we know that mike lynch's daughter.gdom. the chief executive of cancer research uk, michelle mitchell, has shared her thoughts, saying, we are deeply saddened to hear of the death of mike lynch. he was a valued donor to cancer research uk and a member of the board which ended up founding the board which ended up founding the francis crick institute. his support has brought leading scientists under one roof to tackle the biggest health challenges faced by humankind, including cancer. 0ur sincerest condolences go out to all of the families affected. just to recap, a source close to the lynch family has confirmed to the bbc that the body of british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been recovered from the yacht off the coast of sicily. the source also says that the person still being searched for is 18—year—old hannah lynch. 0ur searched for is 18—year—old hannah lynch. our business editor now looks back at the life of mike lynch. friends of michael had been hoping for a miracle, so friends of michael had been hoping fora m

but mike lynch is still revered by other british technology founders. 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 there are grave doubts he will get that chance. simon jack, bbc news. theo leggett is our business correspondent and hejoins me now. mike lynch�*s co—defendant in the trial mentioned in simon�*s jonathan bloomer was a member of the financial services aristocracy in the uk, chief executive of prudential ensure a full five years for example, at that company for a total of the decade. chair of a number of other companies. as you say currently chair of hiscox, a pillar of the uk financial services establishment, another person on board was chris morvillo, one of the lawyers of mike lynch in the united states case, prosecutors allege he was guilty of fraud over the purchase and 20 of ii of autonomy by hewlett—packa rd. purchase and 20 of

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it has been confirmed that the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch is missing after a luxury yacht sankhe coast of sicily during bad weather in the early hours of monday morning. one man has died and six others — including lynch — are missing. he's one of the uk's best—known tech entrepreneurs, the former chief executive of autonomy, which he sold to hewlett packard in 2011 for $11 billion, a deal which has dominated his life ever since. only this year, lynch was cleared by a court in san francisco of fraud charges brought by hp who alleged there had been accounting improprieties. our business editor simonjackjoins me now. what more can you tell us about mike lynch and what's happened to him? i have been a businessjournalist over 20 years and there has never been a time when mike lynch was not considered a giant of the uk technology scene, it was a phd student at cambridge, and has founded a number of companies and then found the company which made his name and which was a crown jewel of uk technology companies, autonomy, it grew very quickly and they were trying to extract meaning from

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and, and mike lynch were yeah.cialism has always been he studied at cambridge maths algorithms, technology dubbed the british bill gates gates and worth an awful lot of money. >> absolutely celebrating the end of that court case in america , a body believed to be america, a body believed to be that of the vessel's chef has been found, earlier gb news spoke to chairperson of the maritime search and rescue council, matthew sunak. >> there's numerous theories at the moment, and obviously there will be investigations carried out by the marine accident investigation branch from the uk, but also the italian authorities . but it's important authorities. but it's important to look at the vessel type itself. so the vessel is obviously a sailing vessel which means it has quite a lot of, masts and other devices on board the vessel, which are particularly high. as you said, the mast is either the second highest or the highest in the world. when there's wind and weather, this, this basically acts almost like a sail in itself .

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i think it is important to celebrate and recognise mike lynch's legacy for uk technology.was always a wonderful, originalthinker, he was witty, wry sense of humour, but he was sharp and it was that original thinking and determination obviously, you don't get to the scale of achievement that he has done without a very hard—headed, tough determination but obviously, an intellect that is really extraordinary. extraordinary intellect with uncommon common sense. lord bethell who worked with mike lynch and sought his guidance when he has co—founding the ministry of sound remembers him as very supportive and encouraging. i new home at the beginning of the internet when hardly anyone in britain do anything about stoning, digital age. britain do anything about stoning, digitalage. mike britain do anything about stoning, digital age. mike was a standard character who raised a tonne of money is a very early stage. intellectually, he understood the implications of the internet when frankly most people over here was scrabbling around. for a variety of companies reasons, the ministry of

mike lynch was a giant of uk business for nearly three decades.hd student who built cutting—edge technology company autonomy before selling it for £9 billion to american giant hp — who later accused the company of fraudulently inflating its profits. that kicked off over a decade of legal wrangling, that eventually saw him extradited in handcuffs to the us to face criminal 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. in 2018, autonomy�*s chief financial officer was convicted of fraud. but mike lynch was hugely respected, and other entrepreneurs say his presence and talent will be greatly missed. it's so tragic about what he would've done over the next couple of decades. i think there was a lot of unfulfilled potential in what he was — he was st

among those still unaccounted for is the tech entrepreneur mike lynch.ght 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.

the british tech tycoon mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter are among six people missing after a ank off the coast of the italian island of sicily in the early hours of monday morning. mr lynch, known by some as "the british bill gates", co—founded software company autonomy, which was later bought by tech giant hewlett—packa rd for $11 billion. an intense legal battle following the high—profile acquisition loomed over mr lynch for over a decade. he was acquitted in the us injune on multiple fraud charges — he was facing two decades injail if found guilty. here's our business editor simonjack. mike lynch has been considered a giant of the uk business for nearly three decades. the 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. in june he walked free and less than three weeks ago described the moment the usjury than three weeks ago descri

mike lynch and his suggest mike lynch and his daughter have died in a tragic incident in a sunken yacht off the coast of sicily. in his honounl the coast of sicily. in his honour, i will be paying tribute to mr lynch, whom i met in relation to his unjust treatment and extradition to the united states. sir david davis will join me in a moment. meanwhile, amidst the growing number of briefings being made to the press against the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray, tonight, i for will the first time ever, try to defend the queen of the blob, and then the queen of the blob, and then the autocue got stuck. but can you guess how hard earned money is being spent on foreign aid.7 find is being spent on foreign aid? find out in a moment. as a new report shows, we've embraced the inversion of robin hood taking from taxpayers , poor taxpayers, from taxpayers, poor taxpayers, and giving to rich foreigners. plus, should the possibility of president harris fill us with a comforting optimism, or will she simply follow in the footsteps of her disappointing predecessors ? that's all coming predec

9:00 pm here on gb news, as well as reflecting with sir david davis on the life and the case of mike lynch? lynch. what else is on your show? >> yes. well that's primarily to talk about the unbalanced extradition treaty between the united kingdom and the us. and you will remember that an american spy who ran over a motorcyclist wasn't extradited when innocent britons have been. will also be talking about the news from america in relation to the democrat convention and a return of the hopey changey thing. well last time round, the hopey changey thing was pretty hopeless, and i think the same would be true again. hopey changey is not a satisfactory way to govern, as we discovered when mr obama was in charge and mrs. obama saying that's what kamala harris brings, i think should fill us all with trepidation. >> yeah. and of course, very much an anointment, a coronation the democratic party had scant democracy in electing, though it didn't elect kamala harris at all, did they, sir jacob all, did they, sirjacob rees—mogg, quick comment on that . rees—mogg, quick comment on that. >> yeah, you're

the yachts owned by the family of british tech entrepreneur mike lynch , tech entrepreneur mike lynche now combing the waters as the search efforts continue around the wreck. 50m underwater. so far , 15 people underwater. so far, 15 people have been rescued, including the wife of mike lynch and a one year old girl. as we look at these pictures of the recovery efforts, let's hear from meteorologist jim dale, who told us earlier the weather in the area was treacherous. >> it was a danger zone, so i don't know what what the situation was on this particular yacht, whether they had a meteorologist on board or anybody who was was , was, was, anybody who was was, was, was, was trained. but sometimes these things do occur, particularly this, this type of event. a waterspout is quite unusual. so if it hit directly then it would have been a little bit of a let's just say a catastrophic impact and obviously has been back in the uk in manchester. >> a 43 year old woman has died and two others are in a critical condition following a triple stabbing. a 22 year old man, believed to be known to the v

mike lynch, a battalion media says lynch was celebrating his recent acquittal in a mass of us fraud case when the yacht was caught in the storm. lynch is among several still missing. 15 survived. the captain of a nearby boat says he found them on a life raft. maybe st. peter's side for people to inject free heavy, injured. and we brought them to our ship. and then we couldn't communicate with the coast guard. and also sometimes the coast carts came and later they're big agent pieces among the survivors. one year old child and her mother who are rushed to hospital just be oklahoma. the mother explained to us that it was a, shall we say corporate holiday in the sense that many were work. colleagues, or maybe the survivors are very tired and are constantly asking about the missing people, pass it, press q divers, base many challenges in accessing the deep waters. they continue to search in 12 minutes shift, as they set out once more, a bouquet of flowers thrown in by a local fisherman in the memory of those missing floats at the sight. what i'm run is from a business desk and is following t

but mike lynch is still revered by other british technology founders.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 unsuprisingly the story of the sunken yacht is leading the front pages of most of tomorrow's newspapers. the daily telegraph reads — tech tycoon feared dead in family superyacht tragedy. same story in the ft — vindicated tech baron lynch missing after luxury yacht goes down off sicily. likewise in the guardian — british tech boss among missing after superyacht sinks. the times — millionaires in yacht tragedy. and in the express — tycoon and daughter missing in yacht tragedy. same story, different headline in the mirror — hero mum saves baby in sea hell. something entirely different in the daily mail — they've led with �*queen said trump was �*very rude'

we have confirmed that mike lynch's wife angela has been rescued, but british tech entrepreneur, mikeis yacht sank. there were 22 people on board at the time in total and 15 people have been rescued. that includes a one—year—old child. the mother of the one—year—old has been giving interviews to italian media and saying that she is absolutely terrified and she hung on to her child with all her strength and we hear now they have been taken to hospital and are doing well. the search and rescue operation continues, the search got out on the harbour and there are helicopters in the air as the search continues. more on that story coming up. stay with us. more heavy rain to come in the forecast, especially in the north and west, but some are not completely lost. some sunny spells, but for most of this temperatures will be dipping through the week. low pressure is dominant, it is out in the north and west are sending all these weather fronts spinning our way over the next couple of days or so. this afternoon's heavy rain will be down through western scotland with heavy and thundery showers a

that is that the body of the british telecom to, mike lynch, has been recovered from the yacht whichier this week, following that storm on monday. this has been confirmed by a source close to the family. the search continues for the one person who is still missing, which is believed to be 18—year—old hannah, my clenched's daughter. you will know that five bodies had been brought ashore and haven't been formally identified. it is up to the coroner locally to an amounts the identities after the confirmation has been made. according to italian law, officials are not allowed to share names until identifications are made and families have been informed. one person is still missing. a huge number of tributes being paid to mike lynch, from figures in the world of business and technology after his death was confirmed today. the 59—year—old was the creator of a company called autonomy, one of the most prominent tech firms in the world. there have also been tributes paid tojonathan and judy bloomer, jonathan the chairman of the morgan stanley bank. theirfamily chairman of the morgan stanley ba

find out i'm suddenly defending sue gray well, i'm still jacob rees—mogg and we were talking about mike lyncheaty. and you've said in your views, but we've got a special guest reading out the mail morgues today, alfred, what's come in? >> alfie says jacob. mike sounded like a lovely and brave, lovely and brave man. our thoughts are with his family and friends. indeed, alexander says. how would you suggest we get a new deal with america? >> well, i think we should just say that we have constitutional protections, as the americans say to us, america protects its citizens. we should do the same, david says. >> mike lynch is an outstanding example of a great man. >> respect, indeed. well, i think that's a very good note on the mail. mog so thank you very much to david. and thank you to alfred for reading them out. over a year ago. i strongly criticised the news that the then second permanent secretary at the cabinet office, sue gray, was to become sir keir starmer's chief of staff. it seemed to shatter the illusion of civil service impartiality. however, today i find myself defending the now down

they said, mike lynch was a significant and pioneering figure in the uk technology sector.o all the family and friends who have been impacted by this tragedy. a reminder that there were 22 people aboard that yacht when it sank in bad weather. we also have a another tribute that has come from the royal academy of engineering. they said, he was a mentor, donor and former councilman member and a member of staff and the council of engineering. we are deeply sad to learn of the developments and send our profound condolences to the family. he became a fellow of the royal academy of engineering in 2008 and they have fond memories of the act that he played as a donor and councilmember. this development is according to multiple reports and news agencies but at the bbc we have not independently confirm this with authorities. once we have, we will bring that news to you as well. all of this on our bbc news live page and app. figures out in the past half hour show that gcse passes across the whole of england, wales and northern ireland have fallen for a third year running. the overall

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the american court brought charges of multi-billion dollar fraud not only against mike lynch, but alsogainst his companion. both were acquitted. and a week ago , lynch's associate died under the wheels of a car. that was all. a couple of days before the shipwreck, although it is presented as an accident, there are too many strange coincidences, like questions that remain unanswered, one of them is why, having learned of the death of his associate, the billionaire did not interrupt his cruise and, perhaps, the main the question of how an ocean-going vessel could sink in the mediterranean. what happened to the superyacht baisen, which was supposedly unsinkable. the $40 million sailing yacht baisen was the epitome of luxury. 56 meters long, three decks, cabins for guests and crew. newspapers these days publish photos of the yacht, describing the exquisite interior. the yacht baisen was equipped with a teak deck with beige sofas against a background of dark wood furniture. slim brown columns and miniature terracotta sculptures created a color in japanese style, a canvas awning provided gue

as we reported, the british tech tycoon mike lynch, known by some as the british bill gates, is amongng reported that morgan stanley international bank chairman and chair of hiscox insurers, jonathan bloomer, his wifejudy, and clifford chance lawyer chris morvillo, are among the missing. theo leggett has the details. jonathan bloomer was a member of the uk financial services aristocracy. he was the chief executive of the potential insurer for five years, for example, at the company for a total of a decade in various roles. he has been chair of a number of other countries. as you say, currently chair of his cocks, the insurer, and chair of morgan stanley international, a division of the us giant, so a real pillar of the uk financial services establishment. another person who was on board was christopher morello, one of mike lynch's lawyers in that case in the united states, brought by us prosecutors alleging that mike lynch was guilty of fraud over the purchase in 2011 of autonomy by hewlett—packa rd. purchase in 2011 of autonomy by hewlett—packard. obviously, a successful lawyer, and

as we reported, the british tech tycoon mike lynch, known by some as the british bill gates, is amongreported that morgan stanley international bank chairman and chair of his cox insurersjonathan bloomer, his wifejudy and another man are among those missing. theo leggett has the details. jonathan bloomer was a member of the uk financial services aristocracy. he was chief executive of the prudential insurer for five years, for example. he was at that company for example. he was at that company for a total of a decade in various roles. he has been chair of a number of other companies. as you say, he is currently chair of his cox, the insurer and chair of morgan stanley international, a division of the us giant. a real pillar of the uk financial services establishment. another person who was on board was christopher morello, mike lynch's lawyer, or one of them, in that case in the united states, brought by us prosecutors alleging that mike lynch was guilty of fraud over the purchase in 2011 of autonomy by hewlett—packa rd. purchase in 2011 of autonomy by hewlett—packard. obviously a hewl

mike lynch and his daughter. we also now know that morgan stanley's banking boss, jonathan blumer, and clifford chance, lawyer chris morvillo are also among those missing. 15 people, including the wife of mike lynch, have been rescued, though after the vessel capsized during intense storms yesterday. well marco tilotta, from the palermo diving unit, has claimed they are now facing significant challenges reaching the wreck some 50m under the water. >> difficulties of the case are dictated by the depth that does not allow for long working times. so you understand well that the conditions of the hull are tilted in a 90 degrees. access to the hull is difficult. if you manage to get inside the hull, you understand well the inside there is a world of objects so penetrating inside and descending into the compartment below from the stairs that are narrow and going into all the cabins is a really hard and difficult job. >> well, meanwhile, the co—defendant of the british businessman, mike lynch, who is one of those curren

the british tech tycoon mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter hannah lynch.nvestment bank morgan stanley international, jonathan bloomer and his wifejudy. mr lynch's loya chris morvillo, and another passenger. divers went down again earlier this morning. translation:— divers went down again earlier this morning. translation: access to the hull is difficult. _ morning. translation: access to the hull is difficult. if— morning. translation: access to the hull is difficult. if you _ morning. translation: access to the hull is difficult. if you have _ hull is difficult. if you have managed to get inside you would understand there is a world of objects, so getting inside and descending into the compartment below through the stairs that are narrow and going into all the cabins is a hard and difficultjob. this is a hard and difficult “ob. this was the bayesian _ is a hard and difficultjob. this was the bayesian photographed on sunday night, anchored 700 metres away from the small fishing village, porticello. it was struck by a sudden fierce storm in the early hours

the british tech tycoon, mike lynch, and his 18—year—old daughter, hannah.n stanley international, jonathan bloomer and his wifejudy. mr lynch's lawyer, chris morvillo, and another passenger. divers went down again earlier this morning. translation: access to the hull is difficult. | if you have managed to get inside you would understand there is a world of objects, so getting inside and descending into the compartment below from the stairs that are narrow and going into all the cabins is a really hard and difficultjob. this was the bayesian photographed on sunday night, anchored 700 metres away from the small fishing village, porticello. it was struck by a sudden, fierce storm in the early hours of monday morning. it was so violent that a waterspout, like this one, a spinning column of air and mist, appeared above the sea. it is believed it smashed into the yacht, snapping the mast and causing the boat to capsize and sink. they are sort of the tornado of the oceans, so rather than dust and debris from the land being picked up by them, they pick up water. in

she's got the co—founder of autonomy, the mike lynch software company , mike lynch software company,ry. that's a superb guest. i'll be back tomorrow at 3 pm. now, don't forget, we've got chris hope also doing the seven till eight shift. nine martin daubney. and this is gb news. that's your weather. here's alex burka . burka. >> looks like things are heating up. boxt boilers. sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hi. here's your latest gb news weather update brought to you by the met office. there will be some very wet and windy weather across the north—west tomorrow, but for the time being, we still have a blustery, showery theme across much of the country because of an area of low pressure just to the northwest of us, driving a fairly brisk westerly flow. and it's on this flow we're going to continue to see hefty showers, particularly to the northwest of the uk as we go through this evening. and the start of the night. elsewhere, many showers dying out and a lot of the showers will ease with clear skies developing. and under those clear skies it is going to turn a bit cooler than it ha

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among those still unaccounted for is the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch. his wife was among those rescued. i will be live on sicily roadies search operation for the remaining missing passengers goes on. emergency measures to prevent prison overcrowding as more people are sentenced for their part in the recent riots. biggerfines for taking children out of school without permission — the government says it wants to improve attendance. a suspected world war two bomb is discovered on a building site in county down in northern ireland. 400 homes have been evacuated. and a treat for stargazers — and on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — raheem sterling reaches a crossroads at chelsea, left out of their opening day squad. he now wants clarity on his future. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a major search is under way this evening after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily in the early hours of this morning. there were 22 people on board. 15 have been rescued, including a one—year—old child. one person is confirmed to have died.

the papers naming some of those missing this morning as not only mike lynch , who obviously we mike lynch, who obviously we know to be this huge tech entrepreneur, sort of british. bill gates and his 18 year old daughter, who just got into oxford university just a couple of days ago, and they were celebrating that hannah is also missing. but jonathan bloomer, who was the british chairman of morgan stanley, and his wife, also thought to be missing, are in their 70s as well as two americans. and we know that there's been at least one confirmed death. that was the chef and 15 people managed to get to safety, including that woman, 35 year old woman who was a partner of one of mike lynch's companies, who rescued her one year old baby in the dead of night. i can't imagine how terrifying that must have been. >> i mean, the details are so distressing, aren't they? this mother holding her baby above her head in this really choppy water. you can imagine, as you say, in the dead of night. she actually says she dropped the baby for a few seconds before lifting the baby back out again, but thankfully

. find technology tycoon mike lynch.is happening on the scene now? as you can imagine, an extensive diving rescue mission has taken place. the boat is thought to be around 150 feet below the surface. it is an extensive operation that has been taking place. we have also been hearing testimony from people who saw what happened. we have been hearing from survivors as well. one of the survivors, a british tourist, has told an italian newspaper that she held her one—year—old daughter whilst it was happening. she said, i held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep herfrom drowning. a really vivid description of what happened here. she went on to say that it was darkin here. she went on to say that it was dark in the water, she couldn't keep our eyes open, she screamed for help but all she could hear around her were the screams of others. that reaction has just come were the screams of others. that reaction hasjust come in in the last couple of hours or so. we are bound to hear from last couple of ho

gets mike lynch. i'll be speaking exclusively to his friend, the former business partner and co—founder of autonomy, the business that mike spent over a decade defending his reputation over. also tonight, the home secretary, yvette cooper she has ordered a review of extremism. how many more reviews of extremism do we actually need this time? under the focus? extreme misogyny. should that be regarded as terrorism? your thoughts and anyone that possesses a zombie style knife or a machete? they've been urged to hand them in to a police station just before a ban comes into force. i've got to say, firstly, good luck even trying to find a police station, but anyway, what do you think to this amnesty then? is it a good step, the right one? will it work? and we all work. i think, i hope, but do you think we should have a right to switch off out of hours? what do you think to that? all that and more. but first, the 6:00 news. >> good evening. it's just after 6:00. the main news from the gb news centre. emergenc

fifty-five-year-old mike lynch specialized in the field of high technologies, he was even called thebritish bill gates. 13 years ago, he sold his company autonomi to the american company hulit packard, for more than 8.5 billion dollars, after which he was accused of fraud. he was threatened with up to... near the city of cambridge. this happened just a few days before mr. lynch disappeared. apparently, he died at night, because yesterday the police reported that he was in hospital in serious condition. he worked as a vice president in mr. lynch's company. against the backdrop of this mysterious incident in the press immediately recalled the recent story of a sunken tourist boat on lake maggiore. on board were agents of the italian and israeli secret services. the disappearance at sea was the death of british media magnate robert maxwell. this man was called the link between the soviet elite and western governments. he personally knew brezhnev, gorbachev and yeltsin. he was suspected of having ties to british intelligence mi6, the israeli massad and the soviet kgb. in november 1991, m

danny, you spoke at length to mike lynch about six - at length to mike lynch about six weeks ago foray times and he had gone through a decade of fighting his extradition, i3 a decade of fighting his extradition, 13 months under house arrest in san francisco, 12 weeks of his trial, what was he like at that point you saw him? he his trial, what was he like at that point you saw him?— his trial, what was he like at that point you saw him? he was really emotional. _ point you saw him? he was really emotional. to _ point you saw him? he was really emotional, to be _ point you saw him? he was really emotional, to be honest. - point you saw him? he was really emotional, to be honest. as - point you saw him? he was really emotional, to be honest. as you | emotional, to be honest. as you said, _ emotional, to be honest. as you said. he — emotional, to be honest. as you said, he was fighting this case for a decade — said, he was fighting this case for a decade plus and he knew the odds were stacked against him and he was facing _ were stacked against him and he was facing 17 _ were stacked aga

among those missing is mike lynch, the british billionaire tech entrepreneur.r fraud after selling his firm to hewlett—packard, but cleared of all charges injune. his wife, angela bacares, who was rescued, is listed as the yacht company's owner. translation: it was a, shall we say, i corporate holiday in the sense that l many were work colleagues of this person that you mentioned, who we were told was the owner of this sailing ship that sank this morning. so there were a lot of work colleagues, friends, a few husbands, wives or a couple of friends who had joined in. eyewitnesses told of the freak weather that seemed to eat up what stood in its wake. translation: i saw that the yacht was anchored i there with another small boat. then around 4am, i woke up. i live nearby and the wind was really strong. - it was taking the whole roof off my house. - then i saw that the yacht was no longer there. - the rescued were taken to nearby hospitals. one british woman, the mother of a one—year—old child who also survived, told of holding her baby above the water with all he

italian rescue divers have found the body of the last missing person, believed to be mike lynchs daughterech entrepreneurs yacht sank off sicily this week , 18 sank off sicily this week, 18 year old hannah lynch was the last remaining person missing after the sinking of the bayocean on monday. six bodies have been found in the search of the wreckage, taking the number of confirmed deaths to seven. households face higher energy bills this winter after ofgem increased the price cap to an average £1,717 from october, adding around £12 a month to an average bill. ofgem said that the 10% rise was largely due to higher wholesale gas prices, energy and net zero. secretary ed miliband says he understands people's concerns. >> i know this will be really worrying news for lots of families who will face even greater struggles this winter, andifs greater struggles this winter, and it's a direct result of our country's exposure to international gas markets that are controlled by dictators. and thatis are controlled by dictators. and that is a legacy left to us by the last government. that's why this g

people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of sicily, including british tech tycoon mike lynchrica's main public health agency says it has a plan to make ten million mpox vaccines available for use across the continent. we start in the united states. this is the scene live in chicago. it's a huge night ahead at the democratic convention — another day, another president taking to the stage. hometown hero barack obama will be among the speakers on the second day of the convention in the windy city. on monday, kamala harris emerged to big applause on the main stage — the four—day event will see her confirmed as the party's nominee for the presidential election in november. but night one was for another president — the current president, joe biden. just a month ago, this convention would've been for him. instead, he was passing the torch to his vp. it's been the honour of my lifetime to serve as your president. i love the job, but i love my country more. cheering i love my country more. and all this talk about how i'm angry at all those people who said i should step down, it's not

six are still missing — the british tech tycoon mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter hannah, his lawyera, and the head of morgan stanley international, jonathan bloomer, and his wife judy. all celebrating mr lynch's recent acquittal on us fraud charges. well, still, you can seejust how choppy the water is from the winds that continue to buffet the sicilian coast. a weather alert had reportedly been issued before the capsizing due to the searing heat and violent storms, and the investigation will now partly focus on what could have been done on board the yacht, such as closing hatches to mitigate that risk. it's even taken those who know these waters well by surprise. giovanni aleccia has owned his boat club here for 28 years on the other side of the bay, and he's stunned. translation: the waterspout passed here, too, and threw _ cushions into the air. but nobody could imagine what would happen to the yacht. i've never seen anything like it. the water has warmed so much that this weather tragedy became possible. it worries me, of course — this is no longer the sicily of 20 years ago. and

mike lynch had recently been acquitted of fraud charges in a very long—running case in the united statessort of focus the investigators are going to be making, looking at what was done in response to those weather warnings which had meant that a number of smaller vessels had heeded and not left port that day, at that point on the day because they were concerned about this freak storm that was coming in, that resulted in a water spout. they will also be looking at their water, spout. they will also be looking at theirwater, if spout. they will also be looking at their water, if there were any hatches inadvertently left open. some commentators think this was a freak accident and a desperate tragedy with people dying on board. but the investigation will have to be thorough and look at whether there was anything that was missed, anything that could have been done to prevent the vessel going down. let's just repeat, what we have a raking in the last few minutes, that the pan afp news agencies that believe that a body believed to be hannah lynch, the daughter of mike lynch, has been located as

tech tycoon mike lynch is one of those. his former business partner, david tabizel spoke to gb news yesterday, but mike stands out to me as a champion of free will and really should be celebrated in this country as a leading entrepreneur and as a as a freedom fighter in a way. >> and the chancellor's getting tough as winter fuel payments are scrapped. this winter. rachel reeves is set to raise taxes , cut spending and get taxes, cut spending and get tough on benefits to turn that economy around. >> meanwhile, a new poll shows that almost 70% of you are on board with the government's plan to make britain a clean energy powerhouse. we'll delve into the numbers to work out if you understand what that means. yeah, because we don't. >> meanwhile, stateside, barack and michelle obama rally around kamala harris at the democratic national convention. take a listen. >> we have a chance to elect someone who has spent her entire life trying to give people the same chances america gave her. >> and gentlemen, if you're looking for love,

mike lynch, the british tech entrepreneur, is among those still unaccounted for. 18—year—old daughter hannah is also missing. when you turn on the television and see the pictures, how horrible it all was, and when they are people you know, it really does come home, how dreadful it must be for them as a family. he was so approachable. you might think that with all that money that he would be difficult to talk to but in fact he was a very easy person to talk to and chat. also missing is his lawyer, chris morvillo, and wife, neda. along with the head of morgan stanley international, jonathan bloomer and his wife, judy. again, divers believe the yacht sank before they could escape their cabin. we are just terribly sad for the family. we are coping the best we can and we are alljust supporting each other. he was my elder by half an hour so it means a lot when you lose a twin brother. one body has been recovered, that of the chef aboard the bayesian, recaldo thomas, one of the ten crew members on board. he had nothing but love for everyone. he would give you the shirt o

sorry. but this is too strange, it can hardly be a coincidence that both mike lynch and stephen chamberlind in freak accidents at almost the same time. lynch and chamberlin were defendants in a 12-year us court case. hewlett packart accused them of fraud in selling lynch's designs to the computer giant. and britain, despite public outcry, even extradited lynch to the us. however, in june this year, an american jury acquitted the tech entrepreneur. what happened to michael is incredibly tragic after everything he's been through in the last 12 years defending his name and not living a full life, he had the courage to stand trial in the us rather than flee to a country with no extradition, to stand up to the pressure of having his life almost destroyed by the us justice system. so, at the very moment he was acquitted and was starting to talk about us control over the uk government and the uk courts, mike lynch suddenly disappeared. that's one of the biggest coincidences, but perhaps the strangest this is a coincidence: the sunken yacht bayasian was named by the late lynch in honor of his idol

mike lynch. battalion media says lynch was celebrating his recent acquittal in a massive us fraud case when the yacht was caught in the storm. lynch is among several still missing. 15 survived, the captain of a nearby boat says he found them on a life raft. baby st. peter's side for people who inject 3 heavy injured and we brought them to our ship. and then we couldn't communicate with the coast guard after sometimes the coast carts came. and later among the survivors, one year old child and her mother who are rushed to hospital just be oklahoma, the mother explained to us that it was a, shall we say corporate holiday in the sense that many were work. colleagues, lady the, the survivors are very tired and are constantly asking about the missing people, pass it, rescue divers base many challenges in accessing the deep waters. they continue to search in 12 minute shift. and if at all, the biggest difficulties getting into the ship. when i was into the once inside, we can follow the path and begin searching room by room. as they set out, once more, a bouquet of flowers thrown in by a loca