sounds are heard in america. banging sounds are heard in the search for the submersible sent to view the titanic. five people are on board but oxygen is running out. and how to rebuild ukraine after the conflict with russia will stop a special conference is getting under way. hello, you're watching bbc news. let's show you some live pictures from london now. rishi sunak will be joined by political and business leaders from across the world to discuss ways of rebuilding ukraine during and after its war with russia. you can see the conference venue, being held for two days at a hotel in london, bringing together people from the political and business sectors, too. we hope to hear from business sectors, too. we hope to hearfrom president business sectors, too. we hope to hear from president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine and also the

president of the european commission ursula von der leyen as and when they take the stage and we will bring those pictures and comments. i'm joined by... apologies, i'mjoined by... apologies, we i'm joined by... apologies, we have just lost him. ukraine's former economy minister and apologies for the slight mishap without autocue. thank you forjoining us. we are expecting to hear an awful lot of commentary for the next couple of days. talk us through what is on the agenda here in london. the defence effort and the _ agenda here in london. the defence effort and the recovery _ agenda here in london. the defence effort and the recovery because - agenda here in london. the defencej effort and the recovery because they are complimentary. the conference focuses on what needs to be done right now for the economy of ukraine and post—war. the government of ukraine is going to present its vision about the key sectors, the key needs, the key opportunities, there will be a lot of discussion about specific reforms, governance,

anti—corruption drive and the international community will talk about coordination and commitments and pledges they make. thank about coordination and commitments and pledges they make.— about coordination and commitments and pledges they make. thank you so much. we and pledges they make. thank you so much- we will— and pledges they make. thank you so much. we will cover _ and pledges they make. thank you so much. we will cover the _ and pledges they make. thank you so much. we will cover the conference . much. we will cover the conference closely on bbc news. the us coastguard has confirmed that a canadian aircraft detected underwater noises during the search for the submersible, missing in the north atlantic with five people on board. earlier american and canadian officials said the effort to find the sub near the titanic wreck is intensifying, as the five people on board are believed to have just over a day's supply of oxygen left. heavy equipment and private companies capable of launching deep sea rescue operations are being deployed. the passengers who'd paid $250,000 each to go on the trip left canada's newfoundland last friday on a ship which was carrying the sub. they travelled more than 400 miles to the site of the titanic wreckage and began their dive down on sunday morning at around 8am local time. it was supposed to last no more than eight hours —

seated in very cramped conditions. but the sub lost contact with their ship after an hour and 45 minutes and nothing has been heard from them since. the alarm was only raised with the coastguard at 5.45 on sunday evening. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from newfoundland. these are the last known pictures of the titan submersible. it began its long descent to the bottom of the atlantic ocean on sunday before vanishing without a trace. last year, the bbc filmed the vessel. it is made for five people and can't be opened within, so if anything goes wrong, it has to be found. and with just more than a day and a half left of oxygen inside the vessel, the rescue mission�*s urgency can't be overstated. it is a unique operation, it's a challenging operation, but right now we are focused on putting everything we can at it and searching as hard as we can

and getting people out and getting assets out there as quickly as we can. there are three british people trapped inside. the billionaire explorer hamish harding, businessman shahzada dawood and his 19—year—old son suleman. he had the enthusiastic outlook of a young child, really. he was so excited about this opportunity and he mentioned it with 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. also inside is french explorer paul—henri nargeolet and stockton rush, the man who runs the company 0ceangate, which is in charge of this expedition to see the titanic remains. this is an experimental sub. people are informed it is very dangerous down there. last year, he showed cbs how the vessel was operated — via a games console. the search and rescue teams are working in incredibly challenging conditions.

this is the worst spring in decades and it's made visibility really low. they are scouring an area in the atlantic ocean that is 70 miles wide and so deep that it's said to be less explored than outer space. the ship carrying the sub left stjohn's on friday and travelled to the wreckage site, arriving on sunday for a dive that was meant to last eight hours. but an hour and 45 minutes later, all contact was lost. this is the third expedition by 0ceangate. passengers pay nearly £200,000 to arrive at the province and see the titanic�*s remains which are more than a century old. from a leader's perspective, it certainly feels helpless right now, but we are not hopeless, we do hope that this rescue mission is fruitful. questions are being asked about the potential safety problems of the submersible. court documents from 2018 reveal a former worker of 0ceangate raised concerns.

in the meantime, teams are working out the logistics of what could now become the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. but first, they need to find the vessel. nomia iqbal, bbc news, newfoundland, canada. 0ur news correspondent carl nasman has the latest. search efforts are continuing throughout the night to try to locate that missing vessel and the five people believed to be on board. just tonight, we are getting some news that there may be glimmers of hope and potential signs of life a board that vessel. this coming from a tweet recently sent out by the official account of the us coast guard. here is what that tweet says. it reads that: "canadian aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area. as a result, rovs, or remote... we are going to step away from that

where rishi sunak is speaking in london. a top five exporter of iron or and a steal, a leader in energy, pushing forward renewables, hydrogen and electric vehicles, and a start—up nation which helped spark names like paypal, whatsapp and revolut with a thriving tech sector that had a thriving tech sector that had a thriving year in 2022. the truth is that opportunity is still there today. in fact, the war has proved how much ukraine has to offer. when i visited kyiv last november i saw this for myself. i saw ukraine's incredible spirit. a spirit, yes, of strength and defiance. but also of ingenuity and innovation. in a converted office block i met tech experts, civilian and military, who were working together to find new ways to bolster the country's defences. they were networking

mobile phones so that people across ukraine could download an app which would allow their phone to pick up the sound of the shower head drones and feedback the location so that ukrainian defence could track them and shoot them down. during the winter russia try to destroy ukraine's energy grid. by february over 40% of power generation was down. —— shahed. but now because of that incredible ingenuity and defiance, ukraine has got the grid back online and they are even able to start exporting electricity back to start exporting electricity back to europe. as we have seen in bakhmut and mariupol, what russia cannot take it will seek to destroy. they want to do the same to ukraine's economy. the scale of the challenge is real. the war brought a 29% fall in ukraine's gdp last year.

butjust look 29% fall in ukraine's gdp last year. but just look at the streets of kyiv. despite the threat of attack people are getting on with their lives and getting on with business. president zelensky�*s government is determined to drive reforms to become more open, more transparent and ready for investment. this is a vibrant, dynamic, creative, european country that refuses to be subdued. so together with our allies will maintain our support for ukraine's defence and for the counteroffensive. we will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes for them to continue and to win this war. we will also stand with them as they win the peace and harness all of that ingenuity and defiance to build the future that they deserve. the question for us today is what can we do to support this. to fast—track recovery and help ukraine unleash its potential. it's clear

russia must pay for the destruction that they have inflicted. so we are working with allies to explore lawful routes to use russian assets, and on monday we publish new legislation to allow us to keep sanctions in place until russia pays up. but beyond that we must bring to bear a partnership of governance, international financial institutions and business leaders. all of us here today to make this happen. the british government will continue to play its full part and i'm proud that today we are announcing a multi—year commitment to supporting ukraine's economy. we will provide loan guarantees were $3 billion and also launching a new uk — ukraine take bridge to foster investment and talent along with support for green energy and more, all part of a vast collective effort from allies and partners around the world, including

significant new support from the eu which is also being announced this week. financial institutions are playing their part, the imf is putting $15 billion into ukraine over the next four years, as part of a $115 billion commitment by the g7 and its partners. and institutions like the ebrd are providing seed capital to support private sector led growth. because above all we must build a platform for business. 0nly they can truly crowd in the innovation and investment that ukraine needs. and that's why we are launching ukraine business compact for the private sector to pledge their support for ukraine's recovery and reconstruction. and i am delighted to announce today that over 400 businesses from 38 countries with a combined market cap of $4.9 trillion have now signed up. the city of london has a huge amount

to offer in their deep and liquid capital markets and world—class finance expertise. so there is no better place to announce today the new london conference framework for war risk insurance. this is a huge step forward towards helping insurers to underwrite investments into ukraine, removing one of the biggest barriers and giving investors the confidence they need to act. with this and everything we do here we are sending a message that our support on the battlefield and beyond cannot be outlasted and that ukraine's incredible spirit will prevail. in a moment i will hand over to my friend president zelensky. but first ijust like to share something i heard recently. it's about a ukrainian soldier fighting to defend back moot. he was stationed in an empty house not far from the front line, surrounded by

the destruction of war. when he could snatch a moment of free time he used it to plant seeds. he was trying to create a plot of vegetables, hoping that by the time the homeowners returned they would have begun to grow. what a profound expression of hope. and you know, from the house to this whole we are doing the same thing. we are planting the seeds of ukraine's future. today we can water them and in time of the ukrainian people will harvest them. and now it is my great pleasure to introduce president zelensky. volodymyr, you have the floor. applause thank you so much. thank you. mr

prime _ thank you so much. thank you. mr prime minister, rishi, thank you for your fine _ prime minister, rishi, thank you for your fine words about ukraine, about our soldiers — your fine words about ukraine, about our soldiers and thanks for your leadership— our soldiers and thanks for your leadership and support the uk provides— leadership and support the uk provides to ukraine. thank you that we are _ provides to ukraine. thank you that we are really united in defending freedom — we are really united in defending freedom. dear leaders of politics, business — freedom. dear leaders of politics, business and public opinion, dear presidents, defending freedom, dear ieaders— presidents, defending freedom, dear leaders of— presidents, defending freedom, dear leaders of politics, business and public— leaders of politics, business and public opinion, dear presidents, prime _ public opinion, dear presidents, prime ministers, ministers, secretaries, and heads of international organisations, and of course, _ international organisations, and of course, dearjournalists, when we are talking — course, dearjournalists, when we are talking about recovery we are talking _ are talking about recovery we are talking about millions ofjobs, miiiions— talking about millions ofjobs, millions in corporate profits and trillions — millions in corporate profits and trillions irr— millions in corporate profits and trillions in gdp, not only for ukraine _ trillions in gdp, not only for ukraine but for all our countries. mine _ ukraine but for all our countries. mine and — ukraine but for all our countries. mine and yours. countries that want

and wiii— mine and yours. countries that want and will live — mine and yours. countries that want and will live freely despite any predatory and vicious acts poisoned by war _ predatory and vicious acts poisoned by war. growth is always based on balance, _ by war. growth is always based on balance, just as strong investments are preceded by trust so the growth we are _ are preceded by trust so the growth we are preparing must be preceded by confidence, _ we are preparing must be preceded by confidence, that what has been rebuilt — confidence, that what has been rebuilt will not fall. and it's not about _ rebuilt will not fall. and it's not about bricks but about life in generai _ about bricks but about life in general. the world is abundant with ruins _ general. the world is abundant with ruins reminding us of the walls of the past — ruins reminding us of the walls of the past. and politics in different regions, — the past. and politics in different regions, unfortunately, is bounded by sick— regions, unfortunately, is bounded by sick ideas of hatred and resentment which pointed to possible wars in _ resentment which pointed to possible wars in the _ resentment which pointed to possible

wars in the future. and although no one has— wars in the future. and although no one has the — wars in the future. and although no one has the power to cleanse the depths— one has the power to cleanse the depths of— one has the power to cleanse the depths of human nature from the evil that sometimes arises to the surface and destroys and kills. but you and l, and destroys and kills. but you and i. and _ and destroys and kills. but you and i. and right— and destroys and kills. but you and i, and right now we are able to protect— i, and right now we are able to protect life and overcome the ruins after the _ protect life and overcome the ruins after the russian aggression is such after the russian aggression is such a way— after the russian aggression is such a way as— after the russian aggression is such a way as to — after the russian aggression is such a way as to block the path for evil, meaning _ a way as to block the path for evil, meaning for— a way as to block the path for evil, meaning for any new aggressions. the eyes of— meaning for any new aggressions. the eyes of the _ meaning for any new aggressions. the eyes of the world are looking at us and whether we will defeat russian aggression exactly as freedom deserves to win, that is without compromising our values. also the world _ compromising our values. also the world is— compromising our values. also the world is watching to see if we will restore _ world is watching to see if we will restore normal life in such a way that an _ restore normal life in such a way that an ideological defeat. we will

protect— that an ideological defeat. we will protect ukraine and verse we protect freedom _ protect ukraine and verse we protect freedom. and then we build ukraine and we _ freedom. and then we build ukraine and we will— freedom. and then we build ukraine and we will build freedom in the country. — and we will build freedom in the country, region, continent, world. it is country, region, continent, world. it is a _ country, region, continent, world. it is a global— country, region, continent, world. it is a global task and i want to thank— it is a global task and i want to thank you _ it is a global task and i want to thank you. and i think germany, france, — thank you. and i think germany, france, italy, switzerland, every country— france, italy, switzerland, every country where we have agreed. at this conference we must move from region— this conference we must move from region to _ this conference we must move from region to agreements and agreements to real— region to agreements and agreements to real projects. there is a delegation in london that will present— delegation in london that will present can create things that we propose — present can create things that we propose to do together. in my turn i will outline — propose to do together. in my turn i will outline five directions in which — will outline five directions in which we _ will outline five directions in which we have begun to create foundations for peace. the first is

the potential of unity. the second is the _ the potential of unity. the second is the potential of stability. security _ is the potential of stability. security potential. and fifth, extremely important, is the potential of democracy. so, the first point— potential of democracy. so, the first point we are strengthening unity~ _ first point we are strengthening unity. ukraine has already succeeded in making _ unity. ukraine has already succeeded in making the eu as united as it has never— in making the eu as united as it has never been — in making the eu as united as it has never been before. this is truly unity— never been before. this is truly unity which _ never been before. this is truly unity which is reflected in economic sanctions _ unity which is reflected in economic sanctions and humanitarian decisions. the power of solidarity for which — decisions. the power of solidarity for which the eu was considered and ukraine _ for which the eu was considered and ukraine is— for which the eu was considered and ukraine is also activating the moral force _ ukraine is also activating the moral force of— ukraine is also activating the moral force of nato. this is important for all of— force of nato. this is important for all of us _ force of nato. this is important for all of us. what is the world see now? _ all of us. what is the world see now? does— all of us. what is the world see now? does it recognise nato's moral ieadership— now? does it recognise nato's moral leadership in protecting peace? this

is only— leadership in protecting peace? this is only possible with ukraine in the alliance _ is only possible with ukraine in the alliance just as ukraine already belonged to the value space of the eu, already belonged to the nato security— eu, already belonged to the nato security space. in fact, just as ukraine — security space. in fact, just as ukraine is— security space. in fact, just as ukraine is already part of the eu's common— ukraine is already part of the eu's common market and on it's way to full membership, we are already defending the common space of freedom — defending the common space of freedom and are only waiting for the leaders _ freedom and are only waiting for the leaders to— freedom and are only waiting for the leaders to recognise this really reality. — leaders to recognise this really reality, politically. thanks to the same _ reality, politically. thanks to the same balance we are developing strong _ same balance we are developing strong bilateral alliances with such leaders _ strong bilateral alliances with such ieaders of— strong bilateral alliances with such leaders of the democratic world and the united — leaders of the democratic world and the united kingdom, the usa, canada, japan, _ the united kingdom, the usa, canada, japan, australia, all of the eu members, and this gives us new power

in defence. _ members, and this gives us new power in defence, economy, and prospects for democracy. we build our aiiiances _ for democracy. we build our alliances and thus we are safeguarding the level of freedom to which _ safeguarding the level of freedom to which our— safeguarding the level of freedom to which our people are used to. second. — which our people are used to. second, we are strengthening stability. _ second, we are strengthening stability, at least 600 million consumers around the world, directly depend _ consumers around the world, directly depend on _ consumers around the world, directly depend on our agricultural production. this is a huge potential for food _ production. this is a huge potential for food security at the time of this war— for food security at the time of this war when russia blocked our ports— this war when russia blocked our ports as — this war when russia blocked our ports as destroyed freedom of navigation in the black sea. the world _ navigation in the black sea. the world saw — navigation in the black sea. the world saw what ukraine and grain is. without— world saw what ukraine and grain is. without it _ world saw what ukraine and grain is. without it there is the threat of social— without it there is the threat of social collapse in different countries. we have now partially restored —

countries. we have now partially restored the movement of our agricultural product by sea through two expert initiatives, and this is stability— two expert initiatives, and this is stability for a huge, social and economic— stability for a huge, social and economic stage from morocco to somalia. — economic stage from morocco to somalia, from china to lebanon, from turkey— somalia, from china to lebanon, from turkey to _ somalia, from china to lebanon, from turkey to india, from spain to pakistan _ turkey to india, from spain to pakistan. different aspects, different influences, but always a contribution to stability. another similar— contribution to stability. another similar area contribution to stability. another similararea in the contribution to stability. another similar area in the energy sector, and i_ similar area in the energy sector, and i believe that there is no alternative to the green transformation of the economy and russian _ transformation of the economy and russian aggression has proven that treat green transformation is one of the keys— treat green transformation is one of the keys for— treat green transformation is one of the keys for security. each strike on our _ the keys for security. each strike on our energy facilities at each manifestation of russian blackmail with the _ manifestation of russian blackmail with the energy crisis in the area of fossil—

with the energy crisis in the area of fossil fuel dominance when entire regions _ of fossil fuel dominance when entire regions could depend on a single supply— regions could depend on a single supply such as russia. it is green energy— supply such as russia. it is green energy that will guarantee real energy— energy that will guarantee real energy stability. ukraine can be and will be _ energy stability. ukraine can be and will be one — energy stability. ukraine can be and will be one of the key supplies of clean _ will be one of the key supplies of clean electricity and green hydrogen to europe _ clean electricity and green hydrogen to europe. the potential of this industry— to europe. the potential of this industry alone is about $400 billion — industry alone is about $400 billion. we build agricultural and energy— billion. we build agricultural and energy facilities in ukraine and thus— energy facilities in ukraine and thus we — energy facilities in ukraine and thus we are protecting the world from _ thus we are protecting the world from chaos. next point, we strengthen the growth. there is currently— strengthen the growth. there is currently no place in the world where — currently no place in the world where there is a need to construct and rebuild — where there is a need to construct and rebuild as many objects as in ukraine — and rebuild as many objects as in ukraine. every day of russian aggression brings new ruins. thousands, thousands and thousands of destroyed houses. devastation in

the streets, burned lives. recently russia _ the streets, burned lives. recently russia committed also the largest crime _ russia committed also the largest crime of— russia committed also the largest crime of ego side by blowing up a dam. _ crime of ego side by blowing up a dam. and — crime of ego side by blowing up a dam, and other structures of the kakhovka — dam, and other structures of the kakhovka dam hydroelectric plant. what _ kakhovka dam hydroelectric plant. what does all this mean? in ukraine there _ what does all this mean? in ukraine there is— what does all this mean? in ukraine there is a _ what does all this mean? in ukraine there is a source of economic and industrial— there is a source of economic and industrial growth. and by the way, it is not— industrial growth. and by the way, it is not only reconstruction. for e>

significant — metallic tree. in addition, we have significant resource of critical resources _ significant resource of critical resources for the modern economy such as _ resources for the modern economy such as lithium. so by building with ukraine _ such as lithium. so by building with ukraine and — such as lithium. so by building with ukraine and in ukraine, our country and our— ukraine and in ukraine, our country and our country's companies can be protected _ and our country's companies can be protected from recessions. fourth point, _ protected from recessions. fourth point, re—strengthening security. of course _ point, re—strengthening security. of course this— point, re—strengthening security. of course, this award demonstrates what effective _ course, this award demonstrates what effective defence against aggression in the _ effective defence against aggression in the modern world means. what weapons — in the modern world means. what weapons are needed and to what e>

conventional artillery, a shield that covers an entire country, or even _ that covers an entire country, or even a _ that covers an entire country, or even a region to shelters in every schoois. — even a region to shelters in every schools, and infrastructure that can be built— schools, and infrastructure that can be built that cannot be destroyed by the iranians shaheds, to cyberspace that remains resilient even in the face of— that remains resilient even in the face of constant cyberattacks. we are doing — face of constant cyberattacks. we are doing all this in ukraine and we need _ are doing all this in ukraine and we need the _ are doing all this in ukraine and we need the experience of our partners in ail— need the experience of our partners in all this _ need the experience of our partners in all this. we build security together— in all this. we build security together and thus we convince the world _ together and thus we convince the world that — together and thus we convince the world that democracies can be defended. ,, , world that democracies can be defended-— world that democracies can be defended. ,, , ., ., , defended. studio: you are listening to president — defended. studio: you are listening to president volodymyr _ defended. studio: you are listening to president volodymyr zelensky - to president volodymyr zelensky addressing a conference in london. 0n addressing a conference in london. on bbc addressing a conference in london. 0n bbc news this is where we say goodbye to our viewers on pbs in america. . .,

goodbye to our viewers on pbs in america. .. , ., goodbye to our viewers on pbs in america. , ., ,, ., america. there can be no russian lan america. there can be no russian ian and america. there can be no russian plan and it's _ america. there can be no russian plan and it's also _ america. there can be no russian plan and it's also equally - america. there can be no russian plan and it's also equally obviousl plan and it's also equally obvious that russian forces are very afraid of our— that russian forces are very afraid of our democracies. why? because democracy— of our democracies. why? because democracy paves the way for the rule of law, _ democracy paves the way for the rule of law, getting rid of corruption and to— of law, getting rid of corruption and to the _ of law, getting rid of corruption and to the key principle of our countries _ and to the key principle of our countries. every person matters. it's countries. every person matters. it's very— countries. every person matters. it's very important. and of course, democracy— it's very important. and of course, democracy is — it's very important. and of course, democracy is in the nature of ukrainians and we will strengthen, no matter— ukrainians and we will strengthen, no matter what they think or do in russia _ no matter what they think or do in russia but — no matter what they think or do in russia. but we all have to realise that the _ russia. but we all have to realise that the more democracy we have the greater— that the more democracy we have the greater it _ that the more democracy we have the greater it is _ that the more democracy we have the greater it is in our region. the more — greater it is in our region. the more ruie _ greater it is in our region. the more rule of law we have the more the law— more rule of law we have the more the law will— more rule of law we have the more the law will work here on the eastern — the law will work here on the eastern flank of europe. and the more _ eastern flank of europe. and the more transparent ukraine is, the

order— more transparent ukraine is, the order any— more transparent ukraine is, the order any corruption model will look in russia _ order any corruption model will look in russia. russia's full—scale aggression has not stopped our internal— aggression has not stopped our internal reforms. ukraine will be associated — internal reforms. ukraine will be associated with a fair court, just associated with a fair court, just as it _ associated with a fair court, just as it is _ associated with a fair court, just as it is now— associated with a fair court, just as it is now associated with courage _ as it is now associated with courage. step—by—step we will get there _ courage. step—by—step we will get there thanks to digital transformation. we will show the world _ transformation. we will show the world how — transformation. we will show the world how this state can function effectively without any contact between an official and a citizen or a company~ — between an official and a citizen or a company. all public services can and will— a company. all public services can and will be — a company. all public services can and will be transferred online from business _ and will be transferred online from business registration social system or any— business registration social system or any other public service. and we are already— or any other public service. and we are already exporting our digitalisation to other regions, other— digitalisation to other regions, other countries. we have started such— other countries. we have started such preparation with estonia and we

will continue with colombia and zambia — will continue with colombia and zambia. and i'm sure that this is 'ust zambia. and i'm sure that this is just the — zambia. and i'm sure that this is just the beginning. please be sure to ask— just the beginning. please be sure to ask our— just the beginning. please be sure to ask ourteam, just the beginning. please be sure to ask our team, our government officials _ to ask our team, our government officials for — to ask our team, our government officials for more details about this _ officials for more details about this this— officials for more details about this. this is truly an example of social— this. this is truly an example of social progress through technology. even before february 24th, we started — even before february 24th, we started dismantling the old oligarch model— started dismantling the old oligarch model of— started dismantling the old oligarch model of economic relations from the post-soviet _ model of economic relations from the post—soviet period. and this is not 'ust post—soviet period. and this is not just something about the personalities of the oligarchs. it is about— personalities of the oligarchs. it is about changing that approach to economic— is about changing that approach to economic relations. financial transparency and banking system resilience, and competition

stimulation, guaranteeing equal and le-al stimulation, guaranteeing equal and legal conditions for every economic entity— legal conditions for every economic entity are _ legal conditions for every economic entity are all areas in which we made — entity are all areas in which we made progress before february 24, and of— made progress before february 24, and of course which are important, very important now. we built institutions and continue reforms in ukraine _ institutions and continue reforms in ukraine and — institutions and continue reforms in ukraine and thus we are defending democracy— ukraine and thus we are defending democracy and preserving it as a hope _ democracy and preserving it as a hope for— democracy and preserving it as a hope for all, at least in our region. _ hope for all, at least in our region, that democracy will prevail. deer. _ region, that democracy will prevail. deer, ladies and gentlemen, by building — deer, ladies and gentlemen, by building ukraine we are building much _ building ukraine we are building much more than one country. we are building _ much more than one country. we are building the — much more than one country. we are building the world as it will be during — building the world as it will be during the lifetime of our generation and after us. will it be peaceful? — generation and after us. will it be peaceful? will it be stable? will it be democratic? it depends on each and every— be democratic? it depends on each and every one of us.— be democratic? it depends on each and every one of us. studio: you're watchin: and every one of us. studio: you're watching bbc— and every one of us. studio: you're

watching bbc news, _ and every one of us. studio: you're watching bbc news, welcome - and every one of us. studio: you're watching bbc news, welcome to - watching bbc news, welcome to viewers around the world, you are listening to president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine addressing a conference in london. thank you for your attention. thank you for— thank you for your attention. thank you for your— thank you for your attention. thank you for your support. thank you, uk. applause _ applause that was the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky addressing a two day conference in london looking at how ukraine can be rebuilt during and after the war in ukraine. we previously heard from rishi sunak, the british prime minister before that. you're watching bbc news. i am joined by ukraine's former economy minister and from the ukrainian school of economics. i'm interested in your reaction to what we just heard from volodymyr zelensky? this

is ve heard from volodymyr zelensky? try 3 is very specific, more specific than what we saw one year ago in the ukraine recovery conference, which was met with disappointment. both sides, the prime minister and president, they both spoke concrete pragmatic things and the president was indicating that major industries that ukraine is interested in and will be promoted from food security, tech, and green energy. this time ukraine comes across as a government with a very specific vision and i like very much that president zelensky speaks directly about the connection between democracy and human rights and fight for corruption, as well as security needs. . ., corruption, as well as security needs. . . ., , , needs. the challenge as president zelensky himself _ needs. the challenge as president zelensky himself acknowledged i needs. the challenge as president zelensky himself acknowledged is | zelensky himself acknowledged is every new day he said there are new ruins, as russia continues its full—scale invasion of ukraine. how

do you think the government in ukraine and the international community balances trying to end the conflict but at the same time rebuild a country? the important asect of rebuild a country? the important aspect of this — rebuild a country? the important aspect of this is _ rebuild a country? the important aspect of this is that _ rebuild a country? the important aspect of this is that we - rebuild a country? the important aspect of this is that we have - rebuild a country? the important aspect of this is that we have to l aspect of this is that we have to continue to maintain the economy during the warand continue to maintain the economy during the war and to rebuild the country as the war is ongoing because services are needed today, tax revenues are needed today. our defence effort is fuelled by international support but it also requires revenues domestically and our people need jobs and our economy needs projects, needs activity to continue. so in that sense, this balance is in fact very delicate because we put most of our resources towards defence. about 80% of all tax and nontax revenues in ukraine are going towards defence but we also rely on our economy, on our private sector, as well as the

international support to provide for social support and for the other part of the economy.— part of the economy. ukraine's former economy _ part of the economy. ukraine's former economy minister, - part of the economy. ukraine's former economy minister, for. part of the economy. ukraine's i former economy minister, for the moment, thank you so much. i want to bring in our diplomatic correspondentjames bring in our diplomatic correspondent james lansdale. bring in our diplomatic correspondentjames lansdale. give correspondent james la nsdale. give our viewers correspondentjames lansdale. give our viewers a sense of the importance of this conference. just how crucial is it to bring together notjust political leaders but business leaders as well? well, this conference matters for two reasons. one, so it can send a signal diplomatically to moscow that the west is committed to the economic future of ukraine. the main focus is on the war fighting at the moment that everything that's happening here today is essentially sending signal to moscow that look, dub regardless of what happens, the west will continue to invest in ukraine and ensure its long—term stability as a state continues to exist. that's the geopolitics was

not the precise detail is about how on earth do you start rebuilding, reconstructing ukraine while the war continues to rage? that is the technical question. what we have just heard from president zelensky is essentially a really long pitch for private sector investment. he's been talking up about the technological advances that have taken place in ukraine, about the importance of agriculture, the importance of agriculture, the importance of agriculture, the importance of high—tech, the importance of high—tech, the importance of high—tech, the importance of energy in this country. the fact that for example ukraine is currently exporting energy back into the eu at the moment. so that was his pitch. the really tricky question is how to reassure the hundreds of businesspeople in this place behind me that it is safe for them to invest because at the moment they will not invest if there is a risk their workers will die walking into their workers will die walking into their minds. they were not invest if there is a chance that what they are rebuilding is currently re—destroyed by russia. they will not invest because of corruption and that is the key thing to remember. before

this war began, ukraine was considered by all official measures one of the most corrupt countries in the world. so the business people behind me, they want to know a simple question, has the war changed ukraine enough for them to invest their cash? in that country? now, president zelensky was very clear making clear the forms of institutions and the judiciary are happening and there is going to be a greater commitment to transparency. his argument was, if you protect democracy in ukraine, you protect democracy in ukraine, you protect democracy in ukraine, you protect democracy in the rest of europe and the rest of the western world. but his underlying message was, we are still democratic and demo democracy relies on the rule of law. that is the question today for the people here, can they trust their investments in ukraine in the future? ., , , investments in ukraine in the future? , , ., future? james, whilst you are s-ueakin future? james, whilst you are speaking we _ future? james, whilst you are speaking we can _ future? james, whilst you are speaking we can see - future? james, whilst you are speaking we can see ursula . future? james, whilst you are i speaking we can see ursula von future? james, whilst you are - speaking we can see ursula von der leyen addressing the conference as well. it was interesting president zelensky reference some of the

things he wanted improve, food security, tech, green energy as well. we will bring you the comments from ursula von der leyen in due course on bbc news. but now, let's move on to the united states. the us coastguard has confirmed that a canadian aircraft detected underwater noises during the search for the submersible, missing in the north atlantic with five people on board. earlier, american and canadian officials said the effort to find the sub near the titanic wreck is intensifying, as the five people on board are believed to have just over a day's supply of oxygen left. heavy equipment and private companies capable of launching deep sea rescue operations are being deployed. the passengers who'd paid $250,000 each to go on the trip left canada's newfoundland last friday on a ship which was carrying the sub. they travelled more than 400 miles to the site of the titanic wreckage and began their dive down on sunday morning at around 8am local time. it was supposed to last no more than eight hours — seated in very cramped conditions.

but the sub lost contact with their ship after one hour and 45 minutes and nothing has been heard from them since. the alarm was only raised with the coastguard at 5.45 on sunday evening. live now to dik barton who has gone down to the titanic 22 times. he was former operations director with rms titanic incorporated. he's in cumbria in the north of england. thank you so much forjoining us. just talk to us about the journey, the descent down to the titanic. it lies 3800 metres under the waves. what is it like down there? it is a hostile environment. it's a seasonal adventure. you have to make sure the climate is correct. it is a term one half hour descent and a controlled descent in the submersible. so you are going through the water column, thermal lines and sink lines adult 1000

metres you start to lose any kind of natural light, during which time you are on your own, you are on your own from the get go but it is a very difficult and challenging place to work and it has to be done with professionals who understand the risks and also the equipment is paramount. risks and also the equipment is paramount-— paramount. you talk about professionals. _ paramount. you talk about professionals. you - paramount. you talk about professionals. you have i paramount. you talk about i professionals. you have worked paramount. you talk about - professionals. you have worked with at least one of them, paul—henry nargeolet who is believed to be on board. tell us about the crew. i board. tell us about the crew. i don't know the other crew at all but i know paul—henry very well. a professional explorer, ex navy, dived the titanic seven times and a great and able and come individual. i know very well that if anybody had to be there, god forbid, then the influence he will have on the people inside that submersible, he will keep them calm and encouraged. itruiiiiii

keep them calm and encouraged. will teams in these situations, these settings and when you have undertaken dives like these, do you prepare for situations like this and if so how? to prepare for situations like this and if so how? ., , ., ,, i. prepare for situations like this and if so how? ., , ., ,, ., prepare for situations like this and ifso how? ., ,, ., ., if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the — if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the risk. _ if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the risk. you _ if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the risk. you have _ if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the risk. you have to - if so how? to be frank, you have to assess the risk. you have to have l if so how? to be frank, you have tol assess the risk. you have to have an appetite for risk. it is not your normal day out. to go down to those depths, that environment, you are reliant upon the team top side and the equipment. but once you are inside the vessel you are very much at the mercy of the gods and really rolling the dice. how many times can you do it? it's an issue which really you have to wrestle that with yourself and convince yourself that it is ok to do so. it's a very, very difficult place to be. but as i said, once you leave the surface, you are locked into the submersible and on the descent and it's down to your own competence, capability and the equipment. you your own competence, capability and the equipment-— the equipment. you talk about the equipment. _ the equipment. you talk about the equipment. you — the equipment. you talk about the equipment, you have _ the equipment. you talk about the equipment, you have to _ the equipment. you talk about the equipment, you have to have i the equipment. you talk about the equipment, you have to have trust the equipment. you talk about the i equipment, you have to have trust in that and it needs to be of the

higher specification. what exactly is, are these deep sea submersible is, are these deep sea submersible is like? talk us through it. i is, are these deep sea submersible is like? talk us through it.- is like? talk us through it. i can't really comment _ is like? talk us through it. i can't really comment on _ is like? talk us through it. i can't really comment on the _ is like? talk us through it. i can't really comment on the type i is like? talk us through it. i can't really comment on the type and l is like? talk us through it. i can'tj really comment on the type and i don't know them very well. they will be well certified and certificated and they will be tested to vote metres. with paul—henry nargeolet at the helm, it would be in good hands. the titan has a great record, dived the titanic a number of times. they have been tested as well. the submersibles we used previously where both the french and the russian, which are dedicated and purpose—built deep sea exploration submersibles, just a three—man crew inside a titanium spear as opposed to a long tube. dik inside a titanium spear as opposed to a long tube-— to a long tube. dik barton from cumbria in _ to a long tube. dik barton from cumbria in the _ to a long tube. dik barton from cumbria in the north _ to a long tube. dik barton from cumbria in the north of - to a long tube. dik barton from. cumbria in the north of england, thank you, we appreciate your time the subject showing in some live pictures now of the bay in canada where the search and rescue operations are being initiated from.

this is following the submarine and submersible's disappearance from contact on sunday, late on sunday afternoon that they have not been heard of since then. if you want to follow more on this then do do so. we have continuing live coverage on the bbc news website and app — where our team is tracking every development — with full background and analysis. here in the uk, latest figures on the cost of living show last month it remains unchanged at 8.7% for the month of may. that is despite experts anticipating a slight drop in the rate at which prices are arising. responding to those numbers with the uk chancellorjeremy hunt. he said the government would stick to its guns and insisted patients was needed. today's figures strengthen the case for the government to stick to its guns, no matter what the pressure

from left, right or centre. we won't be pushed off course because if we are going to help families, if we are going to help families, if we are going to relieve the pressure on people with mortgages, on businesses, we need to squeeze every last drop of high inflation out of the economy. if you look at what is happening in other countries, you can see that rises in interest rates to bring down inflation over time. that will happen here but we need to be patient. we need to stick to the course and then we will get to the other side. course and then we will get to the other side-— other side. those rises in interest rates will obviously _ other side. those rises in interest rates will obviously cause - other side. those rises in interest rates will obviously cause pain i other side. those rises in interest rates will obviously cause pain for mortgage borrowers. the figures today suggest that will be worse. do you think this is something the government should intervene in? taste government should intervene in? we know government should intervene in? - know there is enormous pressure for families with mortgages and it is a really big forfamily families with mortgages and it is a really big for family finances. but the one thing that would not help those families is to step in with short—term support that meant that inflation stayed higher for longer

and those mortgage rate stayed higher for longer. and those mortgage rate stayed higherfor longer. so i am eating the mortgage lenders later this week to ask what else can be done —— i am eating the mortgage leaders, to relieve the pressure in these times but we won't do anything that will ensure high inflation stays around longer because that is the root cause. �* ,., longer because that is the root cause. . ., ., ., , , cause. also the national debt is bi . . er cause. also the national debt is bigger than _ cause. also the national debt is bigger than national _ cause. also the national debt is bigger than national income i cause. also the national debt is bigger than national income for| cause. also the national debt is i bigger than national income for the first time since 1961. does that mean it will be impossible to put taxes, to cut taxes before the next election? ._ ., ., election? the way to grow the economy. _ election? the way to grow the economy. the _ election? the way to grow the economy, the way _ election? the way to grow the economy, the way to - election? the way to grow the economy, the way to give i election? the way to grow the i economy, the way to give ourselves more headroom to spend more on public services like the nhs, to bring down the tax burden, is to tackle inflation. inflation is the biggest, the most invidious tax rise of the british people are facing right at the moment because it is eroding the value of their weekly, monthly salaries. so that is our primary priority. monthly salaries. so that is our primary priority-— primary priority. that was the chancellor — primary priority. that was the chancellor jeremy _ primary priority. that was the chancellorjeremy hunt i

primary priority. that was the i chancellorjeremy hunt responding primary priority. that was the - chancellorjeremy hunt responding to the inflation figures today. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity some enconomists will have concerns about the latest figures. well, it's going to worry a lot of economists is the answer to that. a lot of them are comfortably predicting the current rate of 8.7%, the rate in the year to april, would actually be lower, would be more like 8.4 or something around there and the fact that it has stayed where it is when underlying concerns that british inflation, as opposed to global inflation, is what they call sticky. in other words, to global inflation, is what they call sticky. in otherwords, it won't come down like it has elsewhere. in the united states, you're looking at 40% of them in the eurozone, 6.1%. the fact that british information is staying at 8.7% will really worry policymakers and already on the markets we are seeing how it has changed the anticipated path of interest rates. 0n the swaps market where people are employed and paid huge amounts of money to anticipate where interest rates will go, they are now anticipating they will get up to

5.8% is a peak, certainly more than 5.5% but anticipating 5.8% at the beginning of next year. when you consider that they are currently 4.5%, that is worrying because already they are way more than people had anticipated at this time. so people that have a fixed rate mortgages over five years, which were super cheap a couple of years ago after the pandemic, less than 2%, are now looking at having to pay the interest rate of four, five, 6%. so like three times as much and there is concern that obviously that will be painful for those households.— will be painful for those households. . , will be painful for those households. ., , , households. that was andy verity. around the — households. that was andy verity. around the world _ households. that was andy verity. around the world and _ households. that was andy verity. around the world and across i households. that was andy verity. around the world and across the i households. that was andy verity. l around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. six—year—old 0wen weitzman was hit by a car was playing close to his home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to — home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us of _ home in wakefield in 2011. somebody came here to alert us of what - came here to alert us of what happened. obviously we got to the scene and were hoping we could hear him crying and screaming fast when

we got there, there was no sound. the car was being driven at 57 mph. we went to hospital. theyjust said, i'm really sorry but he's gone. the 22-year-old _ i'm really sorry but he's gone. the 22—year—old driver did not stop and later received a five year prison sentence. brake 120 mile an hour zones to be introduced in all areas outside schools in the uk, how important is it to you that that happens quest is very important. owen went to cross the road but only put his leg out and they hit his leg. if that car had hit him at 20 mph, he would still have been here. last month, it would have been his 18th birthday. he has never been forgotten. you're live with bbc news. hello, iam hello, i am gareth barlow. political and business leaders from across the world are in london to discuss ways

of rebuilding ukraine during and after it of rebuilding ukraine during and afte ., of rebuilding ukraine during and afte . ,, ., of rebuilding ukraine during and afte . , , . , . , after it war with russia. estimates ofthe after it war with russia. estimates of the cast already _ after it war with russia. estimates of the cast already exceed - after it war with russia. estimates of the cast already exceed more . after it war with russia. estimates i of the cast already exceed more than $380 billion. that is £300 billion, and they are rising still. ukraine's president has been speaking to the bbc about the state of the war in his country. he admitted it was difficult to measure the success of the current counteroffensive against russia. president zelensky, thank you so much for your time. i would like to begin by asking you about the counteroffensive, how is it going? translation: iiklol counteroffensive, how is it going? translation:— counteroffensive, how is it going? translation: ., , , translation: not everything is easy. there are certain _ translation: not everything is easy. there are certain difficulties _ there are certain difficulties because first of all, our land is mined. we would like to make bigger steps. they are a bit smaller than we want but nevertheless, those who fight shall win and to those who knock, the door shall be open. that is why by all means we have confidence in the success of the counteroffensive actions. your

de - u counteroffensive actions. your deputy defence _ counteroffensive actions. your deputy defence minister- counteroffensive actions. your deputy defence minister has l counteroffensive actions. your deputy defence minister has admitted that it will be difficult to win back land in this counteroffensive. translation: lilo back land in this counteroffensive. translation: no counteroffensive o eration translation: no counteroffensive operation can _ translation: no counteroffensive operation can be _ translation: no counteroffensive operation can be easy. _ translation: no counteroffensive operation can be easy. it _ translation: no counteroffensive operation can be easy. it is - translation: no counteroffensive operation can be easy. it is not i operation can be easy. it is not easy. first of all, for those currently on the front line first and last autumn, we took counteroffensive actions as well and it seems like the process was too slow. but then the moment came when everybody saw how quickly we began to advance. the same thing will happen here. russia has done everything in its power to stop this offensive? translation:— power to stop this offensive? translation: , ._ , , ., translation: every day, russia brinus translation: every day, russia brings atrocious _ translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies - translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies to i translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies to curl brings atrocious tragedies to our land. sometimes it seems to me that they don't care in general whether it is the military or the civilian population. the fact that they are ready to commit horrors cause great suffering and man—made disasters on a large scale. it is crystal clear.

the americans have made clear how they measure the success of this. they want you to make as many games on the battlefield so that you are in a stronger position when you get to the negotiating table. translation:— to the negotiating table. translation: ., , , , translation: for us, it is very important _ translation: for us, it is very important to — translation: for us, it is very important to move _ translation: for us, it is very important to move forward i translation: for us, it is very - important to move forward because we have to motivate not only our army but also our western allies. aid can be slowed down or stepped up. to be honest, aid depends on us moving forward. a lot of things depend on that. but for me, the most important success of our offensive lies in motivating people. mr president, are you feeling the pressure from your partners, that they expect results and results quickly? translation:- they expect results and results quickly? translation: some want it and exect quickly? translation: some want it and exoect it — quickly? translation: some want it and exoect it very _ quickly? translation: some want it and expect it very much. _ quickly? translation: some want it and expect it very much. someone i and expect it very much. someone some sort of a hollywood movie but things don't really happen that way. the americans say that they will stay with ukraine till the very end. do you believe them? translation: i5

do you believe them? translation: is there any other option? we believe them because on the one hand, they are our partners. on the other hand, we need to understand that we have to count on ourselves. let's just look at some of the things you need. the f—16s for example. the us officials are now saying it could take months for ukraine to get those f—16s. translation: ukraine to get those f-16s. translation:— ukraine to get those f-16s. translation: ., . ., translation: there are certain bureaucratic _ translation: there are certain bureaucratic things _ translation: there are certain bureaucratic things that - translation: there are certain bureaucratic things that i - bureaucratic things that i unfortunately can't and i'm not willing to understand because we are at war and we need to get things done quickly. the price is time, time means lives. i believe that we will start the training period this summer as well. we will certainly continue to put pressure to bring the dates forward but i believe it can be august. after this training begins, we want to in six or seven months have ourfirst begins, we want to in six or seven months have our first planes. mr president, i also want your reaction to the ukraine recovery

conference in the uk. just your message to that conference? translation:— message to that conference? translation: ., a ., translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, _ translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, to _ translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, to the _ translation: huge thanks to the | prime minister, to the government, to the businesses of the uk and all of the people for their support. part of such support, notjust recovery but transformation of ukraine and therefore anti—corruption reform, which is very important, to work on judiciary reform, to work with our partners, to make ukraine attractive for investment after the war, that is what we need. ukraine will be different, transformed. the only thing that will not change is the strength of our people. that was volodymyr zelensky speaking to the bbc here on bbc news. we are looking at live pictures from london now. this is where he was from around the world leave us for the next few minutes. antony blinken, the us secretary of

state. coalition of governments, businesses, internationalfinancial institutions, civil society groups, all dedicated to ukraine's recovery. as president brydon has said since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine —— president biden has said, the united states will stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and that includes being by ukraine's side as it recovers from this catastrophic russian aggression. it's easy sometimes to be a little numb by what is going on day in, day out in ukraine. we see the images flashed by our tv screens. we talk about the numbers lost. is the day in and day out human devastation that russia is inflicting on

ukraine. and i think it is so important that even as we gather here today to talk in detail about what all of us are doing together with ukraine to help it recover, we never lose sight of that human dimension, because at the end of the day, that's what it is all about. backin day, that's what it is all about. back in april, just one day in this devastating aggression, hundreds of miles from the front lines, another assault of russian missiles on innocent ukrainian civilians, on apartment buildings hundreds of miles away. in one of those buildings, before dawn, a russian missile struck. a further in his apartment raced to his children's room. he opened the door to the room to try to see how his children, his

17—year—old and 18—year—old were doing, he opened the door to the room, it wasn't there any more. his children were gone. two of their six children were gone. two of their six children killed that one day, that one day in april as a result of this ongoing aggression against ukraine. two of thousands killed through the course of this war. two lives interrupted, two stories stop. that is what this is about every day. but, as russia continues to destroy, we are here to help ukraine rebuild. rebuild lives, rebuild its country. rebuild lives, rebuild its country. rebuild its future. recovery is about more than just ensuring people have what they need to survive, food to eat, water to drink, medicine to take, heat in the winter, electricity and all seasons. recovery is about laying the foundation for ukraine to thrive as

a secure, independent country, fully integrated with europe, connected to markets around the world. a democracy rooted in the rule of law, a place where all ukrainians have dignity, human rights, the opportunity to reach their full potential. every investment that we make an ukraine's recovery is aimed at bringing ukrainians closer to that reality. and today, i'm announcing that with the support of the united states congress, we will provide more than $1.3 billion in additional aid to help ukraine toward that goal.— we are going to invest over $520 million to help ukraine overhaul its energy grid. more than half of which, as you have heard, has been destroyed by russia. and in so doing, make it cleaner,

make it more resilient, make it more integrated with europe and will support ukraine' energy market reforms to combat monopolies which will enable ukraine one day to become a major energy exporter. they support will complement the work thatis support will complement the work that is already being done by the g7 plus coordination group which we launched last october. there is a germany, now with japan. that group is going to include 18 countries and several multilateral institutions. together, we have allocated billions of dollars to help repair and rebuild ukraine' energy sector. we have sent more than 5 million power generators, pipes, circuit breakers, other pieces of energy equipment. the united states will also provide $657 million to help modernise ukraine's border crossings, airlines, airports, other critical infrastructure that connect the country with europe, allowing it to

exchange more goods, buy more pathways, more and more efficiently. we will give $100 million to boost speed and to cut corruption and commit $35 million to help ukrainian businesses and entrepreneurs through financing and insurance that reduces risks for investors in ukraine. this new support that i am announcing today comes on top of more than $20 billion that the united states has provided an economic assistance to ukraine's workers, public services, to help them endure the 16 months of punishing conflict with unwavering bipartisan support from our congress. across the support, we are striving to build a ukraine that is inclusive, that is accessible, so that people with disabilities can reach their full potential which is in the interests of all ukrainians. my in the interests of all ukrainians. my announcement today also comes on

top of more than $2.1 billion in new dill humanitarian assistance was provided to ukraine and to the region to respond to russia's war of aggression, including life—saving aid for those affected. within hours of the breach of the dam, we are organised evacuations, provided food, medicalaid, organised evacuations, provided food, medical aid, fuel. organised evacuations, provided food, medicalaid, fuel. in the weeks since, we continue to work with ukraine in assisting the thousands of people who have been displaced, the hundreds of thousands whose water supply has been contaminated. and these are just the immediate consequences of the catastrophe that will probably wreak environmental and economic devastation for many months and indeed many years to come. meanwhile, the united nations has publicly called on moscow for blocking the un from delivering aid to civilians in the flooded areas that russia illegally occupies, adding to russia' long record of

denying humanitarian access, which is a requirement under international humanitarian law. in addition to that, the united states will continue to invest in ukraine's long—term efforts to strengthen good governance, transparency, accountability. strengthen its civil society and its free press. these institutions and organisations empower ukrainians to hold the government accountable, to check the power in vested interests and they are crucial to ensuring the unprecedented resources that all of us are providing are managed responsibly. the ukrainian government has made meaningful strides in bolstering these institutions, even in its fight for survival in kyiv has taken tangible and difficult steps to align its standards and practices with the european union. particularly since the eu granted ukraine candidate status a year ago. live from london, this is bbc news. we welcome our viewers around the

world as we listen to the us secretary of state antony blinken addressing a conference in london, focused on the rebuilding of ukraine now and after the war. will look forward to taking up antimonopoly legislation very soon. adopting these and other critical reforms to increase ukraine's transparency competitiveness, to bolster the rule of law, will help attract more private investment. and thatis attract more private investment. and that is essential, and you heard it from my colleagues. governments are doing a lot. internationalfinancial institutions are doing a lot. both of us have an important role to play in ukraine's recovery. but it isn't enough. only the private sector can mobilise the level of investment necessary to meet the country's massive needs. the participation of the private sector here today in the conference shows the growth opportunity that global firms and

investors see in the future of ukraine, in the future of its people. but make no mistake, all of these reforms and recovery efforts depend on ukraine having the capacity to deter and defend against future attacks by russia. that's why even as we invest in ukraine's medium and long—term recovery we also have to build a ukrainian military that is strong enough to protect ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and its independence. notjust to defend a ukraine's land but to defend all that ukrainians are building and will build on that land. it is also why the us has committed to build support for a just and lasting peace in ukraine. the core elements of which i outlined a couple of weeks ago in helsinki. those include a piece that upholds the united nations charter and fundamental proof principles, sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence,

that aggressors accountability and reconciliation, that ensures ukraine's full participation —— that addresses accountability. and supportsupport ukraine's recovery. even as we rally around a ukraine's recovery we must not lose sight of why that is necessary in the first place. indeed, even as we come together here in london committed to supporting ukraine's build—up, russia continues to try to burn it down. so let's be clear, russia is causing ukraine's destruction and russia will eventually bear the cost of ukraine's reconstruction. applause until that time we will continue to stand with the people of ukraine as they make the greatest sacrifices to defend, to rebuild, to reimagine the

country. and in doing so we will reaffirm the principle at the heart of the international order, that people in every nation can write their own future free from aggression, free from coercion, free from intimidation. that is a recovery well worth our robust and enduring support. thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, the president of estonia _ ladies and gentlemen, the president of estonia. . . ladies and gentlemen, the president of estonia. ,, , ., �* ladies and gentlemen, the president of estonia. ., , ., �* ., . of estonia. studio: you're watching bbc news. of estonia. studio: you're watching bbc news- we _ of estonia. studio: you're watching bbc news. we were _ of estonia. studio: you're watching bbc news. we were listening i of estonia. studio: you're watching bbc news. we were listening to i bbc news. we were listening to secretary of state from the united states antony blinken addressing a conference in london, looking at how ukraine can be rebuilt both during the war and after the conflict.

antony blinken announcing $1.3 billion of funding for ukraine focused on digitising ukrainian systems, supporting businesses and entrepreneurs, and also investing money to help overhaul the ukrainian energy network. you can find out plenty more about what is going on in london over the next two days. we have already heard from rishi sunak, volodymyr zelensky and ursula von der leyen. you can find the details for yourself on our website, bbc.co.uk/ news, or on the bbc news app. but now let's turn attention to the us because us coastguards have said that a canadian aircraft detected underwater noises during the search for the submersible that went missing in the north atlantic with five people on board. earlier american and canadian officials said the effort to find the sub near the titanic wreck is intensifying, as the five people on board are believed to have just over a day's supply of oxygen left. heavy equipment and private companies capable of launching deep sea rescue operations are also being deployed.

the passengers who paid $250,000 each to go on the trip left canada's newfoundland on friday on a ship which was carrying the sub. they then travelled more than 400 miles to the side of the titanic wreckage and began their dive down on sunday morning at around 8am local time. it was supposed to last no more than eight hours and the crew were seated in very cramped conditions. but the sub lost contact with their ship one hour and 45 minutes into the dive and nothing has been heard from them since then. the alarm was only raised with the coastguard at 5:45pm sunday evening. i want to bring in live now ryan ramsey, a former submarine commander with the royal navy, joining us from oxford. thank you forjoining us. i want to pick up, if we can, the report that banging sounds had been detected by an aircraft flying over the ocean. what more do we know, and how would they go about being able to detect these sounds? what might they indicate? yellow in the maritime

patrol aircraft use sonar to detect sound within the water, looking for potential noises. it is encouraging if it is true. but usually that sonobuoy technology doesn't look down that far, it has a limited range. i think what we are hearing as they have detected something, they don't know what it is and they are honing in on anything that gives them a potential to find the vessel. studio: give us a sense of how difficult this is to find what is relatively small vessel in a massive ocean. it is extremely complex. not only is it a small 6.7 metre vessel in very, very deep water in a large ocean, but it is also near to the wreckage of the titanic. if you think the titanic was over 290 metres long, that wreckage is all over the place and there will be some of that wreckage that is about the same size so it is exceptionally difficult, it

is basically a needle in a haystack and there are three things that go against this. the first thing is a flattened time frame, starting with 96 hours of oxygen. oxygen isn't the only thing that you to worry about, carbon dioxide. secondly the depth that the submersible might be at, which is down to 3000—4000 metres and no rescue has ever been conducted that day before. the final one is, how do you rescue it? you can't use any of the current capability that is used to rescue from submarines with this particular submersible. so i'd like to give hope and say that this is all going to end well but the timeframe is running out. to end well but the timeframe is running out-— running out. the timeframe is runnina running out. the timeframe is running out- _ running out. the timeframe is running out. and _ running out. the timeframe is running out. and also - running out. the timeframe is running out. and also like i running out. the timeframe is running out. and also like you running out. the timeframe is i running out. and also like you say it is a hugely challenging rescue. you were with the royal navy for 26 years, a submarinerfor the royal navy. what with the crew be best advised to be doing now? what do you think the state of the crew would be inside that submersible? i

think the state of the crew would be inside that submersible?— inside that submersible? i mean, it will be very. _ inside that submersible? i mean, it will be very. very — inside that submersible? i mean, it will be very, very challenging i inside that submersible? i mean, it will be very, very challenging and i will be very, very challenging and very difficult. if they are down at the bottom then the temperature down there is about 0 celsius so it is very cold. there will be lots of condensation, it will be dark, no electrical supplies and no mechanical ability to operate it. they will be tired, very, very tired indeed, and busily trying to conserve oxygen and reduce the carbon dioxide is very difficult to achieve in those conditions. and they will be frightened, i suspect. i have heard reports that they will be stoic and everything else, but events like this, any catastrophic events like this, any catastrophic event underwater brings on fear and brings on some degrees of panic until you gain control. so it is exceptionally bleak. and i really, really do hope that they find them and that they are able to bring them to the surface. but i think the chances are very, very limited. band

chances are very, very limited. and ou as a chances are very, very limited. and you as a military — chances are very, very limited. and you as a military submariner, operated submarines that operated, what, 3000-5000 operated submarines that operated, what, 3000—5000 metres under the surface. this potentially could be 3800 metres under the surface, a hole magnitude different to what people like yourselves are typically used to operating in.— used to operating in. correct. around the — used to operating in. correct. around the world _ used to operating in. correct. around the world there i used to operating in. correct. around the world there are i used to operating in. correct. around the world there are a | used to operating in. correct. i around the world there are a variety of submarine rescue systems, all geared to match any submarine because submariners, whilst countries may be against each other, actually saving life at sea is exceptionally important. those systems are geared up and the deepest one of those goes down to about 600 metres to rescue. the magnitude of this is absolutely extreme and really, really difficult. ,, extreme and really, really difficult. ., ., , difficult. ryan ramsay 'oining us from oxford. h difficult. ryan ramsay 'oining us from oxford, former i difficult. ryan ramsay joining us from oxford, former royal i difficult. ryan ramsay joining us from oxford, former royal navy| from oxford, former royal navy submarine, thank you for your time. i want to bring in live stefan williams, professor of marine

robotics at the university of sydney. syd ney. professor, sydney. professor, thank you forjoining us. we have talked so much about this submersible. it kind of trips off the tongue, but this is a hugely complex piece of machinery that has to withstand huge pressures under the ocean. talk us through what these kinds of machines do and what they are capable of. these machines have been used since the 1970s for exploring the deepest parts of our ocean, to help us get a better understanding of deep water environments. essentially they are a big pressure vessel in which the crew would live and be maintained. there would be electronic systems for doing navigation, communication with the service, to control the thrusters on board, to allow it to control the descent and ascent and to move around on the sea floor. the to move around on the seafloor. the challenae, to move around on the sea floor. the challenge, though, iassume is that challenge, though, i assume is that these vessels are made by each company or corporation or a team

that utilises them, and therefore there isn't a standard for them. and thus trying to undertake some recovery or rescue operation is made all the more complex by dealing with unique systems. all the more complex by dealing with unique systems-— unique systems. yeah. these are relatively unique _ unique systems. yeah. these are relatively unique systems - unique systems. yeah. these are relatively unique systems and i unique systems. yeah. these are i relatively unique systems and their organisations all the world operating crude submersibles that can be deployed. but they are all relatively unique. it looks like 0ceangate has three or four different vehicles that are designed for different depths. other companies are fielding different designs and those unique bespoke vehicles present challenges in terms of any kind of rescue effort. llibihat of any kind of rescue effort. what kind of vessels, _ of any kind of rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what _ of any kind of rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind - of any kind of rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind of i of any kind of rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind of other submersibles could be utilised in this recovery effort? in submersibles could be utilised in this recovery effort?— this recovery effort? in this case the will this recovery effort? in this case they will be _ this recovery effort? in this case they will be deploying _ this recovery effort? in this case they will be deploying a - this recovery effort? in this case | they will be deploying a remotely operated vehicle, so these are robotic vehicles that can go down to

6000 metres. it will be equipped with a tether that will stream live video from the vehicle up to the surface. it also potentially sonar data and other data they are able to collect. they will have high definition cameras, lights, manipulator arms that will allow them to do exploration tasks, scientific recovery, and i understand there are a few of those vehicles on site and more on the way. they will deploy those vehicles to try and locate the submarine. and then trying to figure out, as brian mentioned earlier, the very difficult task of floating the submersible and getting it back to the surface. it is not something that has been done at these kind of depths. even if they can find the submersible i think there is still a herculean effort required to figure out how to get the vehicle back up to the surface if it is still

intact. ,, ., ~ ., , to the surface if it is still intact. ,, ., ~ ., to the surface if it is still intact. ,, ., . ., , intact. stefan williams 'oining us from the university _ intact. stefan williams 'oining us from the university of_ intact. stefan williams joining us from the university of sydney, i intact. stefan williams joining us - from the university of sydney, thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. joining me now isjonathan amos, ourscience news. joining me now isjonathan amos, our science correspondent. jonathan, we talk about the depths of the ocean. just give us a sense of the ocean. just give us a sense of the ocean. just give us a sense of the conditions down there. the huge pressures, the very low temperatures and pitch darkness. it is going to be tough for that crew of five in that vessel, if indeed they are still alive, because we simply don't know at the moment. we got confirmation from the us coast guard early this morning uk time that they were investigating these underwater noises that have been detected. that's probably the most positive news that we have had in the two days that we have been following the story. and it is an important lead. it seems they are following that up with their rov, remotely operated vehicle, operations, as i understand it at

looking at the ship tracking software now that i have, there is probably an rov down currently about two or three nautical miles north—east of where the titanic a's position is known to be. sound is how you communicate in the ocean. radio doesn't work through water, radar, that kind of thing, so you use sound, this is what whales and porpoises do. sound travels fast, efficiently and over great distances in water. something like 1500 metres per second. in water. something like 1500 metres persecond. if in water. something like 1500 metres per second. if these underwater noises are real, and i stress if, you have got to remember that one of the crew members in this vessel is a very experienced naval officer, paul—henri nargeolet. years of the french navy. he will know the protocols of what you do if you find yourself in a situation like this. so one of the things you might do, this might explain it, but i stress, it is speculation but it might expend what is going on. this sub is

a cylinder of carbon fibre with titanium caps at either end, that is metal will stop so maybe you tap on the uthappa at regular intervals, timed intervals, and you do it with a pattern, 0k. timed intervals, and you do it with a pattern, ok. you do that to distinguish the noise from the general din of the ocean. so when they are listening, because they are because they have these various sonobuoys on the surface, when they are listening they think that is not are listening they think that is not a ship's propeller around here, that is not us, that is not our noise, it is not us, that is not our noise, it is completely different and it is not whales, they don't make that noise, and it is not submarines. you can then use that sound to try and get a fix on the location. 50 if you have a number of different sonobuoys on the surface, if you time the arrival of that pattern of sound coming to those different sonobuoys then you can geo— locate, much like gps, you have different satellites, send radio signals, you timed the arrival of those signals on your mobile phone and you get a fix. so they will be doing something like

that. nothing like as accurate, it has to be said, but as i say, it may be that this is the best lead that they have. to counter that, to pour cold water on it, there is great romanticism about people stuck on the bottom of the ocean tapping. this may not be anything. but for the moment it is the best lead it seems they have.— the moment it is the best lead it seems they have. because the ocean has its own — seems they have. because the ocean has its own noises, _ seems they have. because the ocean has its own noises, not _ seems they have. because the ocean has its own noises, not a _ seems they have. because the ocean has its own noises, not a quiet - has its own noises, not a quiet place. has its own noises, not a quiet lace. , . , ., has its own noises, not a quiet lace. , ., , ., ., ~' has its own noises, not a quiet lace. , ., , ., .,~' ., , place. yes and they are making noise themselves- — place. yes and they are making noise themselves. you _ place. yes and they are making noise themselves. you have _ place. yes and they are making noise themselves. you have all— place. yes and they are making noise themselves. you have all these - place. yes and they are making noise themselves. you have all these ships up themselves. you have all these ships up above and they are making a lot of noise. one of the lessons that we had from mh370, remember them relationjet that we had from mh370, remember them relation jet that we think went down in the indian ocean, there are a lot of vessels on the site immediately in that area where they think this thing may have gone down looking for this beacon, this beep coming from the black box of the aeroplane on the black box of the aeroplane on the seafloor. and they were picking up the seafloor. and they were picking up noises from all of the vessels around. there was like a fog of

artificial noise. so they have to be wary of that kind of thing. but for the moment this is the best, it seems, that we have. we will get an update soon from the us coast guard, the authorities there, then they will move forward. but of course time is of the essence. the calculation is they may only have about a day of breathable air, if they have been able to use it in an efficient way. and of course in the conditions they are in in that sub that may have been difficult. jonathan amos for the moment, thank you so much. we will of course bring you any updates on the search here on bbc news and we will have a continuing live coverage on the bbc news website and app where our team is tracking every development and also full background and analysis there, too. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news.

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you're alive with bbc news. hello, i'm gareth barlow. the rebuilding of ukraine after the russian attack is being discussed at an international conference in london today. we can show you some of the pictures of that conference as it takes place live. you can see it to the side of your screen. the cost of rebuilding ukraine could be as high as $400 billion will stop some of the fund may come from frozen russian assets. here is the british prime minister rishi sunak. it’s here is the british prime minister rishi sunak-— here is the british prime minister rishi sunak. �*, . ., ,, ., , rishi sunak. it's clear russia must -a for rishi sunak. it's clear russia must pay for the — rishi sunak. it's clear russia must pay for the destruction _ rishi sunak. it's clear russia must pay for the destruction that - rishi sunak. it's clear russia must pay for the destruction that they i pay for the destruction that they have inflicted. so we are working with allies to explore lawful routes to use russian assets will stop and on monday we publish new legislation to allow us to keep sanctions in place until russia pays up. but beyond that, we must bring to bear a partnership of governments, international financial institutions and business leaders, all of us here

today to make this happen. the british government will continue to play its full part and i'm proud today that we are announcing a multi—year commitment to support ukraine's economy. over three years we will provide loan guarantees worth $3 billion. we are also launching a new uk — ukraine take bridge to foster investment and talent along with support for green energy and more, all part of a vast collective effort from allies and partners around the world, including significant new support from the eu which is also being announced this week. . . , which is also being announced this week. ., ., , , which is also being announced this week. ., , ,, .,"., week. that was rishi sunak as he o-ened week. that was rishi sunak as he opened the _ week. that was rishi sunak as he opened the two — week. that was rishi sunak as he opened the two day _ week. that was rishi sunak as he opened the two day conference i week. that was rishi sunak as he opened the two day conference in london. president zelensky has acknowledged that the counteroffensive has been slower than hoped for. but warned against expecting immediate gains. speaking via video link he urged western leaders gathered in london to give him more help. leaders gathered in london to give him more help-— leaders gathered in london to give him more help. when we are talking about recovery _ him more help. when we are talking about recovery we _ him more help. when we are talking about recovery we are _ him more help. when we are talking about recovery we are talking - him more help. when we are talking about recovery we are talking about| about recovery we are talking about aliens _

about recovery we are talking about aliens of _ about recovery we are talking about aliens ofjobs, millions in corporate profits and trillions in gdp, _ corporate profits and trillions in gdp, not — corporate profits and trillions in gdp, not only for ukraine but for all our— gdp, not only for ukraine but for all our countries. mine and yours. countries — all our countries. mine and yours. countries that want and will live freely _ countries that want and will live freely despite predatory and vicious attacks— freely despite predatory and vicious attacks and war. growth is always based _ attacks and war. growth is always based on — attacks and war. growth is always based on values, just as strong investments are preceded by trust and the _ investments are preceded by trust and the rules that we are preparing must _ and the rules that we are preparing must he _ and the rules that we are preparing must be preceded by confidence that what has _ must be preceded by confidence that what has been rebuilt will not fall. and it's _ what has been rebuilt will not fall. and it's not — what has been rebuilt will not fall. and it's not about bricks, but about life in _ and it's not about bricks, but about life in general. the world is abundant with ruins reminding us of the wars— abundant with ruins reminding us of the wars of— abundant with ruins reminding us of the wars of the past and politics in different— the wars of the past and politics in different regions unfortunately is

abundant with sick ideas of hatred and resentment which point to possible — and resentment which point to possible wars in the future. and although— possible wars in the future. and although no one has the power to cleanse _ although no one has the power to cleanse the depths of human nature from the _ cleanse the depths of human nature from the evil that sometimes rises to the _ from the evil that sometimes rises to the surface and destroys and kills _ to the surface and destroys and kills but— to the surface and destroys and kills. but you and i command right now we _ kills. but you and i command right now we are — kills. but you and i command right now we are to protect life and overcome _ now we are to protect life and overcome the ruins after the russian aggression _ overcome the ruins after the russian aggression is such a way as to block the path _ aggression is such a way as to block the path for— aggression is such a way as to block the path for evil, meaning for any new aggressions. the eyes of the world _ new aggressions. the eyes of the world are — new aggressions. the eyes of the world are looking at us and that whether— world are looking at us and that whether we will defeat russian aggression, exactly as freedom deserves— aggression, exactly as freedom deserves to win, that is without compromising our values. that was volod m r compromising our values. that was volodymyr zelensky. _ compromising our values. that was volodymyr zelensky. let's - compromising our values. that was volodymyr zelensky. let's cross . compromising our values. that was | volodymyr zelensky. let's cross live to our diplomatic correspondent james landale who is at the

conference venue. james, the conference venue. james, the conference heard from volodymyr zelensky, the us secretary of state, also ursula von der leyen also rishi sunak. we have had a slew of world leaders at this conference. what do you make of the comments on the focus of their comments? it is very clear this is one big pitch that is taking place and in this building behind me for the future of ukraine's economy. you have world leaders saying we have got to invest, zielinski saint please come and invest because we are a great prospect and it is not just agriculture but there is energy, high—tech, there just agriculture but there is energy. high—tech, there is just agriculture but there is energy, high—tech, there is a lot more that countries can get out of ukraine in the future —— volodymyr zelensky. that is the overt pitch going onto the private sector because they know that only the private sector is going to have the cash needed to rebuild ukraine. the costs of reconstruction are well north of £300 million and rising. no country can provide that kind of

money, only the private sector. but the private sector has problems. that's what they are trying to resolve today. how do you get rid of the risk of their work is being blown up by landmines, or being attacked, caught up in the conflict? how do you get rid of the corruption? business leaders will not invest in ukraine unless they think it is less corrupt than it was before the war. real concerns over that. and you have also got this broader question of whether or not in the long term it is a safe bet for all that investment. 50 those are the things they are trying to talk about at the moment. technical stuff like risk insurance. how do you ensure a company to go in and start rebuilding bridges and schools and roads when at the moment the private insurance market won't give any cover because no one gives cover for war zones? any cover because no one gives cover forwarzones? how any cover because no one gives cover for war zones? how can you deal with things like that? that's the technical side of things. the bigger thing is the diplomatic symbolism of all this. that is sending a signal to moscow that the west remains committed to the long—term economic future of ukraine.

committed to the long-term economic future of ukraine.— future of ukraine. briefly all that considered. _ future of ukraine. briefly all that considered, is _ future of ukraine. briefly all that considered, is the _ future of ukraine. briefly all that considered, is the key _ future of ukraine. briefly all that considered, is the key thing - future of ukraine. briefly all that considered, is the key thing not | considered, is the key thing not visible to end the war before you can start rebuilding? is this conference is not a little too soon? that's the point they are making. they are saying that if you wait until after the war it is too late because ukraine's economy will be too feeble and too weak and too much at risk of collapsing so you have to start now because it is such a long term process. and therefore the question is how do you start that process while the conflict is continuing? what you do as you say, look, maybe try and invest in some of the safer areas, perhaps more in the west of the country, perhaps you do it in parts where there is less conflict at the moment. 50 it is dealing with difficult issues like that. , ., . . dealing with difficult issues like that. ., . that. our diplomatic correspondent james landale _ that. our diplomatic correspondent james landale live _ that. our diplomatic correspondent james landale live from _ that. our diplomatic correspondent james landale live from london, i james landale live from london, thank you. plenty more details on that story on our website and the bbc news app. but do stay with us on bbc news app. but do stay with us on bbc news.

hello again. for many of us it was a dry start to the day but we did have some showers in the west and it is the showers in the west and it is the showers in the west that will be travelling eastwards through the day. heaviest in northern ireland, scotland and in the north—east you could hear the odd rumble of thunder, bad parts of northern england. forthe thunder, bad parts of northern england. for the rest of england and wales it is going to be a mixture of sunshine and showers by the showers will be fewer and further between and lighter. temperatures today 15 in the north to 25 as we come down the east coast and into the south—east. if you are off to glastonbury there is an outside chance you could catch a shower this afternoon. but it's mostly going to be dry, i say mostly because on sunday there just might be a passing shower. but through the weekend it is going to turn hotter and also more humid. to this evening and overnight, there will be some early evening sunshine, the shower is fading. overnight there will be some areas of cloud that could be thick enough for the odd shower. you will also see patchy mist and fog forming in parts of the south—east and east anglia. and it's going to be a

fresher night in scotland and northern ireland than it was last night. so northern ireland than it was last night. 50 into tomorrow, mostly dry to start with, any mist and fog patches that have formed will quickly disperse. and a drier day in scotland and northern ireland. still some showers across england and wales, but again many of us will miss them. and temperatures rising from 15 in the north to 27 as we push down towards the south. then as we move from thursday into friday you can see we have some weather fronts coming in from the west which will introduce thicker cloud and also some rain. a dry start in the north—east and south—east. but the cloud and the rain come in pushing steadily northwards and eastwards to central southern england and the far south—east which should stay dry through the day. and here we have temperatures up to 25, maybe 26 degrees. a bit fresher in the north, 16 or 17 where we have the cloud and rain. then as we move from friday into saturday, we have another weather front coming in.

into saturday, we have another weatherfront coming in. this is going to bring in some rain as well, and behind it we will start a season poor conditions coming our way as the front heads down to the south—east. in short, as we head into the weekend we've got the weather front in the west, it will be dry and warm in the south, and still sticky in the south on sunday.

focused on the rebuilding of ukraine now and after the war. this is bbc news, the headlines this hour. banging sounds are heard in the search for the submersible sent to view the titanic was five people on board but oxygen is running out. meanwhile, court documents reveal a former employee express safety and design concerns about the missing vessel. president zelensky admits the counteroffensive against russia progresses but has been slower than desired as a conference opens in london to look at rebuilding the country. you are watching bbc news, hello. the us coast guard has confirmed the canadian aircraft... american and canadian aircraft... american and canadian official said the effort to find a sub near the titanic wreck is

intensifying as the five people on board lived atjust over a day's supply of oxygen heavy equipment and companies capable of launching deep sea investigations are deployed. the passengers who paid to go on the trip left newfoundland last friday on a ship that was carrying the sub. it began its dive down on sunday morning at around 8am local time. it was supposed to last more than eight hours and the crew were seated in very cramped conditions. but the sub lost contact with the ship after an hour and 45 minutes and nothing has been heard from them since then. the alarm is only raise that the coastguard at 5.45 on sunday evening. earlier i spoke to someone who has been down to see the wreck of the titanic 22 times. he was former operations director with rms titanic incorporated and told us

what it was like down at the wreckage. it what it was like down at the wreckage-— wreckage. it is a hostile environment. _ wreckage. it is a hostile environment. it - wreckage. it is a hostile environment. it is - wreckage. it is a hostile environment. it is a - wreckage. it is a hostile - environment. it is a seasonal adventure. we have to make sure that the climate is correct and the sea status is as good as possible. it is a two and half our descent and a controlled descent in the submersible so you're going through the water column, various depths. you are on your own from the get go but it is in very difficult and challenging and has to be done with professionals who understand the risks and also the equipment is paramount. risks and also the equipment is paramount-— paramount. you talk about professionals. _ paramount. you talk about professionals. you - paramount. you talk about professionals. you have i paramount. you talk about - professionals. you have worked with at least one of them, the frenchman paul—henry nargeolet who is believed to be on board, tell us about the crew. j to be on board, tell us about the crew. ., �* ~ ., ., . ., crew. i don't know the other crew at all but i certainly _ crew. i don't know the other crew at all but i certainly know _ crew. i don't know the other crew at all but i certainly know ph _ crew. i don't know the other crew at all but i certainly know ph very - all but i certainly know ph very well and have the highest respect. he is an extremely diligent and very professional subsea explorer, ex

french navy, dived the titanic seven times, a great mentor to me in a calm and capable individual. i know very well that if anybody had to be there, god forbid, then it would be his influence on the people inside the submersible, keeping them, and encouraged. iinstill the submersible, keeping them, and encouraaed. ~ the submersible, keeping them, and encouraged-— encouraged. will the teams in these situations, these _ encouraged. will the teams in these situations, these settings _ encouraged. will the teams in these situations, these settings and - encouraged. will the teams in these situations, these settings and when | situations, these settings and when you have undertaken dives like these, do you prepare for situations like this and if so, how do you prepare? to like this and if so, how do you re are? ., , like this and if so, how do you prepare?— like this and if so, how do you ”reare? ., , ., ~' , like this and if so, how do you --reare? ., , ., ~ , ., prepare? to be frank, there is not much to prepare. _ prepare? to be frank, there is not much to prepare. you _ prepare? to be frank, there is not much to prepare. you have - prepare? to be frank, there is not much to prepare. you have to - prepare? to be frank, there is not i much to prepare. you have to assess the risk, have an appetite for risk, it is not your normal day out. to go down to those environments you are reliant on the topside team and equipment. but then you are at the mercy of the gods and really rolling the dice. so how many times can you do it, it is an issue that really you have to wrestle that with

yourself and convince yourself that it is ok to do so. it's a very, very difficult place to be but as i say, once you leave the service, you are locked into the submersible on the descent and you are down to your own competence and capability with the equipment. you competence and capability with the ea-uiment. ., ., ~ ., equipment. you talk about the equipment- — equipment. you talk about the equipment. you _ equipment. you talk about the equipment. you have - equipment. you talk about the equipment. you have to - equipment. you talk about the equipment. you have to have. equipment. you talk about the - equipment. you have to have trust in that and it also needs to be of the higher specification. what exactly are these deep sea submersible is like? talk us through what the crew is inside? i like? talk us through what the crew is inside? .., �* like? talk us through what the crew is inside? �* ., , _, ., is inside? i can't really comment on the -e is inside? i can't really comment on the type and _ is inside? i can't really comment on the type and l— is inside? i can't really comment on the type and i don't _ know them very well. it's been well certified and certificated and tested to a rate of 4000 metres. and with paul—henry nargeolet at the helm it will be in good hands. the titan has a great record, it has dived the titanic a number of times and they have been tested as well. the submersibles we used previously where both the french and the russians, which are dedicated and purpose—built deep sea exploration

submersibles, just a three—man crew inside a titanium sphere rather than a long tube. lode inside a titanium sphere rather than a long tube-— a long tube. we will bring you any u dates a long tube. we will bring you any updates on _ a long tube. we will bring you any updates on the — a long tube. we will bring you any updates on the search _ a long tube. we will bring you any updates on the search here - a long tube. we will bring you any updates on the search here on - a long tube. 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. here in the uk... latest figures on the cost of living show that last month it remains unchanged, at 8.7% for the month of may, despite experts anticipating a slight drop in the rate at which prices are rising. today's figures strengthen the case for the government to stick to its guns, no matter what the pressure from left, right or centre. we won't be pushed off course because if we are going to help families, if we are going to relieve the pressure on people with mortgages, on businesses, we need to squeeze every last drop of high inflation out of the economy. if you look at what is happening

in other countries, you can see that rises in interest rates to bring down inflation over time. that will happen here but we need to be patient. we need to stick to the course and then we will get to the other side. those rises in interest rates will obviously cause pain for mortgage borrowers. today's numbers suggest that payments are only going to be worse. what does that mean for you? do you think that this is something the government should intervene in? we know there is enormous pressure for families with mortgages and it's a really big for family finances. but the one thing that would not help those families is to step in with short—term support that meant that inflation stayed higher for longer and those mortgage rates stayed higher for longer. so i'm meeting the mortgage lenders later this week to ask what else can be done to relieve the pressure in very difficult times but we won't do anything that means that high inflation stays around for longer because that is the root cause of the pressure they're facing. today has also seen

another landmark moment. the national debt is bigger than national income for the first time since 1961. does that mean it's going to be impossible to put taxes, to cut taxes before the next election? the way to grow the economy, the way to give ourselves more headroom, to spend more on public services like the nhs, to bring down the tax burden, is to tackle inflation. inflation is the biggest, the most invidious tax rise the british people are facing right at the moment because it's eroding the value of their weekly/monthly salaries. so that is our primary priority. that was the uk chancellor, jeremy hunt. our economics correspondent andy verity some enconomists will have concerns about the latest figures. well, it's going to worry a lot of economists is the answer to that because a lot of them were confidently predicting that the current rate of 8.7%, that was the rate in the year to april, would actually be lower, would be more like 8.4 or something

around there and the fact that it's stayed where it is will underline concerns that british inflation, as opposed to global inflation, is what they call "sticky". in other words, it won't come down like it has elsewhere. in the united states, you're looking at 4%. in the eurozone, you're looking at 6.1%. the fact that british inflation is staying at 8.7% will really worry policymakers. people who have fixed rate mortgages over five years, which were super cheap a couple of years ago after the pandemic, less than 2%, are now looking at having to pay the interest rate of four, five, 6%. so like three times as much and there's concern that obviously that will cause more pain for those households. that was andy verity. the tesla chief executive elon musk announced a significant investment incoming in india, following a meeting with india's prime minister narendra modi in new york. during the visit, mr musk hailed india's strong potential

for a sustainable future, and said he felt confident that his company will be implanted in the country as humanly as possible. palestinian gunmen have killed four israelis and wounded four more near a settlement in the occupied west bank. one of the gunmen was killed at the scene of the attack. it follows a string of violence across the palestinian territory in recent days. our middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this update. this is the most deadly attack targeting israelis that there has been in several months. the israeli military says two palestinian gunmen opened fire at an israeli petrol station and a hummus restaurant. both of them lie on a busy main road that cuts through the west bank. now, the two palestinians, one of them was shot at the scene. the other one escaped. and we're told that israeli security forces tracked him and killed him. we understand that the two come from a village not far away to the north. both are said to have been affiliated with the islamist militant group hamas.

and a hamas spokesman has come out linking what happened to an israeli military raid injenin a day ago, which killed six palestinians and wounded dozens more. now you've got far right israeli ministers coming out calling for a wider israeli military operation. you've got the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying that all options are open to respond. meanwhile, we're getting reports thatjewish settlers have attacked some palestinian property in a town nearby. this has really raised tensions in the west bank at a time when tensions were already running very high. there has been a furious chinese reaction to president biden comparing the chinese leader to dictators. mr biden had said his counterparts reacted like all autocrats when he heard about the us shooting down a suspected spy balloon. angry about not having control. our correspondent is in

beijing. the chinese government has reacted quite angrily to these remarks from us presidentjoe biden and said that it is absurd to be equating the leader of china, xijinping, with other dictators in the world. according to foreign ministry spokesperson this was an open political provocation which violated etiquette and also violated china's political dignity. but to really you have to wonder, was this deliberate? it just doesn't have to wonder, was this deliberate? itjust doesn't make sense. why would the americans go to all of this trouble of sending us secretary of state antony blinken to beijing to have these meetings? i mean one of these meetings with his immediate counterpart went for seven and a half hours. why would you go through all that trouble to try to stabilise the relationship only to torpedo

that process yourself? it doesn't make sense. what is much more likely seems to be that this was just a poor choice of words from the us president. certainly it's been bad timing. if you want to patch things up timing. if you want to patch things up with china, to use an expression like that, to say that xi jinping was a dictator or like other dictators. now, can this be fixed? sure, of course it can. they can still go ahead and have a meeting much later in the year, probably october, where the leaders of these two world superpowers can sit down with one another, possibly in california, in october. by then, people will have forgotten about this although it will be mentioned in some reports as background, i guess. so they reallyjust have to try to ride this out if they do want to stop this relationship from collapsing any further. but he would love to be a fly on the wall when

antony blinken got the news thatjoe biden said this. i mean, surely he would have been tiering his hair out. he has gone to all this trouble, he has come here, they've patched things up and just a day later, we have this fresh crisis with beijing and washington slinging mud at one another. that with beijing and washington slinging mud at one another.— mud at one another. that was the bbc's stephen — mud at one another. that was the bbc's stephen mcdonell. - mud at one another. that was the bbc's stephen mcdonell. let's . mud at one another. that was the i bbc's stephen mcdonell. let's bring you some live pictures from london now because of this is an international conference bringing together politicians and business leaders focusing on how to rebuild ukraine both during and after the war, following russia's full scale invasion. the conference has a ready head from the british prime minister, rishi sunak, volodymyr zelensky, the ukrainian president and us secretary of state antony blinken. also speaking to the gathered or assembled group was the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen and praised ukraine's bravery and emphasise continuing support for the

country. emphasise continuing support for the count . .. . . , emphasise continuing support for the count . ~ ., ., , ., ., country. ukrainians are fighting not 'ust for country. ukrainians are fighting not just for their _ country. ukrainians are fighting not just for their serenity _ country. ukrainians are fighting not just for their serenity but _ country. ukrainians are fighting not just for their serenity but we've - just for their serenity but we've also heard it, also for us, for our values, for ourfreedom, for also heard it, also for us, for our values, for our freedom, for our democracies. we can never match their sacrifice but we can and we do all stand united, coordinated and resolute that ukraine must win, will win and has our support.— win and has our support. ahead of the conference _ win and has our support. ahead of the conference today, _ win and has our support. ahead of the conference today, ukraine's i the conference today, ukraine's president has been talking to the bbc about the state of the war in his country. speaking earlier, volodymyr zelensky admitted it was difficult to measure the success of the current counteroffensive against russia. president zelensky, thank you so much for your time. i would like to begin by asking you about the counteroffensive, how is it going? translation: idol counteroffensive, how is it going? translation:— counteroffensive, how is it going? translation: ., , ,

translation: not everything is easy. there are certain _ translation: not everything is easy. there are certain difficulties _ there are certain difficulties because first of all, our land is mined. nevertheless, those who fight shall win and to those who knock, the door shall be opened. that is why by all means we have confidence in the success of the counteroffensive actions. your deputy defence minister has admitted that it will be difficult to win back land in this counteroffensive. translation: h0 counteroffensive. translation: in? counteroffensive. translation: in? counteroffensive operation can be easy, it's not easy. first of all, for those currently on the front lines and last autumn, we took counteroffensive actions as well and it seems like the process was too slow. but then the moment came when everybody saw how quickly we began to advance. the same thing will happen here. i mean, russia has done everything in its power to stop this offensive. translation:—

translation: every day, russia brinrs translation: every day, russia brings atrocious _ translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies - translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies to - translation: every day, russia brings atrocious tragedies to our| brings atrocious tragedies to our land, sometimes it seems to me that they don't care in general whether it is the military or the civilian population. the fact that they are ready to commit horrors, cause great suffering and man—made disasters on a large—scale, it crystal clear. the americans have made clear how they measure the success of this. they want you to make as many games on the battlefield so that you are in a stronger position when you get to the negotiating table. translation:— to the negotiating table. translation: ., , �*, , translation: for us, it's very important _ translation: for us, it's very important to — translation: for us, it's very important to move _ translation: for us, it's very important to move forward - translation: for us, it's very - important to move forward because we have to motivate not only our army but also our western allies. aid can be slowed down or stepped up. to be honest, aid depends on us moving forward. a lot of things depend on that. but for me, the most important success of our offensive lies in motivating people. mr president, are you feeling the

pressure from your partners, that they expect results and results quickly? translation: ,, ., ., ., , . translation: some want it and expect it very much- — translation: some want it and expect it very much. some _ translation: some want it and expect it very much. some want _ translation: some want it and expect it very much. some want some - translation: some want it and expect it very much. some want some sort - translation: some want it and expect it very much. some want some sort of. it very much. some want some sort of a hollywood movie but things don't really happen that way. the american say that they will stay with ukraine till the very end. do you believe them? translation: if. you believe them? translation: , ., , ., translation: is there any other 0 tion? translation: is there any other option? we _ translation: is there any other option? we believe _ translation: is there any other option? we believe them - translation: is there any other| option? we believe them because translation: is there any other - option? we believe them because on the one hand, they are our partners. on the other hand, we need to understand that we have to count on ourselves. let's just look at some of the things you need. the f—16s for example. us officials are now saying it could take months for ukraine to get those f—16s. translation: get those f-16s. translation: ., . ., translation: there are certain bureaucratic _ translation: there are certain bureaucratic things _ translation: there are certain bureaucratic things that - translation: there are certain bureaucratic things that i - bureaucratic things that i unfortunately can't and i'm not willing to understand because we are at war and we need to get things done quickly. the price is time, time means lives. i believe that we

will start the training period this summer as well. we will certainly continue to put pressure to bring the dates forward but i believe it can be august. after this training begins, we want to believe that in six or seven months we will have our first planes. mr president, i also want your reaction to the ukraine recovery conference in the uk. just your message to that conference. translation:— message to that conference. translation: ., a ., translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, _ translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, to _ translation: huge thanks to the prime minister, to the _ translation: huge thanks to the | prime minister, to the government, to the businesses of the uk and all the people for their support. part of such support of saying notjust the people for their support. part of such support of saying not just a recovery but transformation of ukraine and therefore anti—corruption reform, which is very important, to work on judiciary reform, to work with our partners to make ukraine attractive for investment after the war. that is what we need. ukraine will be different, transformed. the only thing that will not change is the strength of our people.

that was the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. let's take a look at some of the other news from today. police in honduras say more than 40 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 25 of the inmates burnt to death and others were shot. two people have died aftera canadian air force helicopter crashed into the ottawa river. officials said the chinook helicopter crashed near a military base north west of the capital, ottawa. two other people who were on board were rescued and taken to hospital. the controversial influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan are appearing in court in the romanian capital, bucharest later. they'll appear before a judge for their first technical hearing after being formally charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women.

you are watching bbc news with me, gareth barlow. thousands of music fans will start arriving at glastonbury this morning for this year's festival. arctic monkeys, guns n' roses and sir eltonjohn are among the headline acts. the actual music doesn't start until friday but that doesn't stop the die—hard fans pitching their tents on the famous site in south west england. we can get meinau from our correspondence. it was just after eight o'clock in the morning the gates opened and people started streaming into the glastonbury festival. this man in a veryjaunty sombrero, what is your name? . . veryjaunty sombrero, what is your name?— the - veryjaunty sombrero, what is your| name?_ the music name? dominic spencer. the music doesnt name? dominic spencer. the music doesn't get — name? dominic spencer. the music doesn't get going — name? dominic spencer. the music doesn't get going until _ name? dominic spencer. the music doesn't get going until friday - name? dominic spencer. the music doesn't get going until friday on - doesn't get going until friday on the main stages but you are here very early on wednesday, why? is the very early on wednesday, why? is the createst very early on wednesday, why? is the greatest place — very early on wednesday, why? is the greatest place on _ very early on wednesday, why? is the greatest place on earth, _ very early on wednesday, why? is the greatest place on earth, there - very early on wednesday, why? is he: greatest place on earth, there is no place like glastonbury. i'm so happy to be here, it is my fourth year here now. i am overwhelmed with joy and i cannot wait to experience what will happen. and i cannot wait to experience what will happen-— will happen. what makes it so s - ecial, will happen. what makes it so special, explain _ will happen. what makes it so special, explain to _ will happen. what makes it so special, explain to someone i will happen. what makes it so i special, explain to someone that will happen. what makes it so - special, explain to someone that has never been?—

never been? words cannot describe, it's 'ust never been? words cannot describe, its just the — never been? words cannot describe, it's just the greatest _ never been? words cannot describe, it'sjust the greatest place. - never been? words cannot describe, it'sjust the greatest place. if - never been? words cannot describe, it's just the greatest place. if you - it's just the greatest place. if you haven't been, you have to come. try and get a ticket. it is so special. it has a special place in my heart. hello to esme and katie at home, my daughter and fiance.— daughter and fiance. words can't describe at _ daughter and fiance. words can't describe at the _ daughter and fiance. words can't describe at the sombrero - daughter and fiance. words can't describe at the sombrero can! i daughter and fiance. words can't i describe at the sombrero can! have daughter and fiance. words can't - describe at the sombrero can! have a great time. there is another sombrero, very quick read for the bbc? we are trying to explain to audiences around the world what is so special about glastonbury. it’s so special about glastonbury. it's 'ust so special about glastonbury. it's just amazing, unbelievable. you can't _ just amazing, unbelievable. you can't explain it. white men who are you looking — can't explain it. white men who are you looking forward to seeing? properly — you looking forward to seeing? properly the cortina is. which stage are they on? the properly the cortina is. which stage are they on?— a i are they on? the letter d stage. a smaller stage. _ are they on? the letter d stage. a smaller stage, you _ are they on? the letter d stage. a smaller stage, you will _ are they on? the letter d stage. a smaller stage, you will have - are they on? the letter d stage. a smaller stage, you will have to - are they on? the letter d stage. a | smaller stage, you will have to get there about an hour before they start. we will let you go. you have gone for a very sensible structure here. i gone for a very sensible structure here. . .. gone for a very sensible structure here-_ heavy - gone for a very sensible structure here-_ heavy at - gone for a very sensible structure here._ heavy at the | here. i packed well. heavy at the bottom. backpack _ here. i packed well. heavy at the bottom. backpack on _ here. i packed well. heavy at the bottom. backpack on top. -

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it's more than 350 years since the dutch painter — rembrandt — died — and yet there is still a fascination for his life and his work. he's considered one of the finest portrait—artists of all time and at the museum devoted to him in amsterdam — people can get a rembrandt of their own — sort of. tim allman explains. he is considered one of the greatest painters of all time. rembrandt was a master of his craft, so his work would set you back a bob or two. what do you do then, if your purse strings don't stretch far enough for an original series? well, how about this? here in what was once rembrandt�*s own home, a pop up tattoo parlor where you can get up close and personal with a dutch master. we give you a rembrandt that lets you, the rest of your days and only stays with you. it is more stable than than than the relationship, because tattoos last

longer than romances. the event is called a poor man's rembrandt. although one of these tattoos could cost you nearly $300. they're trying to raise the profile of the rembrandt museum. so much so, even the staff are getting into the swing of things. i'm totally amazed by this whole event because we really liked it, because hank is one of the most famous amsterdam tattoo artists, and he's worldwide famous. but i was amazed how many people already responded. tickets for a poor man's rembrandt sold out in 15 minutes, although you can turn up on the day. the organisers say they are always looking for ways to make sure rembrandt stays alive. tim allman, bbc news.

this is stjohn's harbour where the search and rescue operation is being coordinated for for the submarine, the submersible with five people on board that has gone missing. about 400 miles, that is 650 kilometres of the coastline, near the wreck of the titanic that sank in 1912. contacted that submarine that went down under the waves on sunday was lost about an hour and 45 minutes after that dive started. we have heard nothing since then, although they are investigating reports of hanging that was detected by a canadian aircraft searching the area. we will bring you more details on the search, on the recovery effort, on our website as well. there is a live page running there. you can also find it on the bbc news app on your smartphone or tablet. stay with us here on bbc news, thanks for watching.

hello, june has been a warm month for many of us and at times it has felt like the middle of summer. talking of which, the 21st of marks the first day of astronomical summer or the summer solstice and it will be the longest day of the year. let's get to the forecast. this is the satellite picture from the last day or so and thatis picture from the last day or so and that is the weather front that brought the rain to many parts of the country in the last 24 hours. it will be moving away northwards but in its wake we will see an area of high pressure developing towards the south and west but we will also be brushed with weather systems over the next few days. the high pressure to the south will open up the doors to the south will open up the doors to much warmer weather streaming away from spain, portugal and france. 50 it does look as though it will get hot towards the weekend. that is still to come. let's look at the forecast for wednesday and starting on a clear note for many of us. temperatures will be on the mild side there is then, between 13—16

degrees celsius. a dry morning for most but certainly not from everybody. if you shower is possible in 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 than this is where the heaviest of the ones will be, possibly one or two thunderstorms in eastern scotland, may be on the borders as well. later in the afternoon, the weather will improve in northern ireland. the sun should come out for everybody and across england and wales, just a scattering of showers here and there it will 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 lower or their mid—20s. again, temperatures widely into the lower ortheir mid—20s. again, one temperatures widely into the lower or their mid—20s. again, one or two scattered showers are possible on thursday and it will be every bit as more i think on friday as well, 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 is always a chance of some rain in parts of scotland and northern ireland. but further east and south, the weather will be drier and brighter. east and south, the weather will be drierand brighter. here east and south, the weather will be drier and brighter. here is the outlook into the weekend was that you can see the climbing temperatures to nearly 30 celsius in the south by the time we get to sunday. mid 20s in cardiff. bye—bye.

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banging sounds are heard in the search for the submersible sent to view the titanic. five people on board but oxygen is running out. documents reveal a former employee expresses safety and design content about the missing vessel. president tyminski admits the counteroffensive against russia has been slower than desired as a conference opens in london aimed at rebuilding ukraine —— president zelensky. you are watching bbc news. we begin with the search for the submersible that went missing near the titanic in the north atlantic with five people on board. a canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises. the us coast guard has confirmed. the search is intensifying as the soap is believed to just have over a days supply of oxygen. heavy equipment capable of launching deep sea rescue

operations are being deployed. the passengers pay $250,000 to be on the trip and left last friday on a sub that was carrying the ship. they travelled more than 400 miles to the site of the titanic wreckage and then date dived down on sunday morning. it was supposed to last no more than eight hours and the crew were seated in very cramped conditions. but the subclass contact with the ship after an hour and 45 minutes and nothing has been heard from the vessel since then. they alarm was only raised with the coastguard at 5:45pm on sunday. the professor of marine biotics. i asked him how capable these machines were of withstanding the pressure. it began its long descent to the bottom of the atlantic ocean on sunday before vanishing without a trace. last year the bbc filmed the vessel.

it is made for five people and can't be opened within so if anything goes wrong it has to be found. and we just more than a day and a half left of oxygen inside the vessel, the rescue mission's urgency can't be overstated. it rescue mission's urgency can't be overstated-— rescue mission's urgency can't be overstated. , ., ., , ., ., overstated. it is a unique operation and challenging. _ overstated. it is a unique operation and challenging. but _ overstated. it is a unique operation and challenging. but right - overstated. it is a unique operation and challenging. but right now i overstated. it is a unique operation and challenging. but right now we | and challenging. but right now we are focused on putting everything at it and searching is hard as we can and getting out there as quickly as we can. . �* , we can. there are three british --eole we can. there are three british people trapped _ we can. there are three british people trapped inside. - we can. there are three british people trapped inside. the i people trapped inside. the billionaire explorer hamish harding, a business man and his 19—year—old son. he had the... he a business man and his 19-year-old son. he had the...— son. he had the... he had the enthusiastic _ son. he had the... he had the enthusiastic outlook _ son. he had the... he had the enthusiastic outlook of - son. he had the... he had the enthusiastic outlook of a i son. he had the... he had the| enthusiastic outlook of a young child, so excited about this opportunity and he mentioned it with the biggest smile possible on his face. so we were all very excited for him and happy for him that he was able to have this extraordinary

opportunity. was able to have this extraordinary opportunity-— was able to have this extraordinary opportunity. also inside is a french ex - lorer opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and _ opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and a _ opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and a man _ opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and a man who _ opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and a man who runs i opportunity. also inside is a french explorer and a man who runs the i explorer and a man who runs the company 0ceangate expeditions in charge of their expedition to see the titanic. charge of their expedition to see the titanic-_ charge of their expedition to see the titanic. , , ., , ., the titanic. this is an experimental sub. the titanic. this is an experimental sub- people _ the titanic. this is an experimental sub- people are — the titanic. this is an experimental sub. people are informed - the titanic. this is an experimental sub. people are informed it - the titanic. this is an experimental sub. people are informed it is i the titanic. this is an experimental sub. people are informed it is very| sub. people are informed it is very dangerous— sub. people are informed it is very dangerous down there. last sub. people are informed it is very dangerous down there.— sub. people are informed it is very dangerous down there. last year he showed tbs — dangerous down there. last year he showed tbs how _ dangerous down there. last year he showed tbs how that _ dangerous down there. last year he showed tbs how that vessel - dangerous down there. last year he showed tbs how that vessel was i showed tbs how that vessel was operated by games console. the search and rescue teams are working in an incredibly challenging conditions. this is the worst spring in decades and it is made visibility really low. they are scouring an area in the atlantic ocean which is 70 miles wide and so deep that it is said to be less explored than outer space. ship carrying the sub left st john's on friday and travelled to the wreckage site, arriving on sunday for a dive that was meant to last eight hours. but then hour and 45 minutes later all contact was lost. this is the third expedition

by 0ceangate expeditions. passengers pay nearly £200,000 in the province and see the titanic�*s remains which are more than a century old. from leader's perspective _ are more than a century old. from leader's perspective it _ are more than a century old. from leader's perspective it feels i leader's perspective it feels helpless right now but we are not hopeless, we do hope that this rescue mission is fruitful. questions are being asked about the potential safety problems of the submersible. court documents from 2018 reveal a former group raise concerns. they are working out the logistics of what could be the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. deepest search and rescue mission everattempted. but deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. but first they have to find the vessel. i mentioned seven williams. a tear from the professor of marine biotics at the university of sydney and i asked him how capable these machines out of withstanding the pressure is on the sea floor. , ., . , ., withstanding the pressure is on the seafloor. , .. , ., ,

seafloor. these machines have been used since the _ seafloor. these machines have been used since the 1970s _ seafloor. these machines have been used since the 1970s for _ seafloor. these machines have been used since the 1970s for exploring i used since the 1970s for exploring the deepest part of our ocean to help us get a better understanding of deep water environments and essentially they are a big pressure vessel in which the crew would live and be maintained. electronics, communications to control... the challen . e communications to control... the challenge i— communications to control... the challenge i assume is that these vessels are made by each company or corporation or team that utilises them and therefore there isn't a standard for them and therefore trying to undertake a recovery operation is made all the more complex by dealing with unique systems. complex by dealing with unique s stems. , , ., systems. yes, these are unique s stems systems. yes, these are unique systems and — systems. yes, these are unique systems and they _ systems. yes, these are unique systems and they are _ systems. yes, these are unique i systems and they are organisations around the world operating submersible that can be deployed but

they are all relatively unique. it looks like 0ceangate expeditions has three or four different vehicles designed for different debts and other companies are building different designs and those bespoke vehicles to present challenges for rescue effort. vehicles to present challenges for rescue effort-— vehicles to present challenges for rescue effort. ~ ., ~ ., ,, , rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind of— rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind of other _ rescue effort. what kind of vessels, what kind of other submersibles i what kind of other submersibles could be utilised in this recovery effort? in could be utilised in this recovery effort? , u, , could be utilised in this recovery effort? , c c, , , , effort? in this case but they will be doinu effort? in this case but they will be doing is _ effort? in this case but they will be doing is deploying _ effort? in this case but they will be doing is deploying a - effort? in this case but they will| be doing is deploying a remotely operated vehicle. these are robotic vehicles can go down to 6000 metres. they will be equipped with a tether that will stream live video from the vehicle up to the surface and also sonar data and other data they are able to collect. they will be equipped with high definition cameras, lights, manipulatorarms cameras, lights, manipulator arms that cameras, lights, manipulatorarms that will allow them to do exploration tasks, scientific recovery are rescue work and i

understand some of those vehicles are on—site and there are more on the way. they will then deploy those vehicles to try and the submarine and then try to figure out the difficult task of then floating the submersible and get me back to the surface. it is not something that is ever done with these kind of debts so even if they can find the submersible i think there is still herculean effort required figure out how to get the vehicle back up to the surface if it is still intact. we also heard from ryan ramsey, a former submarine commander with the royal navy. the former submarine commander with the r0 al na . . ~ . former submarine commander with the roalna. royal navy. the aircraft usually uses. . . royal navy. the aircraft usually uses- -- to _ royal navy. the aircraft usually uses... to to _ royal navy. the aircraft usually uses... to to look _ royal navy. the aircraft usually uses... to to look for _ royal navy. the aircraft usually uses... to to look for potential| uses... to to look for potential noises. it is encouraging if it is

true but usually that technology doesn't look down as far as 3000 4000 metres, it has a limited range so i think what we're hearing here is that they detected something, they don't know what it is and they are honing in on anything that gives them a potential to find the vessel. give us a sense of how difficult it is to find what is relatively small vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex. _ vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex. not _ vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex, not only _ vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex, not only is _ vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex, not only is it - vessel in a massive ocean. it is complex, not only is it a - vessel in a massive ocean. it 3 complex, not only is it a small 6.7 metre vessel in very deep water in a large ocean but it is also near to the wreckage of the titanic and if you think the titanic with over 290 metres long and that wreckage it all over the place, there will be some of that wreckage around so it is exceptionally difficult. it is making it a needle in haystack and there are three things that against this. the timeframe, 92 hours of

oxygen, but they need to worry about, dioxide two, definitely the depth, it could be 3000 4000 metres and no rescue has ever been conducted that day, and how do you actually rescue it? you can't use any of their current capability that is used to rescue submarines with this particular submersible. i would like to give hope and say that this will all end well but the timeframe is running out. it is will all end well but the timeframe is running out.— is running out. it is also hugely challenging- — is running out. it is also hugely challenging. you _ is running out. it is also hugely challenging. you were - is running out. it is also hugely challenging. you were with - is running out. it is also hugely challenging. you were with the i is running out. it is also hugely - challenging. you were with the royal navy for 26 years as a mariner. what would the crew be best advised to be doing now? what do you think the state of the crew would be inside that submersible? it state of the crew would be inside that submersible?— that submersible? it will be very challenging. _ that submersible? it will be very challenging. very _ that submersible? it will be very challenging, very difficult. - that submersible? it will be very challenging, very difficult. if - that submersible? it will be very | challenging, very difficult. if they are down at the bottom then the temperature down there is about 0

degrees, very cold, lots of condensation. it will be dark, no electrical supplies and no ability to operate it. they will be very tired and obviously trying to conserve oxygen, reduce the carbon dioxide. it is very difficult to achieve in those conditions. and they will be frightened i suspect. i've heard reports that they will be. .. i've heard reports that they will be... events like this, any catastrophic event underwater breeds fear and panic until you gain control. 50 it is exceptionally bleak and i'm really hoping they find them and they are able to bring them to the surface but i think the chances are very limited. find them to the surface but i think the chances are very limited.— chances are very limited. and you are the military _ chances are very limited. and you are the military mariner— chances are very limited. and you are the military mariner operated | are the military mariner operated submarines. they are operated 300 metres, 500 metres below the surface? this could potentially be

3800 metres below the surface. it is a whole other magnitude.— a whole other magnitude. correct. around the — a whole other magnitude. correct. around the world _ a whole other magnitude. correct. around the world there _ a whole other magnitude. correct. around the world there are - a whole other magnitude. correct. around the world there are a - a whole other magnitude. correct. i around the world there are a variety of submarine rescue system is all geared to match any submarine because sub—mariners, whilst countries may be against each other, actually saving life at sea is exceptionally important. they can go 600 metres. the magnitude of this is absolutely extreme and really difficult. ., , , ., absolutely extreme and really difficult. , ., ., , difficult. there has been a furious chinese reaction _ difficult. there has been a furious chinese reaction to _ difficult. there has been a furious chinese reaction to president - difficult. there has been a furious i chinese reaction to president biden comparing the chinese leader to dictators. mr biden said his counterpart reacted like all autocrats when he heard about the us shooting down of a suspected spy blimp. 0ur correspondence has more

the chinese government has reacted angrily to the comments ofjoe biden and i said it is absurd to be equating the leader of china with other dictators in the world. according to foreign ministry spokesperson, this was an open political provocation which violated educate and also china's political dignity. but really you have to wonder, was this deliberate? it doesn't make sense. why would the americans go to all this trouble of sending the us secretary of state anthony bring him to beijing to have these meetings? one of these meetings with his immediate count about 147 and a half hours. why would you go through all that trouble to try and stabilise the relationship, only to torpedo the

process yourself? it doesn't make sense. what is much more likely seems to be a pure choice of words from the us president. certainly it has been bad timing. if you want to patch things up with china, to use and exposure like that to say that xi jinping was a and exposure like that to say that xijinping was a dictator like dictators. can it be fixed? of course it can't. they can still go ahead and have a meeting later in the year, probably october, where the year, probably october, where the leaders of these two world superpowers can sit down with one another, possibly in california in october. by then people will have forgotten about this, although it will be mentioned in some reports as background. so they really have got to try and ride this out. if they do want to stop this relationship from collapsing any further. but you would love to be a fly on the wild

man anthony blinking got the news would love to be a fly on the wild man anthony blinking got the news thatjoe biden said this. surely he would have been tearing his hair out. he is going to all this trouble, he is coming with all the intention to patch it up and days later we have this fresh crisis with beijing and washington slinging mud at one another. he beijing and washington slinging mud at one another.— at one another. he was on bbc to leave us now- — at one another. he was on bbc to leave us now. this _ at one another. he was on bbc to leave us now. this is _ at one another. he was on bbc to leave us now. this is bbc - at one another. he was on bbc to leave us now. this is bbc news. i it is charlotte's seventh birthday and she spending it in the place where she feels closest to her mum. her mum died at the hospice last year and they cared for her in her finalfew months. the wild

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