in the uk, new measures agreed with banks to help mortgage holders struggling with soaring interest rates. the with soaring interest rates. destruction left behind the the destruction left behind after the kakhovka dam burst in southern ukraine hello, welcome to bbc news now. we start in the united states and the safety questions surrounding the deaths of five men on the titan subsmersible. the co—founder of oceangate — the firm that built the sub — has rejected claims that it cut corners. guillermo sohnlein, who left the firm ten years ago, told the bbc that the craft was 1a years in development and went through rigorous safety checks. tributes have been paid to those who died.

among them were the former french navy diver and renowned explorer paul—henry nargeolet and the ceo of oceangate, stockton rush. the family of the british explorer hamish harding said he was a loving husband, a dedicated father and a legend who lived for his next adventure. relatives of the british businessman shahzada dawood and his 19—year—old son, suleman described their "unimaginable loss". the us navy now says it detected sounds consistent with an implosion on sunday. search teams found debris from the sub thousands of metres below the surface. the discovery brought to a tragic end a five—day search for the submersible which had been on a voyage to the wreck of the titanic. there are growing questions about the structure of the vessel, especially its composite carbon fibre and titanuium hull, as simon jones reports. deep on the ocean floor lies the wreckage of the submersible, found by high—tech underwater robots. the bodies of the five men who died

may never be recovered. on board were the british businessman shahzada dawood and his teenage son suleman. suleman was studying at the university of strathclyde in glasgow. it said staff and students were shocked and profoundly saddened. the british—asian trust described his father as a wonderful and generous man. the family of the british explorer hamish harding said they'd lost him doing what he loved. also killed, the veteran french diver paul—henri nargeolet. it's really sad that he's lost his life in the place where he so loved to share his experiences with exploring the titanic. every time i dive, i see something i've never seen before... stockton rush also lost his life. his firm oceangate ran the expedition. colleagues described him as a true explorer. this was the titan sub.

the us navy says on sunday underwater microphones detected a noise which could have been the vessel imploding. there are now growing questions about its safety. the director of the film titanic, james cameron, who has completed 33 dives to the wreck, believes the tragedy could have been prevented. the comms were lost and navigation was lost. and i said, instantly, you can't lose comms and navigation together without an extreme catastrophic event. a highly energetic, catastrophic event. the first thing that popped to mind was implosion, so i felt in my bones what had happened. and, you know, our community of deep ocean engineers spoke out against it quite loudly, and the warnings were unheeded. experts say the sub, seen here on a mission last year, may not have needed to pass the same tests other vessels are subject to because it was operating in international waters where deep sea exploration is unregulated. but the co—founder of oceangate denies it cut corners.

everyone keeps equating certification with safety and is ignoring the 14 years of development of the titan sub. any expert who weighs in on this, including mr cameron, will also admit that they were not there for the design of the sub, for the engineering of the sub, for the building of the sub, and certainly not for the rigorous test programme that the sub went through. investigations will now begin into what caused the mission to the titanic to fail so catastrophically. simon jones, bbc news. oui’ our correspondent from boston give us this update our correspondent from boston give us this update that our correspondent from boston give us this update that the our correspondent from boston give us this update that the sound our correspondent from boston give us this update that the sound on sunday was consistent with an implosion. it sounds like they detected something around the time that the titan was last heard from as it began its dive down to the wreckage on sunday. we

understand that the us navy passed that information to the coastguard, but they would not have been able to be certain what that was at the time, which is why it was not publicly talked about and why the coastguard continued with its effort to find and potentially rescue the five men who were aboard the titan. they were unable to confirm at that stage what that noise was, what exactly had happened, so they had to leave open the possibility that whatever had happened to the craft, the men had survived and could potentially be rescued, but of course we know that was not possible, it appears to have been the sound of something sudden and powerful which destroyed the craft and ended their lives. find powerful which destroyed the craft and ended their lives.— powerful which destroyed the craft and ended their lives. and as we now start reflecting _ and ended their lives. and as we now start reflecting on _ and ended their lives. and as we now start reflecting on what _ and ended their lives. and as we now start reflecting on what has _ start reflecting on what has happened over the past few days, there are some people who are questioning the safety of the titan. also the fact that these trips even happen because, of course, titanic is so deep in the ocean and that there are so many risks involved.

yes, absolutely, there is a huge debate starting now. and loads of questions being raised about the design and specification of the titan submersible itself and also about the whole nature of paying passengers being able to go to such depths in such dangerous conditions. they are paying a huge amount of money for that privilege, so it is not something that has a mass participation event, but something that many people could ever afford, so there are not huge numbers of people are potentially at risk here, so i do not think we will see any manned voyages to the wreckage in future, but whether that activity you could resume or should examine —— resume, what the safety standard should be, and that is concerning a deep sea safety community about the design of the titan itself and whether it could have been safer or more securely specified to

standards. some have criticised at the oceangate company for not being prepared to put the craft through the sort of specification checks that other vehicles operating in that other vehicles operating in that sort of depth would have gone through. but others have defended the company and submersible's design, saying safety was taken extreme e seriously and that this is an investigatory, exploratory activity, which means taking risks, pushing the envelope, do things that other people have not done before, so will rage on, the debate in that community about the safety standards and how you can make sure this can be done safely of the activity resumes. and organisations like the titanic society saying that manned voyages to the wreckage should stop and people should only be able to see the titanic wreckage of the remedies, relate remotely. a debate raging about that. people coming to terms with exactly what this incident means, the loss of life, and to understand and support the

families, but there are those product questions about the nature of this activity, whether it should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston- as — should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. as always, _ should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. as always, you _ should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. as always, you can - should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. as always, you can go - should ever arisen. dan johnson in boston. as always, you can go to l should ever arisen. dan johnson in i boston. as always, you can go to our website and the bbc news app to find out what happened to that is impossible and all the latest coming from boston and across the world. let's take you back to the uk now. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the largest banks have agreed to be more flexible with customers who are struggling to pay their mortgages because of rising interest rates. yesterday the bank of england increased its main rate to 5%. after a meeting with the bosses of major lenders, mr hunt said they'd agreed to make it easier for people to move to interest—only payments. peter ruddick reports. what will you do to help people with their mortgages?! summoned to downing street, mortgage lenders meeting the chancellor this morning to discuss how they can support homeowners after a 13th interest rate rise in a row. in castleford, west yorkshire, the impact of the decisions made in london is already being felt.

i have actuallyjust bought a house last month, bought a house last month, so, yeah, it affected us quite a lot. i have had a house below at a lower rate, it has doubled per month, it is a lot of money. it is the unknown of what will happen, if it will go up or down, and if we have made the right decision to fix for five years or should we have fixed for three and hope it would go lower? the bank of england increased rates by more than expected to 5%. it is supposed to try to calm price rises on everything else. inflation, the rate of the soaring cost of living, is way above the bank's 2% target. but it will bring a huge shock for the hundreds of thousands of households due to remortgage in the next couple of months, and it is notjust a problem for homeowners. landlords say many will have to sell up or put up costs for renters. landlords like steve, who has decided to give up his two properties.

the reality is landlords are making less money than ever today with the interest rates going up so high, and i would like to say to those tenants that we are poorer than we were a few years ago. the labour party and financial campaigners have been calling for more options for those struggling, things like interest—only payments. a response from the chancellor today after his meeting with the banks. if you are anxious about the impact on yourfamily finances and you change your mortgage to interest only or extend the term of your mortgage and you want to go back to your original mortgage deal within six months, you can do so, no questions asked, no impact on your credit score. i think that will give people a lot of comfort. a relief for homeowners? the opposition leader remains sceptical.

i think what people want is action not words. what we suggested is a requirement lenders to take these measures, because there will be many, many mortgage holders, many, many families across the country now even more worried about paying their mortgage. from bank bosses, some relief for those in the biggest financial distress. but with more interest rate rises expected, the road ahead will still be very difficult for many. peter ruddickjoins me now. bring us up to date with the details of today's agreement between the chancellor and these big lenders. i think people have been incredibly concerned and will want to pour through the details of this. i think it is really important to say a lot of this is about flexibility, it is not necessarily about offering something that was not already available, it is about possibly changing the terms of things that were available and making people

aware of the help that is out there, no kind of mortgage relief scheme or grants for everyone, which some people had been calling for, the government said they absolutely would not do because they worry it would not do because they worry it would fuel inflation. essentially, things like moving to interest only payments, extending your mortgage term and we know these decisions, the important financial implications that people want to talk through first. but the idea they are now reversible and any reversibility would not impact your credit score will now be a welcome boost. of course, there is a 12 month delay to repossessions. again thatis month delay to repossessions. again that is something which will be welcomed, certainly, by housing groups, but lenders really keen to point out repossessions are incredibly there, still incredibly rare despite rising interest rates at the moment and things like this

are still a massive financial decision that realistically will only be for the people in the most financial distress. the chancellor mentioned essentially being able to switch to address only in the first place or have a conversation with your lender that doesn't impact your conversation —— your credit score. realistically those things are available to people, so a lot of this is about awareness and the crucial thing as it does not mean an interest rate rise and, or an end to mortgage payments going up, and unfortunately, that is sought at the point because the bank of england's medicine, tough as it is is designed to squeeze our incomes, squeeze our spending ability. unfortunately, it is falling on those mortgage holders who are on variable rates or have fixed rates coming to an end. no end, unfortunately, any pain for them, but some help if anyone gets into really serious distress. qm. into really serious distress. 0k, peter, into really serious distress. 0k, peter. thank — into really serious distress. 0k, peter, thank you _ into really serious distress. 0k,

peter, thank you very much, peter ruddick, our business reporter. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some stories making headlines in the uk. junior doctors in england are to strike for five days from the 13th ofjuly as part of their long—running row with the government over pay. the british medical association says the walk—out will be the longest single period of industrial action in the history of the health service. the electoral commission says data from last month's local elections in england shows that around ia,000 people did not vote because they were unable to provide an accepted form of photo identification. it was the first time voters in great britain have had to show id. warmer weather in may has helped push up retail sales, the office for national statistics says they rose by 0.3%. online sales of summer clothing and garden furniture went up as the weather improved. garden centres and diy stores also saw growth. fuel sales also rose compared to april, but people bought less food as prices continued to rise.

you're live with bbc news. to ukraine now, and two weeks after the destruction of a huge dam there, thousands of people are still struggling to put their lives back together. ukraine has blamed russia for the attack on the kakhovka dam. more than 50 people have died, dozens more are missing, and russian forces continue to shell the region. andrew harding sent this report from southern ukraine. a boat beached on the roadside. plenty of puddles — and, in places, more than puddles. "how can i live in this?" asks 72—year—old anna.

but the worst of the flooding is now over here in kherson, a frontline city still targeted daily by russian artillery. somebody has helpfully marked the high water point on this building. and you can see over here on the garage door the lines where the floodwaters have slowly receded from this area. but there's mud everywhere. retired teachers irina and yevgeny clear through the wreckage of their musty, waterlogged home. "we're like rats," says irina. "we've endured so many disasters — the shelling, the flood — it's as if we've become immune to it all." flood rescue workers suddenly race for cover as russian guns start up again. but many civilians here refuse to be

driven out of kherson. it's a defiance, a resilience that only seems to have grown since the events ofjune 6th. that was the day suspected russian sabotage destroyed this nearby kakhovka dam, releasing a deluge of water downstream. but what about upstream? here that same dam's collapse has emptied out the largest body of fresh water in ukraine. the nearby towns have all run out of water, half a million people suddenly relying on emergency supplies. "what do you think it's like carrying water like a donkey?" asks yulia. "it's scary," says nina. "and the future is even scarier". many local men have left to fight the russians,

but ivan and his uncle, also ivan, are still working the fields. "there are no polite words for what the russians have done here to our environment," both men agree. and there's something else troubling them. across the floor of the empty reservoir, russian troops are in control of europe's largest nuclear plant. it feels closer than ever now, its future uncertain too. another worry on this muddy, unpredictable front line. andrew harding, bbc news, ukraine. in paris, global summit seeking to overhaul the international financial system and help climate change, tackle climate change has wrapped up. the wealthy nations finalised a climate pledge to help developing countries. delegates have been working to ease the debt burden on poorer countries who are struggling to meet their climate goals. around

50 heads of state have been in paris this week, as well as influential figures such as janet yellen, the us treasury secretary. the event has also attracted climate activist, greta thunberg intended to one demonstration, sing climate activists have been systematically targeted. a growing number of councils in england are removing pay and display parking machines and asking people to pay using an app instead. millions are or will soon be forced to use their phones to pay for parking. olivia hutchinson has more. if you drive a car, have a think about the last time you paid for parking with cash. according to the rac, nearly a fifth of drivers say their local authority has either scrapped parking payment machines altogether or is consulting on doing so. that would leave the only option

of paying via a mobile phone. this is the move, sadly, that's come about from the fact that a lot of these machines are actually pretty old technology these days. councils face huge sums to actually upgrade them, and in many cases councils, rather than paying that money, are deciding to switch to third party mobile apps instead. and i think that is going to potentially create a bit of a problem for a certain chunk of drivers in this country who simply don't use phones or don't like using phones to pay for parking. there are a range of different parking apps that are used by councils. motorists often have to download them and are charged an additional fee to use the service. the rac says many parking operators are getting rid of older machines that process card payments by 3g mobile signals because those masts are being switched off. there are concerns, though, that requiring drivers to use a mobile app or call a phone number is particularly difficult for some elderly or vulnerable people, putting them at risk of being fined for nonpayment.

i don't often use car parks. this is the only one i use, so if i'm having now to start in different car parks i go to, i'm not au fait with it, so it's a little bit worrying that i've got to start using apps now. i wouldn't know how to start to download the app, so i would probablyjust go home. i've just used the app, and it's not recognised the site of 17788, - so i'm forced to have to go and find another car park. i in april, the communities secretary, michael gove, wrote to councils expressing concern about drivers being digitally excluded through a lack of alternative payment methods. the local government association says councils are working with governments and parking operators to streamline the number of apps needed to make payments, to make the process as simple as possible for drivers. olivia hutchinson, bbc news. security staff on the doors of nightclubs, bars and music venues say they're facing increasing levels of abuse. the organisation representing them says people who attack such staff

should face the same legal penalties as those who target emergency workers. the bbc has heard from more than 1000 staff about abuse, including physical assaults, racial taunts and sexual harassment. ashleyjohn—baptiste has been finding out more. dealing with a ready customer too is part of the job, but what happens when people take things too far? gary has been a door supervisor for nearly four decades. a punch by a customer on shift left him hospitalised. he was diagnosed with post—concussion syndrome, a mild traumatic brain injury with symptoms including anxiety and memory loss. it's left him unable to work. what has the emotional and mental impact of this been? you look at yourself —

"how did this happen to me? "why is it happening to me?" but... again, i told you, my brain fades out here and there, so can you just ask me the question again? um... i can see that you're a bit emotional. yeah. yeah, it is emotional. you don't... you don't expect to be assaulted at work. i'm frightened that i might get punched again and, you know, i don't want... i don't want to die. i don't want to die at work. and gary's not alone. 20—year—old olivia has worked at some of nottingham's busiest venues for almost a year and has faced sexual harassment from the onset. a lot of groping, people trying to put their hand down my trousers. they say things like, "i will find you," and they say, "i will kill you." like, there's been times where they've told me that they will rape me. that's not unusual

for that to happen. if it's been you, the target of the abuse, you've got it going through your head of, "are they going to come back for me?" do you know who you're bleep dealing with, you bleep? - door supervisors are employed by private agencies, but licensed and regulated by the security industry authority. but in a sector with no official trade union and little job security, industry bodies are calling for increased support and legislation to protect these workers. i see us as the fourth emergency service. we are there before the ambulance service. the police service. we are the first persons on scene. we sign up for helping you when you're sick, when somebody's attacked you and you need help. i don't go out of my way to kick you out of a club if you're having a good time. it's only if it's necessary. and i don't want it to be necessary. so be good people when

you go to my club, 0k? the national police chiefs council told us please take abuse directed towards the door supervisors and others working in the night—time economy incredibly seriously. we strongly encourage those who suffer abuse or there witnessing offences to report these to the police. ashleyjohn baptiste, bbc news. some breaking news coming into us, good news if you're travelling through heathrow, planned strikes have been called out by security workers after they voted to accept an improved pay offer from heathrow airport. planned strikes by security workers at heathrow airport are not going to go ahead as things stand. they were thou's, more coming up stand. they were thou's, more coming up after a short break —— stay with us. good afternoon.

plenty going on for the weather over the next few days. we've got a change in the story as we speak. we've got rain around it this morning, not for all of us. this was glasgow earlier on. some heavier bursts of rain, but already it's starting to fragment as it pushes its way steadily eastwards. but we've got rain into parts of north west england and wales, the best of the sunshine further south and east. so not a bad morning so far across surrey. as you can see. it looks likely that with the cloud and the rain, it'll be just a little bit fresher for many of us. top temperatures generally around 16 to 22 degrees, but in the sunshine, still pretty warm with it, 26 to 27 degrees. that's just nudging into 80 fahrenheit. now, as we go through this evening, still going to see some showery outbreaks of rain for a time drifting its way eastwards. the south—westerly flow feeding a lot of clouds. it'll be misty and murky, but it's also going to drag with it more humid air, so it will be a mild night an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep, 15 or 16 degrees. so a warm start to saturday morning leading into a pretty warm and increasingly humid day as well. it will be cloudy, misty and damp at times along west—facing coasts,

a few more organised showers into the north west of scotland. but there'll also be some sunny spells for many and it will feel pretty warm generally across the country. we're looking at 17 to 25 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. highest values — 29, possibly 30 not out of the question somewhere across southern and eastern england. now the high pressure just drifts off into the near continent, but we still keep this southerly flow, but a frontal system pushing in from the west. so on sunday, a real contrast to the story, best of the sunshine, and still pretty hot with it, south and east. but as this front moves in into that very warm and humid air, it's going to trigger some sharp, intense thundery downpours. noticeably fresher behind it, but hot and humid ahead of it with highs of 30 degrees. now, as that rain clears away through sunday evening into monday, that fresher air will start to take over. and areas of low pressure look likely to start to move in from the north and west,

so a change into next week. yes, it will be a little bit fresher in comparison to of late and there'll be showers or longer spells of rain at times. a welcome news for the gardens.

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