the hie context on ie! context on bbc news. it is 'ust the context on bbc news. it is 'ust an context on bbc news. it is just an estimate that the vessel will have around a0 hours of breathable air left. 0ur crews are working round the clock to ensure that we're doing everything to locate the five crewmembers. they know that we are coming to rescue them. there is an armada of vessels and aeroplane searching for them. you armada of vessels and aeroplane searching for them.— searching for them. you have to cover the _ searching for them. you have to cover the surface _ searching for them. you have to cover the surface in _ searching for them. you have to cover the surface in the - searching for them. you have to cover the surface in the depths l cover the surface in the depths bound — cover the surface in the depths bound to — cover the surface in the depths bound to 300 800 metres and this is a vast _ bound to 300 800 metres and this is a vast area _ bound to 300 800 metres and this is a vast area and i am terrified that they are — a vast area and i am terrified that they are not — a vast area and i am terrified that they are not going to find them in time _

welcome to the programme. just a0 hours of oxygen remain for those onboard a tourist submarine missing on a visit to the wreck site of the titanic. efforts continue to locate and rescue the five people onboard. also in the programme: a bbc investigation uncovers sadistic videos of monkeys being tortured and then sold online. the trail stretches from indonesia to the united states, we'll get reaction from two leading animals rights groups. the son of presidentjoe biden agrees to plead guilty to illegally owning a gun while a drug user, alongside two tax charges. it's part of an agreement to an end a long running investigation into hunter biden. donald trump calls it a mere �*traffic ticket�* and the church of england announces details of one of the most ambitious schemes of its kind to compensate survivors of abuse. we start with that huge search

the race to save five people, who're onboard a submersible which has gone missing in the north atlantic close to the wreck of the titanic. earlier the us coastguard has said that the vessel may only have a0 hours of breathable air left for the five people on board. ships and planes are scouring the ocean around 6a0 kilometres off the coast of newfoundland in canada. the search area is as large as the us state of connecticut. officials say an underwater search vessel has been launched. the titanic, which sank in 1912, lies nearly four thousand metres, beneath the surface. on sunday, all contact with it was lost with the sub, about an hour and a5 minutes into its dive. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has this report on the daunting task facing the rescuers.

the slope then plunges into the oceans depths. those on board are believed to be the british billionaire harding, businessman and his sun, the french explorer. the chief executive of the exploration company. here he is in a 2022 documentary showing of the vessel was operated via a games console. while construction pipes are used stop this is an experimental sub and it's very dangerous down there. . questions are inevitably being raised but for now, the focus simply on trying to find the vessel. when coastguard been speaking to describe

the search is looking for a needle in a haystack. the the search is looking for a needle in a haystack— in a haystack. the area that we search is roughly _ in a haystack. the area that we search is roughly about - in a haystack. the area that we search is roughly about the - in a haystack. the area that we | search is roughly about the size in a haystack. the area that we i search is roughly about the size of connecticut. as we continue on with the search, — connecticut. as we continue on with the search, we are expanding our capabilities to be able to search under_ capabilities to be able to search under the — capabilities to be able to search under the water as well. it capabilities to be able to search under the water as well.- under the water as well. it was towed out _ under the water as well. it was towed out to — under the water as well. it was towed out to sea _ under the water as well. it was towed out to sea from - under the water as well. it was - towed out to sea from newfoundland before arriving at the wreck site on sunday. it then began its diving core radiation with the mother ship, the polar prints. 0nce core radiation with the mother ship, the polar prints. once he goes below 1000 metres, it will be in darkness, no light. further down as the titanic wreck, 3800 metres under the north atlantic. mike reese is one of the few people who have made the trip before. he describes reaching the bottom of the ocean. iwhen trip before. he describes reaching the bottom of the ocean. when you touch bottom. _ the bottom of the ocean. when you touch bottom, you _ the bottom of the ocean. when you touch bottom, you don't— the bottom of the ocean. when you touch bottom, you don't really - the bottom of the ocean. when you | touch bottom, you don't really know where _ touch bottom, you don't really know where you _ touch bottom, you don't really know where you are — touch bottom, you don't really know where you are in— touch bottom, you don't really know where you are in the _ touch bottom, you don't really know where you are in the compass - where you are in the compass immediatety— where you are in the compass immediately stops _ where you are in the compass immediately stops working i where you are in the compass. immediately stops working and where you are in the compass - immediately stops working and you're 'ust immediately stops working and you're just spinning — immediately stops working and you're just spinning around _ immediately stops working and you're just spinning around and _ immediately stops working and you're just spinning around and so, - immediately stops working and you're just spinning around and so, with - immediately stops working and you're just spinning around and so, with a i just spinning around and so, with a

flail just spinning around and so, with a flail around — just spinning around and so, with a flail around plainly— just spinning around and so, with a flail around plainly knowing - just spinning around and so, with a flail around plainly knowing the - flail around plainly knowing the titanic— flail around plainly knowing the titanic was _ flail around plainly knowing the titanic was somewhere - flail around plainly knowing the titanic was somewhere there . flail around plainly knowing the i titanic was somewhere there but flail around plainly knowing the - titanic was somewhere there but it is so _ titanic was somewhere there but it is so pitch— titanic was somewhere there but it is so pitch dark~ _ titanic was somewhere there but it is so pitch dark. this _ titanic was somewhere there but it is so pitch dark.— is so pitch dark. this is what --eole is so pitch dark. this is what people pay _ is so pitch dark. this is what people pay nearly _ is so pitch dark. this is what | people pay nearly £200,000 is so pitch dark. this is what. people pay nearly £200,000 to is so pitch dark. this is what - people pay nearly £200,000 to see, 0cean gate expedition say it is getting help from government agencies and deep—sea companies but it is praying for the crew's safe return. captainjamie frederick from the first coastguard district has been speaking about the latest search efforts and his team's plan for the next 2a hours. i will provide a brief recap of our research efforts for the submersible. longer providing an update and plans for the next 2a hours. 0n update and plans for the next 2a hours. on behalf of all the men and women of the united states coastguard, and as such partners, we offer our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the five

crewmembers, theirfamilies and prayers for the five crewmembers, their families and their loved ones. 0ur crews are working around the clock to ensure we are doing everything possible to locate the titan and the five crewmembers. yesterday, we set up a unified command consisting of expertise in the united states coastguard, the united states navy, canadian armed forces and coastguard and the titans parent company ocean gate expedition. this is a complex search effort that requires multiple agencies with subject matter expertise and specialised equipment. and they have assumed the role of search and rescue mission coordinator we do not have all of the necessary expertise and equipment required in search of this nature. unified command brings us expertise and additional capability to maximise effort and solve this very complex problem. how to maximise effort and solve this very complex problem.— to maximise effort and solve this very complex problem. how it would be soft? with _ very complex problem. how it would be soft? with stocked _ very complex problem. how it would be soft? with stocked or— be soft? with stocked or corresponded was with us now and we hear from the search and rescue

teams, the first party is simply locating this vessel before they can even get into the logistics of how they might be able to recover it in they might be able to recover it in the five people on board. the best wa to the five people on board. the best way to describe _ the five people on board. the best way to describe this _ the five people on board. the best way to describe this is _ the five people on board. the best way to describe this is a _ the five people on board. the best way to describe this is a 2-step . way to describe this is a 2—step process, the first could be one of the difficult and that is simply finding the vessel, where is it? it could be at the very bottom of the ocean, it could be floating somehow at the top and might�*ve submerged in the second part may be even more difficult than that is very technical and treacherous and difficult and specialised rescue operations that they might take place because there are very few vessels that are capable of travelling to the depths of the ocean that we are talking about. some two and a half miles below the surface and that is a very long way, the typical submarine on the goals of your hundred metres deep we're talking about thousands of metres deep. setting the scene for you where we are is boston and we are

about nine miles away from the site of the shipwreck of the titanic and that's where we believe that submersible, the titan is located in this were the us is calling the unified command they're bringing together between the coastguard, the us navy, as well as canadian officials and this is an important point that the us coast guard simply doesn't have the knowledge or the equipment to carry out the search and rescue mission and that is piercing such an international effort bringing in various countries in the equipment on the way from france, we are from canada and the us as well, in addition, commercial agencies and vessels on the scene as well and that's because this is such a difficult operation at a very far away from the coastline in such a deep site as well and this is going to be all hands on deck is here during the press conference, this really is a full court press, how they are describing it. everything

ou have they are describing it. everything you have outlined _ they are describing it. everything you have outlined suggested - they are describing it. everything i you have outlined suggested takes time, the logistics falling into place for this search and rescue to really get under way. and yet, at the same time, we are told they're just a0 hours left of breathable air on this vessel, the clock is ticking. on this vessel, the clock is tickina. ., , , on this vessel, the clock is tickina. . , , .,, ticking. time really is the most recious ticking. time really is the most precious resource, _ ticking. time really is the most precious resource, spending i ticking. time really is the most i precious resource, spending days underneath like a submarine, they have about 96 hours, four days worth of oxygen on board once that runs out, we are not sure what might happen but we hope it will last longer than that. more than two days of past and time is of the essence they want to be able to reach the vessel in time one interesting note that even if the submersible has come up to the surface and is waiting for a rescue craft to reach it, they are not able to open the

submersible from the inside and sharing some reports from people have been on this craft before from a reporter as well, this is something that can only be open from the outside, there are 17 bolts that simply because you want to make this as watertight as possible, especially of those steps, whether it is below or above the ocean, this vessel needs to be found in order for those five people that are on board to be rescued. liee for those five people that are on board to be rescued.— for those five people that are on board to be rescued. live in boston for us, board to be rescued. live in boston for us. let's — board to be rescued. live in boston for us, let's speak _ board to be rescued. live in boston for us, let's speak to _ board to be rescued. live in boston for us, let's speak to the _ board to be rescued. live in boston for us, let's speak to the american | for us, let's speak to the american oceanographer and deep—sea explorer, colton led to an exploration of the titanic in 2010 and call that the success of an international effort to locate the wreck site of aa7. thank you for being with us. you must plan for things like this happening, i guess you hope and you pray that you never need to make a rescue of this sort, but what are the preparations for an emergency of this kind? , ., , .,

the preparations for an emergency of this kind? , ., i. _ this kind? interesting that you say that because _ this kind? interesting that you say that because i _ this kind? interesting that you say that because i think _ this kind? interesting that you say that because i think that - this kind? interesting that you say that because i think that in - this kind? interesting that you say that because i think that in this, i that because i think that in this, it's very small community and i think that we all thought that this was going to happen someday and for decades, we have gotten away with nothing happening like this. but we didn't know what happened and it justis didn't know what happened and it just is a little bit burning that there was no preparation, no one, no policies, no one on call or know what can we do if, there is a protocol that we do and you want to be able to use the vessels and vehicles and tools that are in the area and hopefully in this case they are. they have many ships and some of the underwater survey tools that you need and in terms of the actual technique and how you use all of

those, it is not easy to know that until you know where was the submarine last scene, i think we know that in the environmental conditions and there's a number of variables and it is the order that we are going to, you have some idea but it is not easy but having an armada of vessels on the way is not always the best way to do it. and we can do better in the future but the whole thing right now is incredibly sad and one more thing to be mentioned in the titanic expeditions and the finding of the air france plane, those are all done with 70 on board the expedition and probably in the submarine this is especially bitter and our prayers and hearts go out all the families of the victims and in this case, i have a double, a

personal stake in this because ph is involved. you described in this under closes: closest colleagues he touched there on the diving community, very small community that part of the world and many of you know each other. and it is very worrying time for anyone involved it and described to me, a little bit about the descendent because it is very difficult for people who are not familiar to the sort of thing to get around quite how deep it is with the titanic lies in the bottom of the titanic lies in the bottom of the ocean and we often say that we know more about space and we do about the bottom of our own oceans. since the depth the complexity of getting down there. yes, exactly. we've explored maybe 10% of the worlds oceans and 10%, we find

things we never thought of, the highest mountain peaks, the longest valleys and underwater rivers and underwater waterfalls and underwater lakes. it's big fishbowl and an expedition that takes you deeper into the ocean is almost like going to a totally different planet and at the surface, you have that lovely blue the world familiar with in the shallow ocean and you begin the dive in you pass through that into medium blue and deep blue and dark blue and for two hours to one half hour trip altogether, but about two of those it is imperfectly pitch black. and on top of call at the twilight zone the transitions from blue to deep blue but the rest of it is the midnight zone and no light is ever been there in the sun is never been there and it is very cold too. by there and it is very cold too. by the time you get to the bottom, you relation a totally different space

and earlier comments that you heard that you can be a metre or five metres in the titanic you never know that it's right there because it is that it's right there because it is that dark and lights don't penetrate the ocean very far and you can't utilise radio waves in the ocean and radio communications are out. and it isjust not what radio communications are out. and it is just not what people think. i think a lot of people feel that it is just a dive to a deeper place but it is not, you're leaving the world that we know, the familiar world behind in visiting this in the titanic has been visited, we find something new almost every expedition to the titanic. it is expedition to the titanic. it is fastenin: expedition to the titanic. it is fastening the _ expedition to the titanic. it is fastening the tree _ expedition to the titanic. it is fastening the tree described in those terms and with the rescue efforts will be up against. and david, there are some reports of an emergency alert that may have come from the vessel. and i guess at this point, we don't know whether that

was generated by those on board or out automatically. and if anything, just reinforces the idea of how remote and how isolated those people may feel right now. there's no radio connection you can'tjust radio back to the station above, talking about the difficulty of communicating the vessel at such depths. is he the difficulty of communicating the vessel at such depths.— vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and _ vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and you — vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and you have _ vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and you have to _ vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and you have to that - vessel at such depths. is no radio waves and you have to that but i vessel at such depths. is no radio | waves and you have to that but the bandwidth if you want to call it that, you certainly can't have a conversation more than to say ok or not ok, here we are. that kind of thing. sometimes use code almost like a telegraph and you know what that means, were 0k, we're in trouble, and the idea that there is a paying little noise in there in the incident and trying to find there is so many rumours about

things that we know and we'll hear the alert and it was not from the aircraft. i'm careful to look at those who can help and not pay attention to those because it might be cheering to check that out. but we don't know if there was an alert if may have come from if they have that ability to send out that alert, i do not know.— i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight _ i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight but _ i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight but know— i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight but know this - i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight but know this is - i do not know. thank you for talking to us tonight but know this is very i to us tonight but know this is very difficult for all of those who knew paul or no those on board and thank you for being with us. and of course we will bring you any updates on the search here on bbc news, and we have continuing live coverage

on the bbc news website and app where our team is tracking every development with full background and analysis. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today price rises in supermarkets have slowed to their lowest level since last year, but still remain very high according to the grocery research firm kantar. in the four weeks to mid june, the price of groceries rose 16 and a half percent compared to the year before. scotland's target for cutting planet warming greenhouse gas emissions has been missed after a bounce back following the pandemic. total emissions are now a9.9% lower than in 1990 but the target for this year was a 51.1% cut. it is the eighth time in 12 years that the scottish government has

missed its legally binding target. the former chancellor, george osborne, gave evidence to the official covid—i9 inquiry this morning. he said his austerity measures allowed the government to pay for its contingency plans. public health experts have told the inquiry that the measures introduced by mr osborne weakened the nhs. he disputes this saying they improved the country's ability to respond to the pandemic. hundred biting as agreed to plead guilty to two text evinces and illegally owning a gun —— hunter biden. hunter biden is expected to agree to drug treatment and monitoring, the terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out ofjail. that has infuriated republicans. here's how speaker

kevin mccarthy. if you are the presidents leading political opponent and they try to put you in prison. if the presidents line, you get a sweetheart deal. speak to a washington reporter with the political newsletter. the devey with us and we heard some reaction, bring us up—to—date on how this is going down in the us. bring us up-to-date on how this is going down in the us.— going down in the us. there's certainly a _ going down in the us. there's certainly a lot _ going down in the us. there's certainly a lot of— going down in the us. there's certainly a lot of reaction - going down in the us. there's certainly a lot of reaction like | going down in the us. there's i certainly a lot of reaction like the words that came to be met kevin mccarthy said. their argument is basically, this is a sign that there is a two—tiered justice system in the united states that some of my former president trump is getting indicted for his class mike documents case of hunter biden reaches this agreement with the department ofjustice to plead guilty to charges but also end up jail time. guilty to charges but also end up jailtime. now, what guilty to charges but also end up jail time. now, what democrats will say is that this is a trump appointed prosecutor that investigated this case and that he is the one that is coming to the

table with hunter biden's attorney agreeing to this deal in the end. and political parties really could not be further apart on this issue. potentially avoiding a jail term, looking at the county from the gun charge alone, it is a ten years in jail, fine of $250,000. you can see why some people will be angry by what may play out next and donald trump, get a your traffic ticket. ——: get them your traffic ticket. there's really no comparison between this case and the classified documents and obstruction, he has been charged under the espionage act. since each of these classified documents after leaving office and did not return them to the government, allegedly when they asked. so, there's really no comparison to these cases because

they are different. but they are going to continue seeing republicans criticising the way the justice department handled this and certainly going to see more investigations on capitol hill of the president. the investigations on capitol hill of the president.— the president. the initialtrial date for former _ the president. the initialtrial date for former president - the president. the initialtrial- date for former president trump, thatis date for former president trump, that is on the federal charges of retention of classified documents in the 1ath is the day, that could be one of the first presidential debates if he is to be the next candidate that run for the white house. . ., candidate that run for the white house. , ., , ., ., house. there is a question of whether or — house. there is a question of whether or not _ house. there is a question of whether or not that _ house. there is a question of whether or not that will - house. there is a question of- whether or not that will eventually be the delayed date that it could get delayed but that is been around the corner there so much going on the corner there so much going on the campaign trailand the corner there so much going on the campaign trail and it's really just going to be former president trump going out and campaigning and also having to deal with these legal issues. of course, you have to remember the case in georgia where we may see some charges on that

coming in august and so, there's going to be a lot of activity in on the legal side and campaign side for the legal side and campaign side for the former president. the church of england has its most ambitious compensation scheme for victims of abuse. it will be open to anyone who is faced any kind of abuse. there are those who have waited years for compensation and are concerned that few details have been released. what are the implications, let's talk to a lawyer who represents a revival of sexual abuse by the church. thank you for being with us and what you make of this announcement because there are few details right now stop that is the big question wejust few details right now stop that is the big question we just do few details right now stop that is the big question wejust do not have the big question wejust do not have the information. the big question we 'ust do not have the information.— the information. talking big promises- _ the information. talking big promises. there _ the information. talking big promises. there talking - the information. talking big -

promises. there talking without details and there is no delivery. and i am quite concerned it will be nice to know more details to see if it's going to be just empty words and a cost—saving exercise for them. interesting that we talked about the danger of re—traumatizing people flipping through a hideous period of their lives and having to relive it all over again when they apply for this sort of compensation. in if all over again when they apply for this sort of compensation. in if you have a scheme _ this sort of compensation. in if you have a scheme that _ this sort of compensation. in if you have a scheme that is _ this sort of compensation. in if you have a scheme that is not - this sort of compensation. in if you have a scheme that is not well - have a scheme that is not well administered, the eligibility criteria may not be accessible or publicised in your putting survivors of abuse in a situation that will feel them and impotent and powerless and re—traumatized by the very organisation that purports going to help them. organisation that purports going to hel them. . organisation that purports going to hel them. , ., help them. there will be an independent _ help them. there will be an independent third _ help them. there will be an independent third party - help them. there will be an | independent third party that help them. there will be an - independent third party that will administer this conversation and thatis administer this conversation and that is an important step to try and avoid some of that

re—traumatization. avoid some of that re-traumatization. . . avoid some of that re-traumatization. , . , re-traumatization. expecting people to be making _ re-traumatization. expecting people to be making contact _ re-traumatization. expecting people to be making contact with _ re-traumatization. expecting people to be making contact with the - re-traumatization. expecting people| to be making contact with the church themselves and i hope it is publicised and people do get the people most in need help in those most vulnerable will find it most difficult to access such things and i do hope there is an acknowledgement of recognition that these people will need some independent legal advice to go along with that to make sure they're getting proper access.- with that to make sure they're getting proper access. thank you for bein: with getting proper access. thank you for being with us- _ getting proper access. thank you for being with us. a _ getting proper access. thank you for being with us. a lawyer— getting proper access. thank you forj being with us. a lawyer representing survivors of church abuse and few details at the stage for the church has promised that survivors who come forward may never have come forward previously and that can open a lot of more responses will follow that story. you are watching bbc news.

hello. plenty of dry and sunny weather to come in the forecast as weather to come in the forecast as we have through the rest of the week for most of us has been rather unsettled so far today with heavy rain in southern england earlier this evening and thunderstorms breaking out with lovely weather watch a picture here from north us in the western aisles. there could be more heavy thundershowers breaking out as we get to the rest of today and localised weather warnings in place but also some sunny spells and it will be feeling warm. earlier on, we saw this feature northwards in crimea across northeastern areas of england in northeastern areas of england in northeastern scotland and it is likely to linger on for much of the rest of the day eventually but we got to the north sea watch of the thunderstorms most in scotland and northern ireland and possibly some heavy thundershowers across the west of england in south wales for mink but further east, is largely dry with temperatures peaking in the mid—20s. overnight tonight,

thunderstorms rumbling on across western scotland and northern ireland but for most, they will fade away we will see a trite night feeling slightly fresher and to be more comfortable for sleeping but still warm to tomorrow morning with some areas of missed it especially in the south. on wednesday, there was to be some showers forming in lines for southwest england and for wales. at across scotland, we can see my thunderstorms breaking out in frequent lightning across eastern scotland and some thunderstorms across northern ireland and temperatures coming up slightly towards the east which is still largely try and feel warm here at 23 to 25 degrees. in high—pressure strips to build in from the southwest as we head through the middle of the week from be established by the time to get to the weekend but on thursday, there was to be a few showers around in the air is more stable so the showers should not be as heavy as they have been in recent days there will be some sunny spells and they have been in recent days there will be some sunny into the temperatures will peak into the mid—20s and celsius starting to rise temperatures will peak into the mid—20s and celsius starting to rise

around 26 and 27 degrees in southeast england. and east anglia. the high pressure becomes quite firmly established across the uk uk as we head through the weekend and temperatures will be rising and the humidity levels too, whether pushing into the north the west. into the north and the west.

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