the search area is expanded as the coastguard insists it is still a rescue operation for the five people on board. narendra modi continues his trip to america, but some congressmen question the indian prime minister's record on human rights. and the windrush generation, 75 years on. we'll be hearing about their stories. a very warm welcome to the programme, iam a very warm welcome to the programme, i am sally bundock. we begin with the intensifying search and rescue operation for the missing submersible with five people onboard in the north atlantic ocean. the search has entered a new stage of urgency, as the us coastguard says the vessel probably has enough oxygen to last until thursday

morning local time. the us coastguard also confirmed that more tapping noises were picked up by a canadian team overnight, but locating its source is extremely difficult. the submersible was on its way to visit the site of the titanic wreck, which lies some 12,500 feet underneath the ocean's surface. the international rescue operation for the sub is being coordinated in boston. with pressure growing to rescue those onboard — there are now dozens of vessels scanning thousands of miles of ocean for any signs of the sub. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from newfoundland. everything possible is being used to try and find the missing submersible. these are the first images of the

complicated international hunt unfolding in the atlantic ocean more than 400 miles from the coast. it has now entered its most critical day. the sub, which is the size of a minivan, needs to be found before oxygen runs out for the men on board. but there is some hope, more noises have been heard. you alwa s noises have been heard. you always have _ noises have been heard. you always have hope _ noises have been heard. you always have hope in - noises have been heard. 7m. always have hope in the middle of a search and rescue case, that's what we do what we do. with respect to the noises specifically, we don't know what they are. to be frank with you. the good news is, we are searching an area where the noises are and we will continue to do so. at noises are and we will continue to do so. �* . , ., ., to do so. at that depth radio and radar— to do so. at that depth radio and radar signals _ to do so. at that depth radio and radar signals will - to do so. at that depth radio and radar signals will not. to do so. at that depth radio l and radar signals will not work so the rescue operation has been dropping sonar buoys in the water. they used passenger detection listening for sounds produced by propellers and machinery which can also include the crew making noises, or what is proactive detection by bouncing the sonar ping off the surface of the vessel and listening for the returning

echo. trapped inside are british citizens were shredding, dawood and his teenage son solomon. shazad is someone who — teenage son solomon. shazad is someone who has _ teenage son solomon. shazad is someone who has an _ teenage son solomon. shazad isi someone who has an uncommon zest for life. he has a real sense of adventure, he has a real sense of exploration, and he has a passion for exploration whilst also on board as a french veteran diver, ph nargeolet, and stockton rush, the head of the expedition to the bottom of the sea. ~ ., , , , expedition to the bottom of the sea. a, , , , ., , sea. more vessels and equipment is arrivin: sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here _ sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here to _ sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here to be _ sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here to be sent - sea. more vessels and equipment is arriving here to be sent out - is arriving here to be sent out to assist with the international operation. officials here still consider this a search and rescue mission, but there is less than half a day's worth of oxygen left inside the vessel, so there are fears this could turn from rescue to recovery. the head of the company the towns the polar prince, which launched the submersible of the

weekend, has spoken for the first time since it when mincing. first time since it when mining-— first time since it when mincina. ~ . , ., ., ., mincing. we are very aware of the time sensitivity _ mincing. we are very aware of the time sensitivity around - the time sensitivity around this mission. —— went missing. archer team are experts in the field and will continue to support the effort in every way they comfortably remain focused on the search for the titan crew and continuing to hope they will be located and brought home safely. but overall the _ brought home safely. but overall the reality - brought home safely. but overall the reality of what could happen is not lost on people here. as one expert put it, it's like trying to find a missing spaceship on the far side of the moon. even if the sub is found in time, rescuers then have to somehow get the men out to safety. live now to our north america correspondentjessica parker, who's in boston, where the search operation is being co—ordinated from. jessica, what more can you tell us? �* ~' ., ., jessica, what more can you tell us? �* ~ ., ., ., ,

us? bulk amount we have been listenin: us? bulk amount we have been listening to _ us? bulk amount we have been listening to what _ us? bulk amount we have been listening to what the _ listening to what the coastguard have been saying all day as they have been briefing us. as a blessing in the report there, they are still saying this is a 100% search and rescue mission, but despite some of the challenges they are facing, despite fears about potentially diminishing oxygen supply on the sabbath, they say they are still holding out hope that they can find this vessel and somehow it is —— more is underwater, bringing to the surface. a number of assets have been deployed to the area, some are still on route but a couple i would pick out that are of interest. one of them is this flyaway deep ocean salvage system, the last time i checked it was still in newfoundland so it was still in newfoundland so it has admitted to the site yet but this is a piece of kit that could potentially whinge something out of the bottom of the ocean. so they're trying to get that out to the site as soon as possible and then there is this french vessel that's carrying a particularly

sophisticated underwater robot that has arms, so for example, if the titan had perhaps become stuck on some of the wreckage or something underwater, they think that could potentially free it. but we do need to take a step back here from what we are told by the us coast guard, they still have not located the titan sabha. obviously they have had those noises, they have had those noises, they have them on wednesday and the day before. and they're really trying to focus at the moment on that area where those noises were heard but so far it hasn't yielded any solid results. find yielded any solid results. and as time goes _ yielded any solid results. and as time goes by _ yielded any solid results. and as time goes by of— yielded any solid results. and as time goes by of course, there is concern for those on board and what state they're in medically because with oxygen supply going down by the minute, there is a concern about how they are doing. we know that one of them, hamish harding, is very robust and strong having done great expeditions in the past. but in terms of whether they have the

ability or the consciousness to keep noises going, that kind of thing, there is a real concern, isn't there?— isn't there? yes, i mean, we don't know — isn't there? yes, i mean, we don't know what _ isn't there? yes, i mean, we don't know what may - isn't there? yes, i mean, we don't know what may be - isn't there? yes, i mean, we. don't know what may be going isn't there? yes, i mean, we - don't know what may be going on and that sub, we have to be completely open about that. and also, as i say, they haven't found the vessel yet either, but clearly if those men are on that sub and they're obviously experiencing diminishing supplies of oxygen, clearly there will be concerns for their welfare. there will be concerns for theirwelfare. on there will be concerns for their welfare. on that sub you have people, you have a member of the french navy, experienced explorers, they would know how to potentially deal with the situation as best they can make best use of the oxygen supplies they have available. but we are in speculation territory. for now, the search efforts go on, whether that is aerial searches, just in case the vessel might have managed to get back up to the surface of

the ocean, so they have aeroplanes circling the area the size of twice the state of connecticut and they have deployed sonar buoys to listening to the ocean and they are deploying these rovs, these drones that can carry cameras to look underwater by the lower down they go, the poorer the visibility, and had a certain depth it is pitch black. so hugely challenging conditions in terms of carrying out the search whilst a very challenging conditions and a very tight timeframe now. the ox uen very tight timeframe now. the oxygen running _ very tight timeframe now. the oxygen running out by tomorrow morning local time, is that correct?— morning local time, is that correct? ~ ., �* ~ ., , correct? we don't know. these are estimates. _ correct? we don't know. these are estimates. so _ correct? we don't know. these are estimates. so i— correct? we don't know. these are estimates. so i think - correct? we don't know. these are estimates. so i think we i are estimates. so i think we really have to be open about that. they have estimated that yes, potentially in terms of local time, yes, potentially in terms of localtime, oxygen yes, potentially in terms of local time, oxygen could be running out later this morning. but other people have said maybe there are lots of other

variable factors in the play, so i think we have to be a bit cautious about that, but clearly it does create a time pressure on this operation and i think that is one of the reason is that what you're seeing happen at the moment is notjust a search operation trying to get equipment to the site that could also try to remove the vessel under the water if indeed that's where it is, because if they were to find it, they wouldn't have much time, there certainly are a of time pressure to bring to bring to the surface, so you have the search element and the rescue element almost combining because of that time pressure. jessica parker, thank you very much indeed. as you are hearing, finding this submersible isjust the hearing, finding this submersible is just the first part of the operation. figuring out how to rescue it could also be extremely challenging. victoria gill explains.

the desperate search for the submersible now has a focus. the banging sounds that were picked up at the sea surface by detectors deployed by the rescue teams. they think that the sound is coming from the sea floor and relatively close to the wreck location. now, one of the things that this indicates is that the submersible is stationary and on the sea floor, and this drastically narrows down the possible locations. if the sub can be located, it could mean a rescue attempt at extraordinary depth. military submarines operate at about 300 metres. if titan is stuck at the depth it was heading to, 3,800 metres, it will be in pitch darkness. a major concern is that undersea currents could have swept the sub into wreckage, which then trapped it. one of the safety systems on submersibles like titan is weights that can be jettisoned if something goes wrong, causing the vessel to float back up to the surface on its own. that weight release system might have failed. there's now a french research vessel approaching the site that's equipped with a remotely

operated undersea vehicle called victor 6000, one of the few vessels in the world that can operate at these extreme depths. that could be deployed in the search and in a possible rescue, but even that robot has limits to its capabilities. it might detangle or cut or help free the submersible if it was hooked into the environment on the seafloor, but victor would not be able to help bringing this directly... getting the submersible to the surface. it is not strong enough. this remotely operated vehicle was used last year to retrieve a us fighterjet that sank in the south china sea after the pilot safely ejected. the recovery was at a similar depth to the titanic, and the vehicle fastened rigging and lift lines to the aircraft from a support ship. but any potential rescue

of titan is likely to be technically complicated. the hope is that the tiny vessel can be located with enough time left to carry it out. victoria gill, bbc news. 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. let's get some of the day's other news now. 31 people have been killed in an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the north—western chinese city of yinchuan. seven others are receiving medical treatment. one is in a critical condition. state media said a gas leak at the restaurant caused the blast. the authorities in paris say at least 29 people have been injured by a gas explosion in the centre of the city. four of them are in a critical condition. one building in paris's latin quarter has partially collapsed.

poorer countries could get access to hundreds of billions of pounds to tackle climate change. talks are taking place in paris today after a campaign by the prime minister of barbados, mia mottley. she's long called for help for developing nations, because she says they face the greatest risks from climate change. a us air national guardsman charged with leaking military secrets has pleaded not guilty in a federal court in massachusetts. jack teixeira was arrested in april for allegedly arranging the most damaging leak of classified documents in a decade. the judge declined to release mr teixeira, pending his trial. here, interest rates are widely expected to go up for the thirteenth time in a row when new figures are published later. the bank of england is attempting to tackle stalling inflation, which stood at 8.7% in the month to may, the same as april.

the bank of england is meeting respiratory policy committee will decide how much to increase interest rates. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has begun a three—day visit to the us. his visit has been described as a significant turning point in relations between the us and india. he and president biden plan to discuss defence cooperation and critical technologies. mr modi's visit does not come without controversy — 75 democratic congressmen have urged president biden to question him on human rights issues. earlier, former us ambassador to india and former democratic congressman tim roemer told us more about his thoughts on this visit. i think it's a watershed visit,

as a springboard for more accomplishments and deepening of strategic convergence going forward, and probably some historic announcements about the cooperation between india and the united states. technology will be the future — ai, wireless, undersea cable, intelligence sharing, so many of these things are critically important for a free and open indo—pacific, for a peaceful and prosperous world, for democracies like the united states and india to work together and share their vision of the world together. i haven't had the strategic convergence on china but there have been more was put together in an hour and have meeting

then have in the last ten years. india in the united states are increasingly seeing the threat of china, the expansion of china into the south china seas and the indo—pacific, and into the indian ocean, as more and more of a threat, notjust indian ocean, as more and more of a threat, not just to indian ocean, as more and more of a threat, notjust to us but to world prosperity, to peace, to world prosperity, to peace, to free trade.— to free trade. lets bring in more on — to free trade. lets bring in more on bbc _ to free trade. lets bring in more on bbc news, - to free trade. lets bring in | more on bbc news, around to free trade. lets bring in - more on bbc news, around the world and across the uk. bbc news, bringing| you different stories from across the uk. borrowdale is idyllic, popular and parched. the river derwent here near rosthwaite has simply evaporated in a long, dry spell of hot weather. it's of huge concern to those whose job it is to protect this special and vital ecological landscape. it's becoming more and more of a regular occurrence, we're getting lots of periods of dry weather with very little rainfall, and that's leading to rivers like this drying up. it can have a devastating impact on the wildlife — there's insects and fish that live here — and that'll

have an impact on the whole of the ecosystem, so the otters and the birds that feed on them. and where there's no water, there will be no life. but what's to blame? a number of factors, says ruth mackay — climate change among them — but also the way the river has been deliberately modified over the years, now running straight through the valley. for more stories from across the uk, - head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the israeli army says it's used a drone to strike a car carrying what it called a "terrorist cell" in the occupied west bank. military sources say that three palestinian gunmen were killed. it's the first israeli drone strike in the west bank for 17 years. here's our middle east correspondent tom bateman. well, israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the palestinian town of turmus ayya. now, this had followed

a funeral hours earlier of a 17—year—old israeli who was one of four shot dead by palestinian gunmen at another israeli settlement at a gas station there on tuesday. so the funeral had taken place, and then what witnesses describe as hundreds of israeli settlers surged into this palestinian town, many of them armed. they went in, they were torching homes and cars and doing a huge amount of damage. i spoke to one resident who told me that his daughter had a gun aimed at her by a settler. she was trapped inside the house. they then tried to burn the house, set fire to the house and also torched her car. and all of her belongings were destroyed inside. and we've heard many other very similar stories. now, all of this coming amid a very serious flare—up, a new flare—up in the occupied west bank. on monday, we saw an extremely

intense israeli military raid take place in the city ofjenin, killing seven palestinians, wounding seven israeli soldiers. and that was followed by this attack by hamas on the settlers at a gas station the following day, the militant, the palestinian militant group said it was in response to what had happened in the city ofjenin. so the fears are now growing that this thing could just slip further out of control. and at the same time, you have settler members, ministers in israel's most hardline religious nationalist government in its history, calling, in their words, for a full scale military operation against the west bank. we had one mp from benjamin netanyahu's ruling likud party calling for what she called collective punishment against ordinary palestinians because of the attacks against israelis. so the concerns are really now growing that the next few hours and days could see yet another very serious upsurge in violence.

it's been 75 years since passengers on board the empire windrush disembarked at tilbury docks outside london. hundreds of people from the caribbean made the journey, with the hope of building a new life here in the uk. our community affairs correspondent, ashitha nagesh, has been speaking with some of the windrush generation about what that time was like for them. why have you come to england? to seek a job. and what sort ofjob do you want? - any type, so long as i get a good pay. when the empire windrush docked in 1948, it altered the course of british history. the ship brought hundreds of passengers from the caribbean to fill post—war labour shortages in the uk. among them were nurses, engineers and a vast number of british military veterans. 75 years ago, those who took these first steps at the port of tilbury had hopes of prosperity and a new life, not just for themselves,

but for generations to come. tucked away in a croydon shopping centre is a recreation of that new life in a classic windrush home. it takes these women decades back to those early days in the uk, settling in and getting to grips with a new culture and climate. everything was cold. i came in april 1962 - and ijust yearned for home. there is a book by the bbc called going to britain and the first picture in that book is me, aged three and a half, at my my nanny�*s and it's got me in my little duffle coat, my hat, and it says underneath, the caption is "dressed for the cold." i remember initially before i did nursing, i applied for a job in the west end, not knowing anything about racism.

i went for the interview and the lady put me in a room and she never came back to me. i sat there for about six hours and then the shop was closing and i left. my first day at school, the teacher asked my name and i told her all the different names i had, because injamaica you'd have a pet name, then you'd have another name, what my dad called me and whatever, and i put reed on the end because that's my surname. and the teacher said, "no, dear, go home and ask your mother what your name is." so that was my start. although today is a day of celebration and fond memories, for some, it is a reminder of injustices that they've had to endure. it has very much mixed feelings, because for one, it took so many years for some recognition of some sort, it's not there yet, of what the windrush generation did. johnny samuels is one of thousands of people affected by the windrush scandal, which saw people who had the legal right to live

and work here wrongly deported or detained because they weren't given proof of status by the home office. 2015, i received a deportation letter. that was shocking, that was hurtful, painful, and my family wasn't. .. well, you know, everybody was very sad. so what would your message to the home office be? people are dying. folks from the windrush era are dying who have made claims and are waiting. in a statement, the home office told the bbc it is committed to righting the wrongs of windrush and that it has paid or offered more than £75 million in compensation, but that it knows there is still more to do. despite what this generation has gone through, there's still an enduring pride in what they've built here. coming from the different islands, we have done a lot in this country.

i would say... as i normally say, we have put the great in britain. we have worked hard to put this legacy forward. that is a mark that our children can look back and say, "well, our parents did that." ashitha nagesh, bbc news. a pilot and his passenger have had a lucky escape after their plane crashed into a residential street in the us state of wisonsin. police said the pilot reportedly had engine problems and avoided homes before trying to crash land the aircraft. he managed to land the plane and only managed to damage one van in the street. the two people on board suffered minor injuries but no one on the ground was hurt.

the bank of england is meeting to decide what to do with the cost of borrowing. it is widely expected that the central bank will raise rates by 0.25%, to 4.7%. but some are arguing that maybe they will go further, they may increase rights to up to 5% because yesterday we got the news about uk inflation, that actually it is stuck at 8.7% in the months to may, that was the year—on—year figure. we will be talking to a leading economist, market traders and all sorts, we will have lots more in that in a moment so do stay with us. hello. wednesday brought plenty of summer warmth and sunshine. but there were some showers too, not least in the north of scotland. take a look at what

happened in wick. these thunderstorms really lined up and delivered 58 millimetres of rain. that is more rain than wick would normally expect to see in the whole of a typicaljune. now for thursday — high pressure is going to be building its way in across the uk. you might think that that would mean completely dry weather. well, actually, in spite of that building area of high pressure, there will still be some scattered showers, but this time mostly across england and wales. and in between the showers, some very warm sunshine. many places will spend the day dry and certainly most will start the day dry. there'll be some early mist which will clear away, some spells of sunshine, but we will see showers developing, particularly across england and wales. and with light winds, those showers are likely to be quite slow moving — not as many showers for northern ireland and the bulk of scotland will stay completely dry. temperatures north to south, 15 to maybe 28 degrees celsius. and then through thursday night, we'll see increasing humidity, more cloud and some rain

splashing its way and particularly to northern ireland, perhaps western parts of scotland as well by the end of the night. those higher temperatures, 10 to 15 degrees, an increasingly muggy feel, which certainly will continue to be the case into friday. more cloud across the north and the west of the uk with some outbreaks of rain even down towards the south—east, a bit more cloud in the mix. still some spells of sunshine, but with that extra cloud, temperatures a little bit lower, 20 to 25 degrees, a very warm and muggy night on friday night. and on saturday, we will start the day with a fair amount of cloud, perhaps some mist and murk here and there, some spots of drizzle. things should brighten up as the day wears on, some spells of sunshine. and if you get enough sunshine, it will feel very warm indeed, perhaps up to 28 or 29 degrees in the south east, but glasgow, belfast, still up to 24. that wedge, a very warm and humid air between these weather fronts here. but as this cold front swings its way eastwards as we get into sunday, well, that will change things. the timing is a little bit uncertain, but it looks

like that cold front will bring some quite heavy and perhaps thundery rain eastwards across the uk. so that wet weather sweeping its way eastwards and with it some cooler, fresher conditions.

inflation under control. live from london, live from london, this is bbc news. this is bbc news. unlucky 13 — uk borrowers unlucky 13 — uk borrowers face yet another rise face yet another rise in interest rates today — in interest rates today — after 12 hikes from the bank after 12 hikes from the bank of england fail to bring of england fail to bring

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