divers and helicopters have been involved in the rescue effort — 15 people were saved. among those unaccounted for are the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter. lam i am live in sicily, where the emergency teams are hard at work looking for six passengers still missing. also on the programme... as people continue to be jailed for their part in the recent riots, emergency measures come in to prevent prison overcrowding. myanmar�*s civil war — we report on the rohingya people bombed shortly after this film was taken, as they tried to flee. protests in chicago about us support for israel, as the democrats gather to endorse kamala harris as their candidate for president.

and the rocket engine test in shetland tonight which hasn't gone according to plan. on bbc london... and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. hello and welcome to the bbc news at ten. a search is continuing into the night for six people missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily early this morning. there were 22 people on board. 15 were rescued. one person is confirmed as having died. among those still unaccounted for is the tech entrepreneur mike lynch. it's thought the yacht may have been caught in what's known as a waterspout, a tornado which hits over

water rather than land. our correspondent mark lowen is in sicily tonight. the search operation is continuing here in porticello. we are close to the sicilian capital, palermo, and the sicilian capital, palermo, and the emergency teams are hard at work behind me, now hampered by lack of light. it's thought that six of the 22 passengers are still missing and that they were sleeping in their cabins at about 5am when the superyacht, the luxury superyacht was caught up in a rotating column of cloud that engulfed the ship. it stood little chance. after the rescue, the retrieval. the sea giving up lives it snatched away. since the early hours, emergency teams have been scouring the site from the air and on the water where the yacht sank. 15 of the 22 on board were saved.

others, british, american, canadian, weren't so lucky. the wreckage now some 50 metres below water, where the search is focusing. a luxury superyacht that had won awards for its design but that became a death trap. the british flagged bayesian photographed last night of the port of porticello in sicily, before being hit by a heavy storm and a water spout. they are tornado—like clouds, a rotating column of air which in this case smashed the mast and capsized the boat. these pictures nearby show the force of the winds at around 5am. the yacht couldn't withstand them. charlotte golunski, the mother of a one—year—old who also survived, spoke of holding her daughter above the water with her whole strength. "all i could hear around me", she said, "were the screams of others." a doctor who treated the baby gave an update. translation: a one-year-old

child arrived in our— paediatric emergency room in palermo together with her mother. the child is fortunately fine. the mother had injuries that we treated. the father had his wound stitched and he was then reunited with the whole family. the captain of another boat, hailed as a hero for rescuing the 15 at sea, spoke of the nightmare. the other ship, strange enough, it's 55 metres, i think. a 72 metres long mast. they went slap on the water and then down. with a light, we saw that the ship was aside and then we saw a triangle, so i think she went back down. terrible, terrible moments. yes. in the liferaft was also a baby and the wife of the owner. among those missing is the british multimillionaire tech entrepreneur mike lynch and his 18—year—old

daughter, hannah. his wife, angela bacares, who was rescued, is listed as the yacht�*s owner. its chef, ricardo thomas, is also unaccounted for. as the underwater search goes on, the fear is that bodies will be found trapped inside the submerged wreckage. of those holidaying at sea, suddenly engulfed by freak weather that smashed what stood in its wake. tonight, local investigators have opened an investigation into what happened and british prosecutors have arrived in sicily to assess the scene. the website of the superyacht had boasted its 75 metre high aluminium mast was the tallest in the world but apparently it could not withstand the force of this waterspout. waterspouts are quite rare and they tend to appear in the tropics and subtropics. they are rare in europe and those that are

fatal or even less common, so tonight it appears that the victims of this disaster were indeed caught up of this disaster were indeed caught up in this freak weather accident that resulted in tragedy. as we've heard, among the missing is the british entrepreneur mike lynch. our business editor simonjack explains what a significant figure he is in the field of technology: mike lynch has been considered a giant of uk business for nearly three decades. a cambridge phd student who built a cutting edge technology company before selling it for £9 billion to american giant hp, who later accused the company of inflating their profits. that kicked off over a decade of legal wrangling that saw him extradited in handcuffs to the us to face fraud charges injune. he walked free and less than three weeks ago described the moment the usjury acquitted him. it's very hard to describe the moment you're reliant on 12 ordinary people until you hear the words you can't call

it, and at that point it's indescribable. the way in which you jump between two universes. hp still insists it was misled. and in 2018, autonomy�*s chief financial officer was convicted of fraud. but mike lynch is still revered by other british technology founders. mike has always been seen as a legend and a titan, and an inspiring figure for british entrepreneurs. that's because he both understands mathematics deeply and how you can use it to solve business problems. mike lynch recently said he wanted to get back to doing what he enjoyed most innovating. but tonight there are grave doubts he will get that chance. simon jack, bbc news. and adam fleming will have more on this on newsnight on bbc two shortly. two months ago, the british missing tech tycoon mike lynch said he was looking forward to starting his

second life after he was cleared of those fraud charges. we speak to the journalist he confided in. that's at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. as more people have been sentenced today for their involvement in the recent riots around the country, emergency measures have come in to ease prison overcrowding. police cells will be used to hold defendants before their court appearances until prison space becomes available. the union the prison officers�* association said the most serious offenders would be placed in a jail. daniel sandford has the details: the sunday afternoon when an angry crowd stormed the holiday inn express outside rotherham was one of the worst riots of the last three weeks. today, nathan palmer and niven matthewman were both jailed for two years, eight months. matthewman was in a group of men attacking this police dog van. the rioting in hartlepool on 31st ofjuly led to donna conniff, a mother of six, being jailed

for two years this morning for, among other things, throwing a brick at police. they are some of around 120 people to have been jailed. at least 200 more are in custody awaiting trial or sentence for the rioting. it meant that today, officials had to adopt emergency measures to stop prisons overflowing, something the prime minister blamed on the previous government. there was a basic failure, which is a failure to have enough prison places for the number of prisoners that were being sentenced to prison. that is about as basic a failure of government from the previous government as you could possibly have got. the overcrowding is a result of decades in which the space in prisons has barely kept up with the number of inmates. on friday, the prison population stood at 87,893, a rise of almost 400 in just a week, largely because of the number of people being jailed following the widespread disorder. but the prisons crisis

began in the 1990s — the prison population has almost doubled since then and is expected to soar past 100,000 in the next three years, far outstripping the number of prison places. under today's emergency measures, some people who are charged will have their magistrates�* court cases delayed. in the meantime, they'll be kept in police cells, or given bail. the magistrates�* courts are adept at carrying on through the various tribulations the justice system is facing. what i hope is that this latest crisis will mean that there is a serious discussion about what can be done to move to long—term solutions. prison reformers have long argued for a complete change of policy to avoid just lurching from crisis to crisis. sending more and more people into prison is actually not cost—effective, because, if you provide people

with interventions earlier up in the pipeline, addressing the underlying causes of what got them into offending in the first place, you�*re more likely to have people who address their issues. the current crisis means that ministers had already said that from september, lower risk inmates will be released after they�*d servied only 40% of their sentences. and daniel is here. this all shows how stretched the prison service is. i this all shows how stretched the prison service is.— this all shows how stretched the prison service is. i think the right step showed _ prison service is. i think the right step showed that _ prison service is. i think the right step showed that the _ prison service is. i think the right step showed that the prison - prison service is. i think the right i step showed that the prison service is short, medium and long—term problems. the short term can be dealt with with this operation early dawn delaying when people get to court, which will help them through the next few weeks perhaps. the medium term can be dealt with in september because they�*re going to start releasing lots of people at the 40% stake of the sentencing,

instead of 50%, while being careful not to set free anyone particularly high risk. that still leaves the long—term, because these projections are clear that the prison population is easily going to surpass number of prison places quite soon, and that�*s really difficult because you either have to build more prisons, and the building programme is bogged down in the planning system, or send fewer people to prison and for less time. there may be some in this government who have got liberal instincts about presence, lord timpson the new business minister, for example, and they may feel quite comfortable, but selling it to the public is quite a tall order. ., ~ , ., a woman has died and two other people are in hospital, with what are believed to be life—threatening injuries, after a stabbing in manchester. the woman, named locally as alberta obinim, died at the scene in gorton. a 17—year—old girl and a 64—year—old man were taken to hospital. a 22—year—old man is in custody, on suspicion of murder —

he�*s believed to be known to the victims. here on news at ten, we�*ve reported from myanmar�*s civil war — the front line, the families where lives have been lost, and now tonight those trying to flee the violence. the bbc has uncovered testimony from what may be one of the worst incidents of mass killings in the conflict. on august 5th, eyewitnesses say hundreds of civilians from the rohingya muslim community were bombed as they tried to flee. it�*s the latest deadly violence against them — in 2017, hundreds were killed in what was described by the un as ethnic cleansing by the country�*s military. in recent months, scores of rohingya muslims have been killed and thousands have fled to bangladesh, but now they say they�*re also being attacked by the other side, those fighting the military, the rebel group arakan army. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the border at teknaf in bangladesh.

her report contains distressing images, including of people who died as a result of the attack. across the river naf, rakhine state in myanmar. hidden from the world, deadly violence is unfolding there against rohingya muslims. chilling accounts trickling in from those who�*ve managed to escape to bangladesh. until two weeks ago, this man was a wealthy trader with a family in myanmar. now, he�*s alone, hiding in a hut. if caught, he could be sent back by bangladeshi authorities. he and his family were part of these crowds, fleeing their homes on the 5th of august. in videos verified by the bbc, women, children, the elderly —

seen rushing to the banks of the river to save themselves. the trader says it was by the shore in an open space where arakan army, an ethnic insurgent group, dropped bombs on unarmed rohingyas using drones. translation: we heard a loud sound and an explosion. - we were thrown on the ground. i, my wife, my mother, my daughter, son and sister were there when the bomb struck. all of them died. i don�*t know why i survived. my daughter died in my arms. he showed us a video he found online of the aftermath of the bombing. he sobs. "all of the people here have died", a man cries.

distressing to watch, but it�*s crucial evidence of what appears to be a massacre. the ground covered with bodies — many of them children. the trader told us this is his wife... ..fatally injured but alive. he wasn�*t able to carry her out. she died later. translation: my heart is broken. i�*ll never go back to myanmar. i saw more than 200 bodies. arakan army doesn�*t want to leave any muslim alive. those who�*ve escaped are hiding in these camps in bangladesh. built back in 2017, when a million rohingyas fled brutal violence carried out by myanmar�*s military. now, the junta�*s troops

are being pushed out of the rakhine by arakan army. but for the rohingyas, that has not brought hope of a return to their land. instead, it�*s renewed fears. in the past week alone, thousands have paid boatmen and armed traffickers to take them to safety. this video, filmed by a rohingya man. not a long journey, but it�*s fraught with risks. more than a dozen have drowned. these crudely marked shallow graves are where some of the bodies that washed ashore are buried. she sobs. among them were five of this woman�*s children. rosmah, aziz, faisal rozia and bilkis rani. "my children were like pieces of my heart. after my husband died, i raised them

with so much difficulty. when i think of them, i feel like i want to die. i miss them so much", she told us. this is her grandson. both his parents and his younger brother have died. "the arakan army attacked us with drones. "we heard nine bombs fall while we were hiding", the woman told us. "later, we had to run across bodies on our way to the river." in the alleys of these camps, we�*ve heard from more than a dozen survivors — all of whom have said they were deliberately attacked by the arakan army. in response to the bbc, the group has said that the attack happened in an area which is not under their control, and they have no connection to it. the arakan army has been making rapid advances in the rakhine state. it�*s projected itself as a resistance group that�*s

fighting on behalf of the people against the militaryjunta. but from what we�*ve heard here now, it faces credible accusations of the mass killings of civilians. there are calls for it to be investigated for war crimes. this family was also caught in the drone attacks, their baby boy killed. in a corner, their daughter, running a high fever after two days spent on a boat without food or water before they could slip into bangladesh. the man told us, "rohingyas are being forcibly conscripted "and persecuted by both sides." translation: we are beingj targeted by the arakan army and the myanmar military. they are killing us almost every day. we are helpless. these are the only images they have their baby —

one of scores of rohingyas killed indiscriminately. the dead uncounted, their stories undocumented. yogita limaye, bbc news, teknaf. the us secretary of state antony blinken says israel has accepted what he called an american "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire deal in gaza. he said it was now up to hamas to agree to it. mr blinken has been meeting israeli leaders including prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in tel aviv. the had discussions that mr netanyahu described as "positive", with his office adding that he had reiterated his commitment to a us proposal about the release of the hostages still held by hamas which took into account israel�*s security needs. for president biden, there�*s a deep sense of urgency in getting this done and i also hear that throughout this country, as well as throughout the region. it�*s the single best way not only

to get the hostages home, to ease the suffering of people in gaza, it�*s also the best way to make sure that conflict doesn�*t spread, that we don�*t see escalation. antony blinken. meanwhile, the democratic national convention has begun in chicago, a four day event at which kamala harris will formerly accept the party�*s nomination as its candidate for november�*s presidential election. thousands of people have been out on the streets of the city this evening, protesting about us support for israel�*s war in gaza. our north america editor is in chicago for us. sarah smith in the convention hall by the looks of it. what can we expect tonight? this place will fill up with thousands of delegates that the main event this evening, which is a speech from presidentjoe biden. in fact, we havejust seen him down on the floor looking at this stage and the floor looking at this stage and

the podium and getting ready for that speech, which is going to have to be a really bittersweet moment for him because remember, it was just weeks ago that he was expecting to come here as the headliner, excepting his party�*s nomination for president and now he is here to pass the baton on to his vice president, kamala harris. and he has to reckon with the fact his party are considerably more enthusiastic about her than they ever worry about his candidacy, not least because we see opinion polls showing she is better placed to be donald trump thanjoe biden ever was. it is not entirely plain sailing. as you mentioned, there is sizeable pro—palestinian protest outside the conference hall, demanding america stop supporting israel in its war against hamas. they blamejoe biden and to an extent kamala harris for supporting that policy. but inside the convention centre here, you can party unity i would say, because delegates are so excited to get behind kamala harris�* candidacy. so excited that there are all sorts of

rumours about surprise celebrity endorsements and people think we might even see beyonce appear in the arena later this week. that is the level of momentum there is behind the harris campaign and that is what joe biden is going to have to deal with tonight. joe biden is going to have to deal with tonight-— joe biden is going to have to deal with tonight. sarah, thank you for now. with tonight. sarah, thank you for now- sarah _ with tonight. sarah, thank you for now. sarah smith. _ it is two weeks since ukrainian forces crossed the russian border and occupied several towns in the kursk region — the first time foreign troops have been on russian soil since the second world war. so how is moscow likely to respond? and does it make an end to the war more or less likely? here�*s our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. thank you, jane. it was an audacious, surprise attack by ukraine that few saw coming — not in russia or even ukraine�*s closest western allies. ukraine today releasing new footage of some of its most experienced and battle—hardened troops crossing the border into russia just two weeks ago. and they made quick gains —

against relatively weak defences. ukrainian forces swallowing up an area of over 1,000 square kilometres — and up to 35 km deep into russian territory. that advance has slowed down. but ukraine is now digging in, building defences and blowing up bridges to hold this territory and impede any russian counterattack. this has all been a blow for president putin. his rigid russian military — seldom fleet of foot — has so far been relatively slow to respond. but president putin may also be biding his time — still focussing his resources on making gains in eastern ukraine. so what does president zelensky and his military commanders hope this high risk strategy achieves? one goal was to relieve the pressure on ukrainian forces elsewhere on the front.

so far, there�*s little evidence that�*s happening. but kursk might also be a political bargaining chip. if ukraine has decided to dig in, in the way they are blowing bridges and digging trenches has suggested they will try and hold it for the next few months, i think the logic is if donald trump is elected and they are suddenly the ukrainians forced to negotiate from a position that would be extreme weakness, they need to have something to trade with the russians to bargain with that russia values politically. in that sense, holding on to their incursion might make sense despite the high cost it will mean for their own troops and material. the reality is that ukraine�*s limited military resources are being stretched even further. remember, ukraine was already defending a front line of more than 1,000 kilometres — all the way from the south to the east. a renewed russian offensive in kharkiv created even

more of a strain. and now it�*s having to worry about defending this pocket in kursk up in the north. and all the while, russia is still making slow gains elsewhere — often at huge cost. pokrovsk, in eastern ukraine, a key supply hub, is now the latest town to be evacuated. civilians told to flee as the russians close in. we still don�*t know whether ukraine�*s big gamble in kursk will pay off. jane. thank you. jonathan beale. people living in newtownards in northern ireland have expressed concern about the safety of their homes after the discovery of what�*s believed to be a world war two bomb. more than 400 homes have been evacuated in the hope that a controlled explosion can be carried out. sara girvin reports world war ii munitions are discovered across the united kingdom from time to time but they rarely cause the level of destruction seen

here. 400 homes were evacuated within a 400 metre radius, after this device was found during building work. today, more residents packed up and left with no idea when they will be allowed to return home. we have my daughter�*s little chair in the back, we have my husband and myself and her clothes. she has severe complex needs. she has a lot of behavioural issues, severe autism and adhd said this people has been very upsetting for her. jean and adhd said this people has been very upsetting for her.— very upsetting for her. joan lives 'ust very upsetting for her. joan lives just outside _ very upsetting for her. joan lives just outside the _ very upsetting for her. joan lives just outside the cordon - very upsetting for her. joan lives just outside the cordon but - very upsetting for her. joan lives just outside the cordon but has l just outside the cordon but has bought a house close to where the device was found. she is due to move there next month and is worried about what happens if the bomb explodes. i about what happens if the bomb exlodes. ., , ., , ., ., , explodes. i would be awful not to be concerned- — explodes. i would be awful not to be concerned- of— explodes. i would be awful not to be concerned. of course _ explodes. i would be awful not to be concerned. of course there - explodes. i would be awful not to be concerned. of course there are - concerned. of course there are concerns _ concerned. of course there are concerns. but as i say, when this is all over_ concerns. but as i say, when this is all over and — concerns. but as i say, when this is all over and done with, we will go up all over and done with, we will go up and _ all over and done with, we will go up and assess and what will be will be. up and assess and what will be will be no— up and assess and what will be will be. no matter how much upset you are and how— be. no matter how much upset you are and how stressed you are com you can do nothing _ and how stressed you are com you can do nothing about it.—

do nothing about it. yesterday a local leisure _ do nothing about it. yesterday a local leisure centre _ do nothing about it. yesterday a local leisure centre provided - do nothing about it. yesterday a i local leisure centre provided refuge for evacuated residents. it is stressful- — for evacuated residents. it is stressful. i— for evacuated residents. it is stressful. i have _ for evacuated residents. it is stressful. i have blood - for evacuated residents. it 3 stressful. i have blood pressure problems and bad knees, so it is something you don�*t want to go through. you don�*t think this is going to happen to you. through. you don't think this is going to happen to you. today, soldiers have _ going to happen to you. today, soldiers have been _ going to happen to you. today, soldiers have been using - going to happen to you. today, j soldiers have been using trucks going to happen to you. today, i soldiers have been using trucks to pale sand on top of the bomb, which they are examining before deciding what to do next. lease say similar operations elsewhere have taken five days. while work is ongoing to protect properties, some residents have decided not to leave their homes, whilst others are still waiting to find out when they will be allowed to return. sara sara girven. tonight, scientists were hoping to see the first full—engine test of a vertical rocket on european soil — at a spaceport in shetland. it�*s part of a project which aims to send satellites into space. the test was due to be carried out at the saxavord site on unst,

the country�*s northernmost inhabited island — but this evening, the engine set on fire on the launchpad. no—one was injured and the launch pad was saved and secured. time for a look at the weather. here�*s ben rich. thank you very much. good evening. another chance to see these super moon tonight, if the skies are clear overhead. the skies are not clear everywhere. yes, a glimpse of the moon here for a weather watcher in lancashire but with quite a lot of cloud in the picture as well, their satellite image does show the shield of cloud that has been working eastwards, continuing to bring some outbreaks of showers southwards and eastwards through the night. we could see some hefty thundery bursts of cross parts of scotland for a time and it is going to be a pretty warm night for some of us, especially down towards the south—east corner. 17 in norwich and london. a little cooler further

north and west. into tomorrow, little rain to star in the south—east corner. that will clear. then it is some sunny spells but also some showers. plenty of showers, some heavy ones and thundery ones particularly in the north—west of scotland. it is going to be windy, unseasonably windy. those winds picking up across parts of northern ireland, western scotland and into north—west england at those temperatures are really no great shakes for august. 14 to maybe 23 in eastern england. tomorrow night, things will quieten down briefly but as we head into wednesday, their slump of heavy rain works its way and across northern ireland, scotland, parts of northern england, north wales, really strong winds. they could touch gale force across western coast in scotland, more like autumn than summer, 15—22. and there is more to come. as we head into thursday, this frontal system which will contain the remnants of hurricane ernesto, not a

hurricane any more but an injection of