hello, a very warm welcome to you. i'm frankie mccamley. more than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off cape verde in west africa. 38 people including children have been rescued. it's thought they were aiming to travel to europe via the spanish canary islands. the boat was found drifting about three hundred kilometres from cape verde. those on board are thought to have come from senegal. pictures show boats arriving back in the port on the island of sal with survivors being helped ashore, some on stretchers. officials in senegal say they are making arrangements to bring survivors home. they have been giving more

details about the rescue. translation: it comes with a lot of pain, yes, but we know that - migration issues are global issues which require international cooperation, but also discussion and global strategy. given what the world is going through right now with migratory issues, it means that we all, alternations, have to sit down at the table and see what we can do so that we don't lose any more lives at sea above all. translation: the survivors - are better, they are being hydrated, they are being looked after here in the tents at the port. in terms of testing, we are testing for malaria and covid and so far we haven't had any positives. with more on this from the newsroom, our europe regional editor, paul moss. we are still getting details in about this, there are still a member

missing, what exactly do we know so far? i missing, what exactly do we know so far? ., ., missing, what exactly do we know so far? . ., , missing, what exactly do we know so far? ., ., , ., �* far? i have to say exactly we don't know, far? i have to say exactly we don't know. there _ far? i have to say exactly we don't know, there is _ far? i have to say exactly we don't know, there is still _ far? i have to say exactly we don't know, there is still an _ far? i have to say exactly we don't know, there is still an element - far? i have to say exactly we don't know, there is still an element of| know, there is still an element of mystery. there were original reports this boat had sunk and this proves it was wrong. it was drifting. cape verde is about 350 miles off the coast of west africa. if, as expected, and these people were trying to reach the canary islands, it seems that boat has drifted very long way off course, presumably out of control. we are told it set off from a senegalese village onjuly the 10th, more than month ago. some reports suggest that most of the people on board were from that village or from the surrounding area, although there are also reports one was from sierra leone and one was from any bass out. we are told 101 people set off on that boat, 38 survivors have been found and that means 63 people are missing. the booth is described as a

sort of dug out, a very simple kind of canoe —type boats, not the sort of canoe —type boats, not the sort of vessel that people should be setting out on on a journey across the high seas in the atlantic in what is a very dangerous stretch of water. , ., ., , ~ .,, water. very dangerous. and those details you — water. very dangerous. and those details you are — water. very dangerous. and those details you are giving _ water. very dangerous. and those details you are giving are - water. very dangerous. and those i details you are giving are extremely concerning. this kind of incident when you look at the boat, the number of people on board, how unusual is it?— unusual is it? sadly, it is not unusual is it? sadly, it is not unusual at— unusual is it? sadly, it is not unusual at all. _ unusual is it? sadly, it is not unusual at all. the _ unusual is it? sadly, it is not unusual at all. the canary i unusual is it? sadly, it is not - unusual at all. the canary islands are ruled by spain and that means if migrants reach the canary islands have legally effectively reached spain and the european union and that makes it a very popular place that makes it a very popular place that migrants attempt to get to, but the result can be deadly. we are told in 2022 there were 560 people who drowned trying to reach the canary islands and this year alone

126 people have drowned. so clearly a place which people try to reach, knowing the risks, and there have been 15 shipwrecks on that route so far this year. i should say i don't think this is a surprise to anyone. news of these deaths and drownings continues to reach people and yet they continue to set off, which makes it clear how desperate they are to reach spain, the european union, knowing the risks. we are to reach spain, the european union, knowing the risks. we seem to talk about this _ union, knowing the risks. we seem to talk about this day _ union, knowing the risks. we seem to talk about this day in, _ union, knowing the risks. we seem to talk about this day in, day _ union, knowing the risks. we seem to talk about this day in, day out. - talk about this day in, day out. 0ver talk about this day in, day out. over the weekend there were a number of deaths and migrants crossing the channel. but from this case have we heard from anyone from cape verde? we heard the health minister make the familiar plea, saying they needed to be an international response to this. people need to sit down and work out how to deal with this problem because countries promote national governments alone can't deal with it. we have also

heard from the international 0rganisation heard from the international organisation of migration and their spokeswoman and she said there were safe pathways for migration but they are sorely lacking. it is their absence that gives room for smugglers and traffickers to set off on these deadlyjourneys. what we see on one side we have people saying if you are going to stop this happening countries need to come together and perhaps arrange safe routes for these migrants, but at a national level lots of governments in europe are saying we need to stop these people coming, we need to prevent the boat setting off and prevent the boat setting off and prevent them arriving. we are quite a long way from reaching the point where the cape verde health minister said where people would sit around together as an international group and get together and decide what to do about this very real problem that seems to be causing so many thousands of deaths. £311" seems to be causing so many thousands of deaths. our europe re . ional thousands of deaths. our europe regional editor _ thousands of deaths. our europe regional editor paul _ thousands of deaths. our europe regional editor paul moss. - thousands of deaths. our europe regional editor paul moss. we i thousands of deaths. our europe | regional editor paul moss. we will bring you more on that story as we get more details throughout the day.

here, it's a—level results day — the moment thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland find out the results of their examinations. students' results will determine whether they'll go to university, or an apprenticeship, or training course. this year, results are expected to be down after a rise following the covid pandemic. nicky, such a nervous wait for so many. many of us will remember that day. our students where you are? i know what ou our students where you are? i know what you mean. _ our students where you are? i know what you mean. i— our students where you are? i know what you mean, i am _ our students where you are? i know what you mean, i am feeling - our students where you are? i know what you mean, i am feeling that i what you mean, i am feeling that nerves are my results came in many years ago. we are live in leeds. these are the desks whether students have been coming and picking up their actual envelopes with their results. we have been seeing them all morning. they are coming in and

picking up those results. it is interesting, i don't know what you did as a student, but i certainly disappeared off and opened it in private. a few of the students have been opening it with their friends. we saw a couple of friends opening them up with beams of smiles, they got what they wanted. it is not just a—levels, it is vocational levels and btecs which the students have been taking here. for these students taking their a—levels it is the first year they have actually had to sit a formal exam because when they did the lower gcses it was during the covid pandemic and so those results were assessed by teachers because there were not any exams. a lot of people are looking at the mart that they are getting this year because in england in particular they have changed the way it has been marked and it is much similar to before the covid pandemic in

2019. overall we know that 27% got an a or an a*, the top grade. that is down slightly on last year, certainly down a lot from the 44% in 2021 which is when they were teacher assessed. but they are still slightly higher than 2019. there will be a lot of people looking at this. the education secretary, gillian keegan, said taking exams was the fairest way of doing it so everyone was on a level playing field. whether students hear there are two big decisions they have to make now. whether they go on to further education, that could be university. we are hearing from ucas who are saying 79% of students have gained their first place at university. but university is not the only thing that you can think about doing. you can go into vocational side of training, whether

that be apprenticeship or firms operate other schemes you can move straight into. that is what a lot of the students here will be thinking about. the numbers i spoke to this morning have got the right qualifications they need and got into university. but the staff here are on hand for those who perhaps did not quite get the result they were expecting and they can talk through the options they have available. some of them will go into what is known as the clearing system in the uk. ucas runs that and they can say, i didn't get the results i need, can you find a place for me? 0thers need, can you find a place for me? others will go straight into work. another big thing that has come into force of this year in particular is the cost of living crisis and the fact they are now deciding whether they can afford to university because they will have to take on a

university loan which they will have to pay off over the years once they are into employment. as well as that, you also have the rising prices that all of us have been suffering over the last couple of years and they have to decide whether they do want to go into university and further education if they can afford it, or whether they just really need to get a job. that is what a lot of students are going to be deciding today. now some breaking news. in the past p minutes we have a statement from michael parkinson's family. after a brief illness sir michael parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. he was aged 88. the family requested that they are given privacy and time

to grieve. david sillitoe looks back at his life. i call him golden balls now. jimmy caune , i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney. orson _ i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, _ i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, jimmy - i call him golden balls now. jimmy - cagney, orson welles, jimmy stewart, these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. but of all those 2000 or so guess,

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michael parkinson, who has died aged 88. we will bring you more reaction in the coming hours to the sad news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. government sources report that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has been invited to visit the uk. number 10 said they would confirm the prime minister's engagements in the usual way, with nothing in the diary yet. it would be the first visit since the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. the family of a pregnant woman killed by a speeding driver have welcomed a decision to have his 12—year prison sentence reviewed by the court of appeal. frankiejules—hough died,

along with her unborn daughter, when adil iqbal crashed into her car shortly after he'd filmed himself driving at 123 miles per hour, an mp has told a public meeting he will pursue a law granting better protection for heritage venues in the name of a pub which was demolished after a fire. you're live with bbc news. let's get more on our top story. more than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off cape verde in west africa. 38 people, including children have been rescued. it's thought they were aiming to travel to europe via the spanish canary islands. the boat was found drifting about three hundred kilometres from cape verde. those on board are thought to have come from senegal. let's talk to our reporter

azeezat 0laoluwa. she's following developments from nigeria. tell me what the authorities are saying? tell me what the authorities are sa in: ? ,, ., , tell me what the authorities are sa inc? ,, . , ., ., , saying? the senegalese authorities are sa in: saying? the senegalese authorities are saying they _ saying? the senegalese authorities are saying they have _ saying? the senegalese authorities are saying they have called - saying? the senegalese authorities are saying they have called for i saying? the senegalese authorities are saying they have called for the l are saying they have called for the repatriation of their citizens. but not all those that have been rescued or all of those bought the boat where from senegal, somewhere from sierra leone. they are particularly focusing on treating them for dehydration and also malaria, just in case. like you said, more than 60 people have reported to have died and 38 people have been rescued and are being taken care of. each and 38 people have been rescued and are being taken care of.— are being taken care of. each person will have their _ are being taken care of. each person will have their own _ are being taken care of. each person will have their own reason _ are being taken care of. each person will have their own reason to - are being taken care of. each person will have their own reason to leave l will have their own reason to leave their homes and families behind and

take these incredibly dangerous crossings. talk me through why people want to leave and those push factors, especially west africa becoming increasingly unstable? starting from senegal, the country which is going through a tumultuous political crisis at the moment, with opposition figures being targeted, especially a popular one, who has beenin especially a popular one, who has been in the eye of the storm politically and has been disqualified from running for election. that level of uncertainty have pushed a lot of people from the country to seek further opportunities. but what we have seen so far, another reason could be poverty and those who have grown enough to venture out of the country, they want to travel. many of them see europe, the eu regions as an opportunity for a better life so they can work and send money back home to support their families financially. another issue is, the security issues that is plaguing

west africa at the moment, quite a number of countries have experienced queues, the latest one is niger. when you have these multiple factors, laying out in a particular region, many people will want to look for safer havens and better opportunities. that is why they go to the legal means of migration, and they go to this dangerous journey in they go to this dangerous journey in the sea because it is seen as an easy way to get to the canary islands. a , ., , easy way to get to the canary islands. a, , ., , , .,, easy way to get to the canary islands. , ., , , ., islands. many of these people on board the specific _ islands. many of these people on board the specific boat, - islands. many of these people on board the specific boat, we i islands. many of these people on| board the specific boat, we report on so many different boats, but the specific boat, we are hearing many people wear from senegal. specific boat, we are hearing many people wearfrom senegal. what specific boat, we are hearing many people wear from senegal. what are authorities doing in the country to clamp down on human traffickers and those making money out of the desperation that people face when they want to head to places like europe? they want to head to places like euro e? ,

they want to head to places like euroe? , ., europe? the thing is, according to the authorities, _ europe? the thing is, according to the authorities, migration - europe? the thing is, according to the authorities, migration is i europe? the thing is, according to the authorities, migration is a i the authorities, migration is a global issue and that is why international governments need to understand that and they need to help support these countries to manage the situation. the government in africa might not be able to clamp down on illegal traffickers and those who are getting money to help people to migrate on unsafe terrains. it is notjust happening in senegal, other countries close to the sea, off the coast of west africa, always try to venture through these means and many have died. according to the iom, between 2020 and 2023 about 67,000 people were able to make the journey and get to the canary islands. in that same period, about 2500 people have died and that might not be the officialfigure died and that might not be the official figure because of illegal migration, it is not easy to be able to monitor data and get the actual numbers of those that have died,

those that have been lost at sea and are yet to be found. back at home, some families are hoping that their loved ones are among those that have been rescued and are being taken care of. but at the moment, it seems governments are overwhelmed, especially the african governments, whose citizens are going through this mess. ., ~' , ., whose citizens are going through this mess. ., ,, , ., ., whose citizens are going through this mess. ., ,, i. ., i. this mess. thank you for your anal sis this mess. thank you for your analysis on — this mess. thank you for your analysis on the _ this mess. thank you for your analysis on the situation i this mess. thank you for your analysis on the situation and| this mess. thank you for your i analysis on the situation and like i say, information on those migrant deaths still coming in, so we will keep across that throughout the day on bbc news. president biden says he will travel to hawaii next week following the deadly wildfires on the island of maui. he's been criticised by his political opponents. they say he's been slow to see the devastation. mr biden will meet survivors and emergency workers. the white house says he'll visit scenes of wildfire damage and discuss the next steps in the recovery operations with officials. so far, officials have confirmed that 110 people have died in the fires,

but that number is expected to rise as the search continues. only 38% of the affected area has been searched, and just a handful of victims have been identified. it's a little bit more heartbroken because we do have to report that more of a loved ones have been confirmed lost, deceased. 110 individuals have been confirmed deceased. we will get some details about this from our distinguished leaders and police and fire. 38% of the territory has been covered. yellowknife is under the state of emergency as fires continue to burn out of control. communities in the path of the fire are being evacuated and hundreds of people have been

airlifted to safety by the military. yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke and its mayor says if a full—scale evacuation is needed, the population of 20,000 may need to be evacuated by air as the highway into the city could be rendered impassable by the flames. a reminder of our breaking news. sir michael parkinson, the veteran broadcaster, considered the king of british chat show host, has died aged 88. a statement from his family has said, after a brief illness, sir michael parkinson passed away peacefully at his home last night in the company of his family. the family request they are given to the sea and time to grieve. the chat show host interviewed some of hollywood's

biggest names throughout his illustrious career with names such as jimmy illustrious career with names such asjimmy cagney, fred astaire, lauren bacall and ingrid bergman in the list. sir michael became a familiarface, both on the list. sir michael became a familiar face, both on the the list. sir michael became a familiarface, both on the bbc the list. sir michael became a familiar face, both on the bbc and itv because of his intimate celebrity interviews, most notably the bbc show, parkinson. parkinson first aired on the bbc onjune the 19th, 1971. first aired on the bbc onjune the 19th,1971. he first aired on the bbc onjune the 19th, 1971. he enjoyed a successful run until 1982. in 1998, 19th, 1971. he enjoyed a successful run until1982. in 1998, the 19th, 1971. he enjoyed a successful run until 1982. in 1998, the chat show was revived on the bbc and proved an instant hit. during the hundreds of episodes of his talk show, he also interviewed stars including david barry, john lennon and celine dion. headline making interviews throughout his career, included those with actress dame

helen mirren and meg ryan. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. if you have an allergy to pollen, today's levels across england and wales are high. high pressure is in charge of our weather at the moment so things are settled. you can see from the squeeze in the isobars it will be breezy through the day and later we have this weather from bringing in some rain. the forecast, as we go through the rest of the afternoon is one of sunny spells, areas of cloud at times and an

isolated chance of a shower in the south—west, maybe if you getting in across the north—east of scotland. it will be fresher across the north sea coastline than it is going to be across central and western areas, where the temperatures will be high and we could hit 27 degrees in hampshire. this evening, sunshine before later on the cloud thickens towards the west, heralding the arrival of the first weather front bringing in some showery, outbreaks of rain. heavy at times with the odd rumble of thunder. it will be humid with the wind picking up off the coast of wales. tomorrow, wind across the north—west of wales with gusts up to 60 miles an hour. the north of scotland hanging onto some sunshine. that is quite a bit of cloud around and later the next band of heavy, thundery rain comes into the south—west. it will feel humid across southern areas tomorrow but in the sunshine, in the north of scotland, it will feel quite pleasant. 0vernight friday into saturday it will be a very warm night and on saturday, this weather

front pushes further north, taking its heavy rain with it and here in the north of scotland, it is going to be windy. move further south it is a mixture of sunshine and showers and a lot of the showers it will be in western areas. the further south and east you travel, the better chance you have staying dry and it will feel fresher on saturday than it is going to do on friday. we lose the humidity. into sunday, low pressure is anchored to the north—west, so there is close to the north—west, so there is close to the north—west will see the showers. which could see a few getting into north—west wales and into the south—west as well as north—west england. further east, it is likely to be drier and temperatures getting into the mid 20s at best. as we head into the mid 20s at best. as we head into the mid 20s at best. as we head into the next couple of days, again for many away from the north—west, where we hang onto some showers, it should be lightly dry with some sunny spells.

this is bbc news, the headlines broadcaster sir michael parkinson has died at the age of 88, his family has confirmed. it's a—level results day— the moment thousands of students have been waiting for to find out their examinations grades. but others will be disappointed and face tough decisions, including applying to other universities or colleges through clearing.

a warm welcome to the programme. in the past few minutes we've had a statement has died after a brief illness. in a statement his family said he passed away peacefully at home last night. he was 88. in the last few minutes the bbc director general — tim davie — has paid tribute to sir michael calling him "the king of the chat show"david sillito looks back at his life. do you get fed up with each other? 0h, do you get fed up with each other? oh, yes. i call him golden balls now _ oh, yes. i call him golden balls now. y ., oh, yes. i call him golden balls now. y oh, yes. i call him golden balls now. , ., now. do you ever say you dirty rat? never. now. do you ever say you dirty rat? never- jimmy _ now. do you ever say you dirty rat? never. jimmy cagney. _ now. do you ever say you dirty rat? never. jimmy cagney, orson i now. do you ever say you dirty rat? i never. jimmy cagney, orson welles,

jimmy stewart. these are all distant screen because until parkinson