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About 50 people were rescued. By by british and french vessels. Some were taken to hospital in a serious condition. A number of people were seen being carried off the lifeboat on stretchers when the vessel docked in dover. French Officials Say six people have died. The mp for calais gave us this update. Around 65 to 70 people were on these boats, 50 people were rescued by the french authorities, five people were found dead at sea, one died at the calais hospital. And we are still missing ten people. The Home Secretary Suella Braverman posted this message on social media, saying her thoughts and prayers were with those affected by the tragic loss of life. She is expected to chair a meeting with Border Force Officials later today. On thursday, 755 people crossed the channel, the largest daily figure so far this year. And more than 100,000 have made the journey since the crossings began in earnest in 2018. Once again, the channel one of the most dangerous and busiest Shipping Lanes in the world has proved to be deadly for migrants. Richard galpin, bbc news. Well, our Correspondent Simonjones has been following events from dover. In terms of the sequence of events, a passing ship actually spotted a Boat Carrying migrants in difficulty, it was reported that the people on board were trying to bail out water using their shoes. Now, an Emergency Response was activated, several were sent to the scene, and by the time they arrived, it was a pretty catastrophic picture. You had numerous people were in the Water Screaming for help. Rescuers did what they did. One person was airlifted to hospital in calais, where they were pronounced dead. Five other bodies were taken to the shore by the lifeboat. And the survivors, around 40 50 people, were brought here to dover and also on the other side of the channel, over in calais. But what is concerning for the authorities is that speaking to rescuers, they say, over the past week, this is the seventh time that people have been pulled from the water. There is a fear that the smugglers who are organising these crossings perhaps have a defective batch of boats and that is putting lives very much at risk. In terms of the rescue operation, that is continuing out in the channel, because these boats are often dangerously overloaded and it can be difficult to know exactly how many people are on board. So the authorities are continuing to scour the water, in case there could be any more survivors or even more bodies. Simonjones in simon jones in dover speaking simonjones in dover speaking tours earlier. Speaking to us. Andrew geddes director at the Migration Policy Centre at the European University institute said there was a lack of cooperation between british and french authorities. The fact that this is continuing as an indication that up to now, a failure of cooperation. There have been frequent attempts over recent years for french and british authorities to Reach Agreement on a more effective means of policing the channel, stopping people from embarking on these dangerous journeys, but we are not seeing the results of that. So, i think this is an indication of failure of cooperation and the need for reinforced corporation to prevent this tragedy recurring. What would that corporation look like . The mp for dover, natalie elphicke, said that this incident highlighted the need forjoint patrols on the french coast, to stop migrants leaving there to come to british shores in the first place. Whats your response to that . Theres no magic solution, no one single measure can resolve what is a very complex issue. There would need to be increased cooperation on security to prevent people making these journeys. There could also be attempts in france to process people, so there may be people who have legitimate claims for protection, unaccompanied children or people who clearly need protection, so things could be done to protect them and ensure they are not exposed to these risks. So there are a number of things that could be done, as well as measures to enhance security cooperation, but also to ensure people who need protection are able to secure that protection either in france or the uk. And given that despite the dangers we know of crossing the channel on small boats, people still do continue to risk their lives travelling from france to britain in this way, do you think that anything that the french authorities or the british authorities do will be able to effectively stop that . I think there are measures that could be done to reduce the problem that were experiencing, the frequency at which these tragedies are occurring, for most people, is unacceptable and something needs to be done to stop it. Were also seeing, and we can put it in a wider european context, we are seeing increased arrivals across the mediterranean, more people trying to cross the channel, this is becoming a europe wide issue that requires stronger cooperation between european countries. There isnt some miraculous solution that people, often motivated by persecution or severe economic hardship, theyre unlikely to stop making these migratoryjourneys. But the situation in europe at the moment is becoming untenable, and theres a clear need for stronger and more effective cooperation. Andrew geddes speaking to me earlier. The number of People Killed by wildfires on the Island Of Maui has now risen to 80. Its the us states deadliest ever natural disaster. This is Drone Footage from the all but destroyed town of lahaina. As you can see, structures are completely flattened, trees stripped, with the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. Hawaiis Attorney General has begun an investigation into how authorities responded to the fires, after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur North America correspondent Sophie Long Reports from maui. The historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. Almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. We already know this is the deadliest disaster in the states history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. This was lahainas historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. Bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. But its too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. Buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. The fires that claimed them, and the lives of those inside, may be contained, but theyre still burning. Thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames, fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. Thank you very much, yeah. They flocked to shelters, seeking food and water. The need for assistance is great but, so too is great, but so too are the challenges to meeting it. The only land route to those most in need has been blocked. As road access to lahaina was opened and people started to make their way back to see what if anything remains, hawaiis governor urged people to prepare themselves to witness destruction like theyve never seen. Vic said his family were here on holiday from california. Caught by the flames, they almost lost their lives. We left our vehicle and myself, my wife and our five kids, we all got in the ocean. We found a floating board that we hung on to. And we were out there, floating. And this is so surreal. And everything was burning around, explosions, cars blowing up. Even the worlds wealthiest have been touched by this tragedy. You need one . Oprah winfrey, who has a home on the island, has come to help. The Billionairejeff Bezos has pledged 100 million to help with the relief effort. This island, once a picture of paradise, is in pain. Questions are being asked about the preparedness of the authorities and whether adequate plans had been in place to meet the ever increasing threat of fire. This can happen again, and so we need to have as many takeaways and Lessons Learned from this, because it absolutely must not, must not happen again. This was absolutely tragic. Now theyre focused on the immediate task at hand. There is talk of hope and strength and rising from the ruins, but it will cost billions to rebuild, and its hard for some to even think about that with so many unaccounted for and unrecovered. Sophie long, bbc news, maui. Captain vince carter runs a helicopter tour company, air maui. He told us about the moment he realised just how devastating the fires were. We knew there were fires there previously the night before. Wed been having a lot of wildfires on the island previously, so there was already five or six fires burning through the night. We knew that the power was out on the other side over there, so there was no word coming back through the night of the destruction, of what had really happened there. I was working in the morning, we had a Helicopterfired Up and we went to see what was going on over there. As we turned the corner around the mountain from the airport, you could see the smoke rising from the city, from the former city. And as we got a little closer, there was a small bit of hope because there was some south east condos that were still intact, but then quickly, as you looked up, you could see about half of that complex was gone and everything past that, as you were able to see through the smoke, was gone. That was the point where i believe we were the first civilians to see the extent of the damage and you could tell immediately everything was gone. I mean, 85 of the place is down to the ground. There was a pit in your stomach, knowing that this is just the tip of the spear losing buildings, losing property, the way that the winds were blowing 70mph that night. We got word later that the fire was moving at aomph, thats about 60ft a second or about 20m a second, so it was just heartbreaking to see that. As we were passing by the marina, you could see there were boats still on fire. If you want to have a quick wonder of what the destruction could be, the wooden slits at the docks were gone. So were talking things that were floating on water, it was so hot that those were lit on fire. As we passed through, flying by the entire length of lahaina, front street is water, the entire street was down to the ground. And having an intimate familiarity with that i flew tours over there i was there just a couple of days prior to the fire, and we know all the things down there, its a very small, quaint place. There are art galleries. Theres original Salvador Dali work in a gallery with rembrandt, also. Captain vince carter speaking tours earlier. Speaking to us. Pakistan will have a new interim prime minister, after the agreement between both the outgoing prime minister, shehbaz sharif, and the leader of the opposition, raja riaz. Anwar ul haq kakar, a senator from the balochistan province, will lead a Caretaker Government to oversee the elections which should be held within 90 days. The lionesses took the lead in the second half with a stella shot from Alessia Russo, squaring up against tournament hosts australia who have reached their first semi cup final. Leo godfrey is ceo of Billericay Town and girls. She shared her reaction to the winner of the lionesses. I reaction to the winner of the lionesses reaction to the winner of the lionesses. ~. , lionesses. I think that we have seen encland lionesses. I think that we have seen england just lionesses. I think that we have seen england just become lionesses. I think that we have seen england just become such lionesses. I think that we have seen england just become such a lionesses. I think that we have seen| england just become such a powerful team over the last year. And it is nice to see that they continue to find grit in these really challenging moments. find find grit in these really challenging moments. Find grit in these really challenauin moments. �. Challenging moments. And a little earlier, challenging moments. And a little earlier. We challenging moments. And a little earlier, we showed challenging moments. And a little earlier, we showed the challenging moments. And a little earlier, we showed the reaction i challenging moments. And a little i earlier, we showed the reaction from fans in a North Yorkshire pub to the second goal by england. So many fans watching and celebrating where young girls, how much does that mean to you . I girls, how much does that mean to ou . ,. , girls, how much does that mean to ou . ,. ,. , girls, how much does that mean to ou . , i you . I mean, you could ust cry about at, you . I mean, you could ust cry about at, at you . I mean, you could ust cry about it, it is h you . I mean, you could ust cry about it, it is really you . I mean, you couldjust cry about it, it is really quite about it, it is really quite amazing. When i think about the biggest outcomes from the euros and womens world cup, it is confidence, we see so much confidence across the pyramid right now, this confidence and energy, and it is amazing to be and energy, and it is amazing to be a part of that. find and energy, and it is amazing to be a part of that and energy, and it is amazing to be a part of that. And how do you think that confidence a part of that. And how do you think that confidence will a part of that. And how do you think that confidence will translate a part of that. And how do you think that confidence will translate into i that confidence will translate into the state of the sport at Grassroots Level . ~. ,. ,. ,. , level . Well, what we see so far as we talk a lot level . Well, what we see so far as we talk a lot about level . Well, what we see so far as we talk a lot about the level . Well, what we see so far as we talk a lot about the under level . Well, what we see so far as we talk a lot about the under ten l we talk a lot about the under ten generation, this is the first generation, this is the first generation that will tell you they will be in the womens super league. They know the england players, they even want to work in football, which is really new. So that is one exciting component. We also saw huge confidence outcomes in the womens game. In tears 73, we saw an unbelievable trail numbers this summer and it meant women were more confident about their ability to play and the level they could play out. So across the board from those under ten up two tier three. We under ten up twotier three. We often hear under ten up two tier three. We often hear that phrase, you cant be what you cant see. Have you noticed a difference in attitudes towards the sport from younger generations of women and girls over the years . I think so, absolutely. I think that this positivityjust think so, absolutely. I think that this positivity just feels overwhelming. And even a Billericay Town, we have added in a layer of women called the wave makers women who wanted to be a part of the game. The most interesting thing about the positivity is how people want, how they see themselves engaging. So we see confidence outcomes across the entire pyramid really. But again, we have those under ten and under 11 looking to pursue with this as a career, which is a really big change in the womens game. We have had so many social and recreational players and players thatjust play for the love of the game and now we see a lot more intentional and elite players which i think is really exciting as well. Exciting as well. Leo godfrey sueakin exciting as well. Leo godfrey speaking to exciting as well. Leo godfrey speaking to me exciting as well. Leo godfrey speaking to me earlier. Exciting as well. Leo godfrey i speaking to me earlier. England exciting as well. Leo godfrey speaking to me earlier. England now face australia in the last four on wednesday after the co hosts beat france 7 6 on penalties. 0ur Correspondent was watching the australia versus france game at a fan zone in sydney. This has been one of the most entertaining, emotionally charged, exciting and nerve racking days of the whole tournament. Australia will now face england, the lionesses versus the matildas. But to get there, my god the drama australia faced france in one of the most dramatic games of the tournament. Theyve had such a roller coaster ride, with this nervy win against ireland in their first game, their loss against nigeria, their win against canada and their win against denmark to bring them to this moment against france. They were neck and neck from the very first minute, until the penalty shoot out. And you could just hear the collective gasps and intakes of breath with every hit and every miss. And then courtney vine delivered that winning penalty for australia. And just the immensity of this moment, the fact that the matildas have made history, theyve gone further than theyve ever gone before in a womens world cup. You could see people absorbing that moment and processing it and erupting into cheers. And then, on to england and colombia. Some of the fans actually stayed to watch england, such is the love for the lionesses. I think they also wanted to see if they were going to face them in a semifinal. The colombians were not an easy team to beat. They were the underdogs of this tournament, but they have really, really performed so well. Theyve had stellar performances all the way through, including into this game. Theyve pushed and pushed and pressed, theyjust could not get accurate when it came to the net. And then, these two stellar goals from lauren hemp and then from Alessia Russo that delivered that win for england. As it stands, its the lionesses versus the matildas. Its the semifinals that so many fans have told me that they wanted. And i can tell you right now, its going to break records in terms of viewership. So many fans want to see this. And i think not only the stadium will be packed, this fan zone will be packed, notjust inside, outside as well. Wherever there is a screen, there will be people watching this game. From sydney. Global oil demand hit a record high injune, that is according to an estimate by the International Energy agency which said demand reached an all time high of 103 Million Barrels a day. And the agency suggest demand could rea

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