rescue teams are racing against time to find a deep diving tourist submersible that went missing in the titanic. us coast guard says that the vessel now has less than a0 hours of breathable air on board. �* . , . hours of breathable air on board. �* . ., ~ board. are crews are working around the — board. are crews are working around the clock— board. are crews are working around the clock to _ board. are crews are working around the clock to ensure i board. are crews are working l around the clock to ensure that we are doing everything possible to locate the titan, and the five crewmembers. presidentjoe biden sun strikes a deal on federal tax and gun charges. however, critics call it a slap on the rest. and social media influence or amputate his charged in romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal organisation to exploit women.

hello and welcome to the programme. the us coast guard says it estimates that the five people trapped onboard the missing submersible only have a day and a half's supply of oxygen left. ships and aircraft are descending on the remote part of the north atlantic, where the vessel was last seen. three of the people on board are british citizens — including a 19—year—old. contact was lost on sunday as it descended towards the wreck of the titanic — hundreds of miles from shore. the passengers paid $250,000 each to go on the trip. jessica parker reports. these are the last known photos of the titan submersible. they were taken on sunday morning, just before it began its descent. one hour and a5 minutes later, contact was lost. it's a five—man capsule. people crawl in. this was filmed by the bbc last year.

it shows people being bolted in from the outside. the sub then plunges into the ocean's depths. the us coast guard has released a fresh estimate of how much oxygen may now be left on board. first of all, it's an estimate, right? first of all, it's an estimate, right? we know from the data we were using as a starting point, it was 96 hours, and we know that we are approximately a0, a1 hours. is a deep sea rescue effort realistic, and what would that look like? i can't tell you exactly what it would look like, i would tell you that we are out there, we are searching. we wouldn't be doing this, we wouldn't be searching and putting all effort out there. i think that if the sub is located, that is a question that then the experts will look at, what is the best

course of action. those on the vessel are confirmed to be british billionaire, hamish harding, shahzada dawood and his son, suleman, stockton rush, the chief executive of the expedition company 0ceangate and the pilot, paul—henry nargeolet. people are informed that it is very dangerous down there. the sub was towed out to sea from newfoundland before arriving at the wreck site on sunday. it began its diving coordination with the mother ship, the polar prince. below 1000m, the sub will be in darkness. 3800 metres under the north atlantic, the titanic.

the us coast guard has told us that they weren't notified about the missing vessel until around eight hours after that initial loss of contact between the sub and its mother ship. a loss in communication has happened on these expeditions before, but never like this or for so long. mike rees is one of the few people who have made the trip before. he describes reaching the bottom of the ocean. when you touch bottom, you don't really know where you are, and again, the compass immediately stops working and is just spinning around, so we had to flail around blindly at the bottom of the ocean, knowing the titanic was somewhere there, but it is so pitch dark. in the murky reaches of the sea, this is what people pay nearly £200,000 to see. 0ceangate expeditions says it is getting help from government agencies and deep sea companies, and it is praying for the crew's safe return.

jessica parker, bbc news, in boston. i've been speaking with our north america correspondent nomia iqbal, who is in stjohn newfoundland. she told me about the conditions the teams there are facing. the weather conditions are less than ideal. so the premier of newfoundland has told me this is the worst spring since i9a3. visibility is incredibly low. it is really foggy. so as you can imagine, for the search and rescue teams, what is already a near impossible task has even harder. just to give you a sense of the state of it, the titanic message is about a00 miles off the coast of newfoundland here. the wreckage is deep, right down in the bottom of the atlantic ocean. the area that they are searching is 70 miles wide. and so these are really hard

conditions that they are working in. diving experts have said that outer—space is more explored than the depths of the ocean. but they are still trying really hard to try and locate the sub. in the primary i mention there, i spoke to him earlier about what an impact this is having on this community. bear in mind, people here are used to maritime tragedies, given its location, given its relationship to the titanic. but he said to me that this is really unfathomable. what is happened doesn't make it any easier to comprehend, that as a leader, he said to me, he feels helpless but not hopeless. in this province is doing everything it can to work with canada as a whole, the us, and everybody else is working together to try and locate the missing five.—

together to try and locate the missing five. have you gotten any sense _ missing five. have you gotten any sense if— missing five. have you gotten any sense if this _ missing five. have you gotten any sense if this mission - missing five. have you gotten any sense if this mission has l any sense if this mission has the equipment that needs to get so deep down into the ocean? and also, the people on board, the bolt is locked in because it needs to be airtight. do you have any sense of the even have the tools to be able to complete this mission? well, that is the — complete this mission? well, that is the big _ complete this mission? well, that is the big question, - complete this mission? well, that is the big question, isn't| that is the big question, isn't it? all the different teams that are working, not one of them, we understand, has exactly what it needs to try and make the mission successful. they are all working together to try and find the submersible. 0riginally, find the submersible. originally, the hope was, i think, that the dream scenario was that this vessel had somehow found its way back up after hitler dived and when they lost contact, that somehow it had found its way back up to the surface and then it was a case of trying to locate it. still not easy, but a much more preferable scenario. bear in

mind, the passengers inside are bolted in from the outside, so they have to be found. they have to be rescued in order to survive. so that was a hope. we had all this over watercraft looking for the vessel, but now it is an underwater operation, very much so. the us navy is involved. presumably they have the underwater capabilities to try and locate the submersible, but it is seen as a really difficult task as we know, laid out that carl said they and laid out injessica's report, just the depth that we are dealing with, it is the width of the area as well. but they are still going. they are still trying, because they want to keep hope alive. they want to try and find the missing five. but as we have been saying there, time is ticking, given there, time is ticking, given the amount of oxygen that is available for the five of them in the vessel.—

in the vessel. briefly before we to, in the vessel. briefly before we go, how would - in the vessel. briefly before we go, how would you - in the vessel. briefly before . we go, how would you describe the mood of the rescue team thatis the mood of the rescue team that is they are on the ground? how hopeful are they feeling? they are hopeful, because this is a big team effort. and you heard the us coast guard say that they wouldn't be doing all of this if they didn't feel that there was some sense of hope. people take it personally. people want this to be, want us to have a successful result, as do the people here. i mention that for the locals, ocean gate, there is a certain impact that ocean gate has on the community. they have had several expeditions, people come here frequently to do that. so people are still hopeful. given that the mission is still going on it is important to emphasise that it is still seen very much as a search and rescue mission at this stage. the titan submersible is less than 7 metres long — about the size of a transit van

— and that makes it even harder to find. it has sensors all across its hull ? which are supposed to give early warning of any ruptures and leaks. it can descend down to 3,800 metres — where the titanic lies. but — at that depth — even if it's spotted — most rescue vessels wouldn't be able to reach it. our special correspondent lucy manning reports on the people who are trapped inside. british businessman shahzad dawood was on a father and son trip with 19 —year—old suliman. the dawoud family have asked people to pray for their safety. science and technology can also bring about higher productivity. mr dawood, seen here speaking at the un, is also a prominent supporter of the prince's trust. tonight, buckingham palace said the king's thoughts and prayers are with him and the others missing. and his majesty has asked to be kept up to date with

the search efforts. friends say mr dawood had been looking forward to the titanic trip. he had the enthusiastic outlook of a young child, really. he was so excited about this opportunity. and he mentioned it, with, you know, the biggest smile possible on his face in telling me about it. so we were all very excited for him and happy for him that he was able to have this extraordinary opportunity. hamish harding is a well—known explorer and adventurer. his last pictures show the start of this titanic trip. those who know him say he will be using his experience to stay calm in these extreme circumstances. he's a very charming guy, veryj adventurous, very professional about the way he goes about things. - but he does these i extreme adventures. and this was the latest one. paul henry naugle, a former french navy diver, is another of the passengers on the submersible. he's very well known |

in titanic community. he has probably... there may be only one or two people that have more dives onto the wreck- than he does. and so he understands what it looks _ like on the sea bed and provides- that service - as an expert guide. so it must be very stressful for you to know a couple of the people on board. yeah, it brings iti home personally. that's the difference. this also happens to be my field, i search and recovery. but when it's involved in with people that. you know personally, - you know, it's the bigger.. the impact is bigger. it's been confirmed that stockton rush, the ceo of the firm behind the titanic mission, is also on board. families and friends from britain, pakistan, the us and france, knowing that the next few hours are crucial for those lost at sea. lucy manning, bbc news. earlier i spoke to fred hagen who has travelled

to the wreck of the titanic with 0ceangate twice. he gave me his thoughts on the situation. all of the participants were made well aware that this was an experimental submersible and they were well aware of the risk of death or injury. there was training provided. and i can tell you one of the complaints i have about the portrayals in the media is they continually refer to it as a tourist sub, and taurus on it, like it's a bunch of kids in a paddle boat. that's not what they're says. these are wealthy people that are helping to fund scientific research on the titanic and deep—sea exploration. stockton brush, he did the training. we went to numerous briefings. we had webinars. he wasn't like a couege webinars. he wasn't like a college course, but we were made intimately familiar with the submersible. stockman rush is a visionary who was trying to democratize the abyss. he

was trying to take humanity where it had never gone before. and it's an area of the world thatis and it's an area of the world that is largely unexplored, and it is critical to the future of this planet and our efforts to combat climate change because lithium, all of these other elements, they are so important to our future. there at the bottom of the ocean and we have to sort out how to access them without degrading the bottom of the ocean. that is the vision. that's what stockman was pursuing and he was using destinations like the titanic to captivate interest, to get people fascinated by going into the abyss. and that is what is going on here. it is not a tourist, it's not as simple as saying it is a tourist sub. i deeply resent that. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. local residents outside barking town hall wanting to meet with their council to discuss ways to save

their community centre. known as the warehouse, it provides facilities and resources that would rival most community centres in the capital, if not the country. there is a makerspace, is a free space where people come together. the charity who run it, participatory city, say they've run out of funding. the council who had provided the premises now wants commercial returns from the property. we have to do what's best for as many people as possible. so whilst we're not able to keep this one facility open, we know that everything else will be there for our residents. now, residents are looking to raise more money to save the centre and are even offering to run it themselves. they're calling on the council to help them achieve this. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.

you're live with bbc news. us presidentjoe biden's son, hunter biden, has agreed to a deal with prosecutors that will see him plead guilty to three charges — one for gun possession, and two for failing to pay tax. the terms of the agreement are likely to keep him out ofjail. however, republicans have dismissed it as a "slap on the wrist". 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from washington. the president's troubled son has long been the focus of controversy. joe biden deliberately embraces him, while his republican opponents target hunter, hoping to harm the elder biden with corruption allegations against the younger. father and son travel together a lot. it's in their home state of delaware that hunter has agreed a plea deal which will see him admit guilt for minor tax crimes and admit he lied on a gun license application when he said he was not a drug user. his supporters describe a recovering addict who's taking responsibility for his mistakes. at a san francisco conference, president biden was asked if he had spoken to hunter today.

i'm very proud of my son. republicans say there's a double standard, comparing hunter biden to donald trump. if you were the president's leading political opponent, the doj tries to literally put you injailand give you prison time. if you are the president's son, you get a sweetheart deal. hunter biden has been under intense scrutiny since the contents of his notorious laptop were made public after he abandoned it in a computer repair shop. a republican—led congressional committee is investigating accusations of bribery and corruption. and the bidens themselves suppressed the story of hunter biden's laptop... why did a chinese energy company pay him almost $5 million? and was he paid a multimillion dollar bribe by a ukrainian energy firm? mr biden was asked about his business dealings by the bbc in 2021. my dad did nothing wrong, and i did nothing illegal or wrong. but you're right, i created a perception that was wielded against us in an incredibly wild and conspiratorial way.

this plea deal marks the end of hunter biden's legal case, but republicans will not let it stop there. their claim that there is an unfair two—tiered justice system in america, one that's persecuting donald trump while ignoring hunter biden's crimes — that's one they will pursue all the way to the next presidential election. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. the police in honduras say more than a0 people have been killed at a women's prison during a clash between rival gangs. reports say one the gangs locked rival gang members in a cell and set fire to it. it's thought twenty— five of the inmates burnt to death. others were shot. for more on that, we arejoined now by bbc monitoring's blaire toedte. blair, thank you very much for joining us on the programme. how frequent are incidents like that in the honduras presentism? that in the honduras resentism? ., ., , presentism? unfortunately, these are — presentism? unfortunately, these are fairly _

presentism? unfortunately, these are fairly common. i presentism? unfortunately, | these are fairly common. we have seen in the last few months several brawls. it is worth saying that not all of these results in a1 deaths, including 25 burned, i6 these results in a1 deaths, including 25 burned, 16 shot dead. this one was quite violent, quite dangerous. we see a lot of these brawls between rival gangs such as the ms 13, the 18th st gang, and weise have seen one in 2019 that resulted in people that as well. unfortunately these are, not only in women's prisons, here in honduras, but also in prisons across the country. what can you tell us about the gang situation? 0bviously, what can you tell us about the gang situation? obviously, as you described it is horrendous. and this is a area where a lot of drug struggling takes place. the president and power has pledged to do something like this, but are you seeing reforms in the country? one thing the a reforms in the country? one thin the ., ., reforms in the country? one thin the . ., ., reforms in the country? one thing the— thing the a lot of the presidents _ thing the a lot of the presidents have - thing the a lot of the l presidents have taken thing the a lot of the - presidents have taken to confront the gangs, and that is

why they are used in el salvador as well. unfortunately, it is too soon to really tell of these are successful because of the homicide levels very high, the leader has said she will pursue drastic measures to ensure that nothing like us will ever happen again but unfortunately we still don't know if these are successful, and honduras as problems with the gangs have been going on for years. president hernandez is actually in the us right now on drug trafficking charges, so again, ongoing issue. she has promised to really crackdown against the gangs but we haven't seen results yet.— gangs but we haven't seen results yet. thank you very much for — results yet. thank you very much forjoining _ results yet. thank you very much forjoining us - results yet. thank you very much forjoining us on - results yet. thank you very much forjoining us on the | much forjoining us on the programme. the social media influencer andrew tate, and three other defendants — including his brother tristan — have been charged in romania with human trafficking and forming a criminal organisation to exploit women.

one of the defendants has also been charged with rape. both have previously denied the allegations. they have been under house arrest in romania for months during a police investigation. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from bucharest. the man accused of targeting women across several countries. now the target of romanian prosecutors himself. andrew tate, his brother tristan, and two female associates formally charged with crimes, including human trafficking. the indictment filed at the bucharest court this morning, the result of six months of investigation by romania's organised crime unit. prosecutors say all four defendants formed an organised group to commit human trafficking, notjust within romania, but in the us and the uk. the charges involve seven alleged victims, who the indictment says were forced to produce pornographic material after being recruited by the tate brothers with false

promises of love and marriage. the charges also include rape, illegally accessing a computer system, and violence against one alleged victim. it would be an overstatement to say we're happy, but we do welcome it, because this means we have the opportunity to submit evidence, we have the opportunity to build a defence. we're looking forward to clearing the brothers' names as soon as possible. the arrest of andrew tate and his brother here in december shone a spotlight on his online influence around the world. teachers, police and rights organisations in the uk have all warned about the impact of his views on women and their relationship to men. earlier this month, we interviewed andrew tate as prosecutors were wrapping up their investigation here, and asked him about similar claims of exploitation being made against him by women in the uk, including one woman who spoke anonymously to the bbc under the name sophie. if any female on the planet has a problem with me, i strongly recommend her to go to the police and try and

pursue me for criminal charges. i'm actually such a nice person that i've never had anyone come... the bbc has spoken to somebody since your arrest who says exactly those things, that with you, it's all manipulation, there's an ulterior motive... is this sophie? is this "sophie"? this sophie, which the bbc has invented, which there is no face of, nobody knows who she is... the bbc did not invent her. of course not. and she... cos you never invent anything. and she has not filed criminal charges against me. what are we talking about here? what is she saying? we're talking about emotional manipulation into the sex industry for your financial gain. absolute garbage. last week andrew tate was served with notice of a separate civil action by four uk women, alleging rape, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour ———claims he denies. tomorrow, he and his brother will enter bucharest�*s main court for the first time. to begin the technical hearings around their case. the two conflicting narratives around andrew tate, masculine icon or dangerous misogynist, are facing their test in court.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... the chinese premier, li qiang, has been continuing his visit to european union countries, as beijing seeks to maintain economic ties with the bloc. after meeting the german chancellor, 0laf scholz, mr li said germany and china should work together to invigorate the global economy. mr scholz, however, said berlin is continuing to seek to diversify its trading partners. french police have raided the headquarters of the committee organising next year's paris 0lympics. the national financial prosecutor's office said the raid is related to a preliminary investigation launched in 2017 into contracts made by the summer games' organising committee. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has arrived in the us on a three—day official visit, described as a turning point in bilateral relations.

he and president biden are expected to discuss defence cooperation and sharing of high technology. mr modi is also addressing a joint session of congress on thursday. here's some good news for those of us who like to nap. regular napping during the day could help to preserve brain health. researchers at university college in london found that nappers' brains were 15 cubic centimetres larger than those who don't indulge in a daytime snooze, which is equivalent to delaying ageing by three to six years. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. you can always follow the latest news at our website. hello. june has certainly been a warm month for many of us

and at times it has felt like the middle of summer. talking of which, the 21st ofjune marks the first day of astronomical summer or the summer solstice, and it will be the longest day of the year. but let's get to the forecast, then. this is the satellite picture from the last day or so, and that's the weather front that brought the rain to many parts of the country in the last 2a hours. it will be moving away northwards. but in its wake, we'll see an area of high pressure developing towards the south and west, but we will also be brushed by weather systems over the next few days in north western areas of the uk. but the high pressure to the south is also going to open up the doors to much warmer weather streaming our way from spain, portugal and france. so, it does look as though it's going to get hot towards the weekend. that's still to come. let's have a look at the forecast for wednesday then, and starting on a clear note for many of us. and temperatures will be on the mild side first thing, between around 13

and 16 degrees celsius. so, a dry morning for most, but certainly not for everybody, right from the word go. a few showers possible across northern ireland and scotland, and showers will also develop across wales and other parts of england, but not too many of them further south. most of the showers will be further north and this is where the heaviest of the ones will be, possibly one or two thunderstorms across eastern scotland, maybe one or two in the borders as well. later in the afternoon, the weather's actually going to improve in northern ireland. the sun should come out for everybody, and across england and wales, just a scattering of showers here and there, and it'll be warmest in eastern parts of england with temperatures up to about 25 degrees celsius. that takes us into thursday. and thursday is also going to be another warm day with temperatures widely into the low or the mid 20s. and again, one or two scattered showers are possible on thursday, and it's going to be every bit as warm i think on friday too, with generally fine weather, at least across the bulk of the uk. however, in the north west of the country, as we head towards the weekend, we are going to be brushed by weather systems. so, there's always a chance of some rain across parts

of scotland and northern ireland. but further east and south, the weather will be drier and brighter. so here's the outlook into the weekend, and you can see these climbing temperatures to nearly 30 degrees celsius in the south by the time we get to sunday, mid 20s, for example, in cardiff. bye bye.