went to meet him. and a warning — there are flashing images in her report. with a career spanning five decades and a back catalogue featuring some of pop music's greatest records, elton john is finally making his debut on glastonbury�*s pyramid stage. but before his headline performance on the sunday, i sat down with him at his home amongst his very impressive record collection to pick the artist that he's most excited to see at this year's festival. thank you, clara. so lovely to see you in my record room. well, this is it. yeah, we are in your actual record room. it's just — it's just such a romantic way of collecting music. it's never lost its romanticism for me. people express themselves on their music, on their cover,

what they want visually and you can read the notes... i don't know, it'sjust a magical form of representation of music. ahead of your very first glastonbury show, your last ever uk show, i'm going to say for now, i hope you don't leave us forever. thank you so much for having us. oh, it's so great. i'm so looking forward to seeing you at glastonbury and having the best time. never played it, but it's come around at the best time in my career to play it and we're going to have guests. well, i can't tell you, but it's a different show to what people have been seeing on the farewell yellow brick road tour. # when are you going to come down...?# which is good, i didn't want to do the same thing for glastonbury. i've never played glastonbury, i've never been to glastonbury. i've played at a couple of festivals in britain and a couple in america. i've not really played that many festivals. i've watched glastonbury on the tv and the thing that i love

about glastonbury is not the headliners, per se, it's the people in the smaller stages that they give the chance to shine to. so if i wasn't at glastonbury, i would probably be in one of the smaller tents looking at one of the newer acts playing, because that's what i want to see. how does one go down, whittling down, you know, your collection of songs, especially for a setting like that? you say it's a brand—new show, it's nothing to do with this tour, it's brand—new, how do you go about selecting to giving the people what they want? 0n farewell yellow brick road there's quite a lot deep cuts. it's not all hits. i went through... you've got to keep people interested. you know, there's no deep cuts where they are going to go, oh, i need to have a pee or something. and when you put a set list together, its really like you want it to climax at the end and then towards the end of the show, all hell breaks loose. so i'm starting the set with a song i haven't played on stage for about ten years, so we'll see how it goes. bring on glastonbury. 0k, girl! you can listen to the full interview with sir elton tonight at 7pm on future sounds with clara amfo on bbc radio 1, or watch it on the bbc iplayer.

play on the final day of the first ashes test has been delayed due to heavy rain this morning. 0ur sports correspondent, patrick gearey, is in edgbaston. patrick, what's the latest? is it still raining? the drama has been paused. — is it still raining? the drama has been paused, persistent - is it still raining? the drama has been paused, persistent rain - is it still raining? the drama has . been paused, persistent rain meant there was no play before lunch but there was no play before lunch but the good news is the rain has stopped. the covers are off, the umpires are inspecting the pitch to see what time we can restart this enthralling test match. england need seven wickets to win, australia 174 runs. i have been constant switches of momentum. yesterday evening australia made a very good start to their chase of 281 but england hit back with three quick wickets, 0llie

robinson and pumped up stuart broad who took two in front of a raucous edgbaston crowd. england will want to tap into that as they chase the wickets they need to win this first ashes test. we could play later to make up for some of the time lost to rain but that will depend on the and the light holding. still a little gloomy. we are waiting for news from the umpires on when they will get me started on england will want all the time they can get as we start to set “p time they can get as we start to set up an exciting finish to an engrossing opening test match. it engrossing opening test match. it could be a thrilling finish. thank you very much, patrick. royal ascot begins today. the king and queen, who are both fans of racing, are at the five—day meet in berkshire. and it'sjockey frankie dettori's last ever royal ascot. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, joins us from there now. asa training as a training there too? —— is it

raining there too? as a training there too? -- is it raining there too?— as a training there too? -- is it raining there too? like edgbaston, 'ust about raining there too? like edgbaston, just about holding _ raining there too? like edgbaston, just about holding off, _ raining there too? like edgbaston, just about holding off, sky - raining there too? like edgbaston, just about holding off, sky is - just about holding off, sky is looking great but no rain. hopefully in about half an hour we will see the royal carriages coming down the coast behind me, with the king and queen in front for the start of the day's racing, at this first ascot since the death of queen elizabeth last september. she loves nothing more than being here and her passion for racing will be marked this week, as will the career of that ascot for racing will be marked this week, as will the career of legend frankie dettori. as he heads into retirement he will hope to do for racing will be marked this week, as v retirementer of for racing will be marked this week, as v retirement hef hope to so with an ascot winner. and they're off. dressed up and picture perfect. as ever, royal ascot is as much about the fashion as it is the racing. after disruption at both the grand national and the derby, security is tight. but the protest group animal rising has assured the organisers of royal ascot that it will not cause disruption here. archive: this is the first ascot

since her majesty's accession. | 1952, now as queen elizabeth she led the royal party down the course. she was the keenest of racegoers. during her 70 year reign, royal ascot was always one of the first things to go in her diary. this will be the first meeting since her death, and she will be remembered here. we've changed the naming of one of our races to the queen elizabeth ii jubilee stakes, because that was a race that changed every time she had a newjubilee. so on saturday we've got the queen elizabeth ii jubilee stakes, and it would be a very poignant moment for many people, because we have thousands of staff here who are in their eyes used to work for the late queen and now work for the new king. today, king charles and queen camilla head the royal party. they are racegoers and horse owners, with a runner here. their horse, saga, will be ridden byjockey frankie dettori.

he retires later this year. this will be his last royal ascot. it would be a fitting way to end his ascot story. daniela relph, bbc news, royalascot. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. thank