Seven people are missing after a UK-flagged yacht, understood to be carrying British tourists, sank off the Italian coast this morning. Emergency services descended on waters off the coast of Porticello in Sicily after the boat came into difficulty in the early hours of Monday – with divers scrambling to recover those on board. Some 15 people, including a one-year-old baby, have already been rescued from the vessel, according to local media – but coast guard officials are scrambling with the yacht reportedly 50 metres below the waves. More to follow…