British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after Bayesian yacht sinks off Sicily

One man has died and six other people are missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a British yacht sank off the coast of Sicily during bad weather.

There were 22 people on board in total - 15 people were rescued including a one-year-old child. Sources say Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares was also rescued.

The 56m (183ft) yacht, the Bayesian, was around 700 metres from the harbour when it sank.