áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóThe Solong had been making its way south from the Scottish port of Grangemouth to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóShe was also a founder member of the Magic Club, which is now a hub for 400 young people in Claremont, and has been a volunteer for the Citizens Advice Bureau for 30 years.áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóTwo divers from Lancashire are celebrating after making history as the first disabled duo to scuba dive to a depth of 40m (131ft).
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóParaplegic Shaun Gash and Mohammed Salim Patel, who is blind, have spent months preparing for the challenge, which they undertook at Um Sid in Egypt.áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóGuided by their instructor Curly, the pair spent an hour underwater and reached 40m which is the deepest depth any recreational diver is allowed to go.áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedó"We want to spread the word that diving is for every body, for every ability," Shaun said.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóThe pair were trained by Curly, an Egyptian diving instructor at Morecambe Area Divers. Salim, a BBC journalist, and adventurer Shaun also dived at the Cave and Canyon dive sites as part of the challenge, which required significant skill and preparation.áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedó“Myself and Salim have had to do the same practical and theoretical training as anybody else," Shaun said.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedó"The difference is we’ve got a disability - but we haven't, everybody's got a different ability.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedó"You’ve got somebody with legs that are powering away and someone with arms that are powering away and together we are like V6 engines."áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóSome reports say more than 200 migrants of different nationalities had been detained at a military facility in Wad Madani before the RSF advance - information the BBC cannot independently confirm.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóIt has since been reported that the detainees were moved with the army when it withdrew from Wad Madani.áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóThe UN refugee agency says it has received similar reports about the detention by the army of asylum seekers and refugees. According to the UN, there are more than 147,000 Eritreans and around 70,000 Ethiopians in the country.
áelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóIt told the BBC it was planning a verification mission to Sennar state, which includes the towns of Sinjah and Rabek, urging relatives of refugees who believe them to be in detention to report the informationáelPremioGénesisde1millóndedóLikewise the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said those with a family member missing in Sudan should open a case via