sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada.s. on the day the sea story sailed from the resort of marsa alam, the weather was said to be quite bad, with strong winds and high waves. investigations are under way. many locals here live on tourism, and they are concerned that this incident might hit them really hard. sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada. around the world and across the uk, the leaders of the three main parties in ireland have clashed over housing, the economy and healthcare in a tv debate ahead of the general election on friday. the outgoing taoiseach, simon harris of fine gael, took part, along with his coalition partner of the last four years, the fianna fall leader micheal martin, and mary—lou mcdonald of sinn fein. republic with northern ireland. irish elections use a system where candidates are ranked in terms of preference. it means a lot of counting and the possibility of another coalition government. my colleague caitriona perry is in drogheda. good to see you. i was talking to a couple of voters yesterday, one

sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada.botage. the diplomat had replaced one of six others who were expelled in august — also for alleged spying. meanwhile in brussels, leaders of the nato military alliance and ukraine have been holding emergency talks on tuesday, after russia attacked a central city in ukraine with an experimental ballistic missile last week. tensions have been high since the us gave ukraine permission to use american long—range missiles against targets inside russia, known as atacms. it comes as moscow admitted that a ukrainian strike using those missiles hit one of russia's key air defence systems and an air base in the kursk region. the rare acknowledgement from moscow follows its largest ever drone attack on ukraine. kyiv says a record 188 drones were launched overnight, damaging buildings and critical infrastructure in several regions. in the last hour i spoke to ivo daalder, former us ambassador to nato, and the ceo of the chicago council on global affairs. i asked him if this emergency meeting is a

sally nabil from bbc arabic is in hurghada in egypt.es recovered. they didn't say what their nationalities are, but they pointed out that all that have been found, whether alive or dead, have been pulled out from the sea by the rescue teams. and as far as we know, five have been found alive. a finnish, a swiss, two belgians and one egyptian, and four have been found dead. and the number of the missing keeps going down. now we have around seven people missing. we don't know if the rescue teams will be able to find them in the coming few hours, but we understand that the search operations are still under way, led by the egyptian navy. and this is the second batch of survivors to be found today, because yesterday they found 28 people. and we understand that all of them are in good health condition and they are receiving due medical attention. but there are a lot of unanswered questions regarding this incident. what caused the boat to sink? we know it's a new boat. it's in good shape. the governor of the red sea said there were no technical

earlier, we talked to our correspondent, sally nabil, in cairo.he told us how many people are still missing. 17 are still missing. this is the latest figure we are getting from the local authorities here, and we understand that the egyptian navy ships are taking part in the search and rescue operations. a helicopter has been dispatched as well. we understand that the tourists on board included four british, two americans, four germans, five spanish, among other nationalities. but who exactly has been rescued and who is still missing? usually the egyptian authorities, they take a lot of time to release information and they do not go into specific details. and if we bear in mind that this is the high season for the tourism industry in egypt, we can definitely understand the repercussions such an incident might have on the tourism sector. in one of the major hubs across the country, marsa alam, where the boat left, is a very popular destination among european tourists. it's surrounded with many diving spots known for its clear waters and colourful se

our correspondent sally nabil joins us from the capital cairo. what more do we know?s what more do we know? the latest we have is a statement issued by the governor of the red sea who said that rescue operations are still under way to try to find 16 people who are missing including for rejections. he said that there were no technical errors behind this incident and that the boat carrying the tourists who are safe, initial reports suggest bad weather may have been a factor. they quoted stories told by the survivors as saying that the boat was hit by a huge wave overnight which caused it to capsize. we understand that investigations have already begun to try to find out what exactly happened. for british people were amongst the tourists on board. two of them are amongst those missing in the 28 people had been sent to hotel in a very important location for the egyptian tourism industry, a popular destination for european tourists go there to die. so the question is not just about the reasons behind the incident but the repercussions that it could have on the tourism sect

sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada.car transition amid growing concerns over how the vehicle industry will cope. petrol and diesel vehicles are currently due to be phased out by 2030 — that deadline will stay, but manufacturers could get more help in meeting it. but vauxhall owner stellantis said it would close its van—making plant in luton, putting 1,100 jobs at risk. elsewhere, germany's volkswagen is facing challenges partly caused by the electric car transition. responding to fears of unfair competition, last month eu countries approved the imposition of hefty import tariffs on chinese—made evs. i've been speaking to professor david bailey from the business economics department at birmingham university. he told us more about the electric vehicle government mandate here in the uk. the uk, for example, this year there is a mandate from the government which basically is saying to car companies, 22% of your vehicle sales have to be electric, and if they don't hit that, they're fined very heavily. that increases to 28% n

sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ussell horner�*s says it will close its been making plans in lutheran, but in 1100 jobs at risk. elsewhere, germany's volkswagen is facing challenges partly caused by the electric car transition. responding to fears of unfair competition, assessment, eu companies introduce hefty tariffs on chinese made the bees. i've been speaking to professor david bailey from the economics department from birmingham university and he told me more about the electric government mandate here in the uk. the uk, for example, this year there is a mandate from the government which basically is saying to car companies, 22% of your vehicle sales have to be electric, and if they don't hit that, they're fined very heavily. that increases to 28% next year, 80% by 2030. and then after 2030, the ban on petrol and diesel sales comes in. car firms are saying they aren't going to all hit the 22%. they face substantial fines, which could run into something like £1.8 billion a year. they also may have to buy credits fr

sally nabil, bbc news, hurghada.d warnings are still here in england and wales following the chaos caused by storm bert, with fresh fears over more heavy rainfall. a severe danger to life warning remains in place in northamptonshire after a caravan park there was submerged for the third time this year. and another named storm is do to bring more heavy rain into southern england tonight. joe black has more details. in the early hours, volunteers wade through water at an accurate road. although the holiday park has been evacuated, some residents have decided to stay put. checks on their welfare are needed. members of surf life saving great britain have come from as far away as cornwall and worcestershire to assist the fire service in northampton as they work through this major incident. it was a mixture of being chest deep right down to ankle deep. the water started to recede quite quickly, so what at one point we were paddling ended up being waiting. it is as quick as that. this site floods often. this evacuation impa

sally nabil, from bbc arabic, has more.perations are still under way to try and find 16 people who are missing, including four egyptians. he said that there were no technical errors behind this incident and that the boat carrying the tourists was safe. initial reports suggest that bad weather might have been a factor. they quoted stories told by the survivors saying the boat was hit by huge waves overnight which caused it to capsize. we understand that investigations have already started to try and find out what exactly happened. there were four british people among the tourists on board, two are among those missing. the 28 people have been sent to a hotel in marsa alam, which is a very important location for the egyptian tourism industry. it's a popular destination for european tourists who go there for diving. so the question is, it's not just about the reasons behind the incident, but the repercussions might have on the tourism sector in egypt. to the uk now, and more heavy rain is forecast over large parts of england an

gahlib. 28 people have been rescued so far — they were found south of the port. 0ur correspondent sally nabilairo. what we know so far is that 28 people have been rescued earlier in the day, and 16 are still missing, including four egyptians. the governor of the red sea said that there are no technical errors behind this incident, the boat was safe, and initial reports are quoting stories told by the survivors, suggesting that bad weather might have been a factor because, according to what the survivors said, the boat was hit overnight by a huge wave, which has caused it to to capsize. we understand that an investigation is under way to know exactly what happened and caused this boat to sink. rescue and search operations are still going to try and find those missing — we do not know yet if they will be able to locate them alive. but the question is, it's notjust about the reasons behind this incident, but the repercussions it might have on the tourism industry in this part of egypt. this is the high season for the red sea shores and marsa alam, where the incident happened, is a very popular d

our correspondent sally nabil is monitoring the situation from the capital cairo.he day and 16 are still missing including four egyptians. the governor of the red sea said there are no technical errors behind this incident. the boat was safe and initial reports are stories told by those serve our —— survivors, according to what they said the boat was hit by a huge wave which caused it to capsize. we understand an investigation is under way to know exactly what happened and caused this boat to sink. rescue and search operations are still going to try and find those missing. we do not know yet if we will be able to locate them alive. here in the uk, a major incident has been declared in the county of northamptonshire where severe flooding continues to cause problems for a third day. emergency services are rescuing some of the 1,000 people cut off in a holiday park there. 100 flood warnings remain in place, including the severe warning in northamptonshire, meaning there's a danger to life. phil mackie reports now on the impact of the storm, across england. you don't n

sally nabil from bbc arabic is in hurghada in egypt.tourists and 1a egyptian crewmembers. 28 members deletes people have been rescued so far, but that number changing all the time. bring us right up—to—date on these latest developments. the latest we have _ these latest developments. the latest we have is _ these latest developments. tie: latest we have is coming these latest developments. tue: latest we have is coming from the governor of the red sea, he said three people have been found alive, two belgians and one egyptian. and four bodies have been recovered, we don't know their nationalities yet, but we understand that search and rescue operations are still under way trying to locate the rest the missing. another total number of those who have been rescued has gone up from 28 to 31, and now the number of people missing has gone down from 16 to nine, and we understand that the egyptian navyis understand that the egyptian navy is taking the lead in the search and rescue operations. they have dispatched crews, ships, a couple of helico

sally nabil from bbc arabic is in hurghada in egypt. shejoins us now.have recovered. how they survived-— have recovered. how they survived. ., ., , survived. the authorities did not reveal— survived. the authorities did not reveal much _ survived. the authorities did not reveal much information j survived. the authorities did i not reveal much information so far about that, they did not see what the nationalities are. they pointed out all that had been found had been pulled out from rescue teams. for my cabin founded, the number of missing keeps going down, now we have around seven people missing, we don't know if the rescue teams will be able to find them. in the coming few hours. we understand the search operations are still under way led by the egyptian navy. this is the second batch of survivors to be found today, yesterday we found 28 people and understand all of them are in good condition and receiving medical attention. there are a lot of unanswered questions regarding this incident. what caused the boat to sink? we know it is new and in good sha

let's speak to sally nabil. sadly, i suspect the numbers will change.ing us up—to—date about how many people are still missing. i? people are still missing. 17 are people are still missing. if�* are still missing, the latest figures that were getting from the local authorities here and we understand that egyptian navy ships are taking part in the search and rescue operation. helicopter —— but a helicopter has to be dispatch as well. we understand the tourist board included four british, two americans, for germans and five spanish among other nationalities. who exactly has been rescued and who is missing, this is what the statement did not specify. usually, egyptian authorities take a lot of time to release information and they do not go into specific details. if we bearin into specific details. if we bear in mind that this is the high season for the tourism industry in egypt, we can definitely understand the repercussions of such an incident might have on the tourism sector in one of the major hubs across the country. where the boat left is a very popul