this is bbc news. the headlines at two. dozens of fire crews continue to tackle an aggressive moorland fire near bolton. lancashire fire brigade say they expect the blaze to continue for days. a major incident has been declared. it is a dangerous area at the moment. in terms of public safety, the advice would be to simply stay off anywhere around the moorland of winter hill. the head of nhs england says extensive planning is under way to prepare the health service for a no—deal brexit. at the start of a crunch week for brexit, 30 conservative mps demand the prime minister takes a tough line with eu negotiators. the communities secretary says he is "confident" cabinet will agree a common position later this week. i think there is no doubt that there are strong views on either side and that's what i would expect as we lead into the discussions on friday. polls open across mexico after a campaign marred by the worst political violence in decades. extra security measures have been taken, after more than 130

candidates and political workers have been killed since campaigning began last september. people who rent their homes could get more security under new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy. and at 2:30pm on the week in parliament, we'll look back at the big stoires at westminster this week including the heathrow expansion vote. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. before we begin those stories i've already mentioned, some breaking news coming from kent this afternoon, an appeal for help to trace a missing boy, kent police are looking for toby drury, who was last

seenin looking for toby drury, who was last seen in the area of the over minutes near the badge a public house in new ash green in kent at about 11am. officers are currently searching the area with help from the national police as surface helicopter. toby is described as being of average height for his age with short brown hair. he was wearing a blue and white check shirt, a blue hat, blue and green leaf patterned shorts and brown trainers. that is toby drury, eight years old, who has vanished in the area near the badger public house in new ash green. if anyone thinks they have seen him, they are urged to call 101, quoting reference 01 05 77 but if you just call 101 and tell them it is about the missing boy in kent they will be able to help. that is toby drury. he has been missing now for three hours and police are anxious to trace him. more than 100 fire fighters are working in what's being described as "extremely

testing conditions" at the scene of a huge moorland fire in lancashire. yesterday, strong winds led to two fires merging — the result now covers square miles. officials say it could take at least a week to put out the flames. our correspondent sarah walton has this report. the fires are still burning. pockets of the north west of england are now covered by smoke and ash as the landscape is tinder—dry with strong winds fanning the flames. this is a blaze thatjust refuses to be beaten. the fires at winter hill started on thursday near a major tv transmitter that serves nearly 7 million viewers. three days on, more than 100 firefighters are still tackling it. this fire is over quite an extensive area, on two faces of winter hill. so we've got two areas in the region of about four square kilometres each and also significant fire fronts. so there's aggressive fire fighting going on in areas to stop it spreading towards the forestry and further areas of vegetation. crews on the ground are getting

help from helicopters and trenches have been built to try to protect nearby buildings. people are being told to stay away and to keep doors and windows closed. a 22—year—old man from bolton has been arrested on suspicion of arson. 30 miles away, 100 soldiers are still helping crews fight a separate fire at saddleworth moor. they are expected to be there for another 2a hours. what is really needed here is rain and lots of it but there's none forecast for days. sarah wilson, bbc news, winter hill. sarah walton, bbc news, winter hill. in the last hour sarah sent this update on the conditions the firefighters are facing. it's really tough going. the heat is really strong at the moment, about 27 degrees in the sunshine, so that with the flames

and the protective gear the fire crews have to wear, they are dealing with intense heat. they have been joined by fire crews from as far as south wales and warwickshire and they are having to deal with, the fire is just on the far side of that hill, is pockets of flames spreading notjust over the land andon the grass which is very drybut also under the ground because the soil is very peaty, so they will put out one bit of fire but it is so hot underground that five or ten minutes later that same patch of ground is on fire again. the fire crews are taking regular breaks because it is very hard work and coming back down to the control centre and when they get here there have been lots of donations from local people giving food and drinks and water and saying they are very grateful. it is helping morale. they are asking people not to bring donations here directly, it's just not safe, they're

asking people to stay at home and keep doors and windows closed. if you want to give food or water to the crews, they have their training centre in chorley that is open until 4pm and they are asking people to take donations there. the head of the nhs in england has revealed that the health service is preparing for the possibility of a no deal brexit. simon stevens says there's been extensive planning to make sure the uk continues to get the medical supplies in needs in "all scenarios". ?meanwhile the communities secretary, james brokenshire, has said he's confident the cabinet will reach an agreement on brexit, when it meets at chequers this week. tom barton reports. how does the nhs ensure it can get the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal? that's the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man responsible for running the health service in england. there is extensive work under way now between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences

industry, pharma companies, so nobody is pretending this is a desirable situation, but if that's where we get to, then it will not have been unforeseen. but while the nhs is working out what to do if the government can't reach a deal with the eu, ministers insist theirfocus isn't on preparing for no deal, but on getting a good one. we are preparing for all eventualities. the point, though, is that our focus, our attention, all of that detail and effort, must be about getting that deal. that is what is in the best interest of our country. but of course, we must be prepared and we will be. the cabinet is badly split on what that deal should look like, with several ministers making their personal views publicly known over the last couple of weeks. infighting that today has drawn scorn from the labour leader. you get the feeling that every time somebody in the government thinks, "we really should get an agreement," we get cabinet ministers going off on a tangent.

and also, the white paper on the objectives, well, goodness, the referendum was two years ago and the white paper is only going to come out after apparently a weekend party at chequers for the cabinet. and that meeting at chequers this friday is key and a big challenge. finding proposals for the future relationship with the eu that every member of the cabinet can sign up to. tom barton, bbc news. let's get more with our political correspondent tom barton. let's remind people why friday's meeting is so important, why the timing of it matters as well. it is simply vital because they are there to discuss just one key question which is how close should britain be to the eu after brexit? that is a key question because frankly, cabinet is incredibly divided, deep divisions and very public divisions. just yesterday, we saw michael gove

letting it be known that he had physically ripped up a report which suggested, a government report which suggested, a government report which suggested he backed theresa may's preferred option of a customs partnership and we have had boris johnson being publicly denounced by ministers who supported remain at the referendum for using, how can i putit? the referendum for using, how can i put it? a dismissive expletive when talking about business. but ultimately, all of these ministers need to line up behind a government policy. how to get out, this is a position where it's not going to be possible to maintain the idea you can have different views, you've got to sign up to a common position? yeah, and that's the issue, up to 110w yeah, and that's the issue, up to now there's been a breakdown in discipline because nobody, because they are puzzling to set what the government position is. this meeting on friday, they are going to lock them ina on friday, they are going to lock them in a room at chequers and say, "no one is coming out until you can ee, "no one is coming out until you can agree, until you can find a position that you all agree on". that

position will become a white paper, a formal government document and will form the basis for the next round of eu negotiations about the future relationship. so let's be clear with people, we've agreed with the eu when we are leaving, the end of march next year. we have agreed the sort of transition, broadly, and some elements to be finalised but essentially, the terms for a year or more while we are getting out, while we adjust but this is the next negotiation, exactly what our relationship with eu will be when we are no longer a member of eu and when the transition period is finished. exacting right, end of march next year, we leave the eu but actually, for a period of time up to actually, for a period of time up to a couple of years, the end date is still slightly movable, there will bea still slightly movable, there will be a relationship which is almost identical to how it is today. but during that time, the government needs to agree what it is going to look like after that period and at the moment, they can't agree among themselves what it should. never

mind with the eu. exactly and at some point, at some point they have to agree and friday is about getting them to agree amongst themselves and then the process of getting that agreed by the eu begins. a bit of lobbying by one of the big unions ahead of this important reading this week. this is the unite union, the biggest affiliate union of the labour party, the biggest donor to the labour party, and this is the union themselves but the people's vote campaign, the pain for a vote for a second referendum essentially to approve whatever government the —— whatever deal the government agrees with eu. or not. exactly but this campaign have done a poll of members of the unite union which is significant because jeremy members of the unite union which is significant becausejeremy corbyn is very clear he does not back a second referendum under any circumstances. interestingly, so does the unite union and yet this poll shows that its membership disagrees with both the union and the labour leadership.

there's been a lot of debate around jeremy corbyn‘s position, a suggestion that he is in a different place to the majority of his membership. that is something the people's vote campaign are very keen to highlight and i think they are using the poll to make that very point. tom barton, fascinating, we will talk again. the rail operator, govia thameslink, could be stripped of its franchises unless its services in the south east of england start to improve. reports say passengers who use its thameslink and great northern trains are also set to be offered compensation equivalent to a months free travel. hundreds of thousands of people have faced weeks of disruption following the introduction of new timetables in may. people renting homes in england could be given more security under government proposals to introduce a minimum tenancy term of three years. eight out of ten tenants currently have contracts of six or 12 months. ministers say longer agreements would strengthen communities. millions of people who book their holidays online will be protected under new eu rules which come into force today. until now, trips booked via websites like expedia and on the beach

did not have the same protection as traditional package holidays from travel agents. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. expedia, lastminute.com, ebookers and on the beach are all popular websites for booking holidays. but they are intermediaries. it means if things go wrong, they are not directly responsible. that ends today. more and more people are buying their holidays online, but they don't get the same protection as they would have got from a traditional travel agents. so, thanks to these changes today, anybody who buys a holiday and, for instance, there's an ash cloud, or the hotel isn't up to standard, or the airline goes bust, they'll be protected thanks to these new directives. 83% booked a holiday online last year. most of that was through booking sites. but only half of those holidays were financially protected if the hotel, airline or car rental company failed. that will change. but if you book each component part

of your holiday separately, you won't get the new protections, as that's not considered a package holiday. when we book our holidays, we usually go online and just look for certain companies, making sure it's, like, atol protected. there's a lot of websites where you can get really good deals for holidays. i know we've been looking into a few, but ijust feel a bit cautious going forward with that because the deals are so good that we don't know if we're going to get the same protection. when i'm sort of looking at protection for a holiday, i don't really think that much about it. ijust usually, you know, find a kind of cheap insurance deal. the new protections — which are eu—wide — only apply to holidays bought from today, so if you've purchased already online and haven't travelled yet, you won't be covered. in that respect, travel insurance is always recommended. joe lynam, bbc news. the polls have opened in mexico — after an election campaign marred by some of the bloodiest political violence in the country for decades. security has been tightened with more than 130 candidates

and political workers killed since september. voters are electing a president as well as members of congress, senators, governors and mayors. our correspondent will grant joins me now from mexico city. this is an enormous set of elections but in truth the focus is on one man, a man whose politics would make him very different if he became president of mexico. how like it is missed —— how likely is it that mr obrador will make it? if he were to believe his supporters, he is a shoo—in, this is a mere coronation. he has been very far ahead in all of the opinion polls during the campaign, as you said in the introduction, the bloodiest campaign in mexico's living memory, really. he has been somewhere around 20—25% ahead. obviously, that needs to translate into votes today and he is already out himself and casting his

ballot. we have seen the pictures of him at the polling station. turning out nice and early and i suppose he wa nts out nice and early and i suppose he wants his supporters to do the same. yes, it is about taking the country ina yes, it is about taking the country in a different direction, that is really his offer, bringing an end to the decades of corruption, trying to tackle the violence, all of these things that he wants to kind of change the complete direction of mexico. to what extent have the mexican authorities lost control of parts of the country, would you say? therefore, how big a challenge would it be for any president to kind of reassert the authority of the state in parts of the country? right, or maybe never even had control. i mean, there are parts of the border with the us that are really com pletely with the us that are really completely dominated by the drug cartels, where the institutions of the state really are so closely bound with the drug cartels, it is ha rd to bound with the drug cartels, it is hard to sort of see the difference.

during this campaign, i have visited a place in the west which is also a very dangerous state, an entire police force were arrested because of the alleged connection to a political murder in the state. so really, really difficult places across the country. if it is mr obrador, the left—wing candidate, who takes the presidency, he's got a hugejob on his hand. he wants to bring in new people and new ways of thinking, perhaps even an amnesty for some drug cartel leaders, potentially sitting down with them to work out ways to reduce the violence and stop the civilian population being drawn into it. will grant, it will be a fascinating result of out for. thank you for joining us. the headlines on bbc news... dozens of fire crews continue to tackle an aggressive moorland fire near bolton. lancashire fire brigade say they expect the blaze to continue for days. a major incident has been declared. the head of nhs england says

extensive planning is under way to prepare the health service for a no—deal brexit. it comes as 30 conservative mps demand the prime minister takes a tough line with eu negotiators. the world cup now — and england have been holding a news conference ahead of their game against colombia on tuesday. midfielderjessie lingard has been talking this afternoon about the refreshing atmosphere among the squad. yeah, it feels like, you know, a new revolution. the manager's come in with great ideas and a great idea of the way he wants us to play. the formation suits us perfectly. you know, as a group of lads, it's a youthful squad, but we've still got them experienced players in there and the team spirit‘s amazing at the moment and everyone's come together and we're really bonding and we're excited. we're enjoying the world cup and we've just got to keep going on.

seven out of 10 council leaders in england believe income tax needs to be raised to fund adult social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which represents councils and says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. our reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored — that's the message from the local government association, which supports local authorities, ahead of its annual conference next week. although councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it's not enough. it's the overwhelming concern of council leaders across the country that the crisis in the funding for social care is becoming more and more acute. the nhs will fall over unless councils get extra money to help people keep in their own homes.

all chant: no nhs cuts! this weekend, thousands of people marched through central london to protest at what they say is the underfunding of the health service. the prime minister has pledged billions more for the nhs in england but councils are asking — what about social care? a survey of council leaders and cabinet members suggests 96% believe there is a major nationalfunding problem in adult social care. 89% think national taxation must be part of the solution. 70% say increases to income tax should be considered. just over half of english councils which provide adult social care responded to the local government association survey. here at the department of health and social care, they say they recognise the social care system is under pressure and they are committed to introducing reforms to ensure it's sustainable for the future. in the autumn, a consultation document will be published with proposals for debate. but the local government association

says bold and radical political decisions are needed now. simon jones, bbc news. hundreds of people have descended on the hometown of aneurin bevan to mark 70 years since he founded the nhs. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been taking part in the celebrations. what nye taught us was that health should be something available for all. he was the founder of the national health service in the post—war labour government. he started his life in poverty. he became a miner, a trade unionist, long before he became a cabinet minister. but he was also a thinker. he was a man of ideas and of principle. he did not go into politics for personal aggrandisement and power. indeed, he was often heard repeating a very powerful maxim, "the purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away".

let's get more now one of our top stories — the communities secretary, james brokenshire, has said he's confident the cabinet will reach an agreement on brexit, at a crunch meeting at chequers this week. what will be agreed and how will it be viewed by remain supporters? i can now speak to labour's alison mcgovern, who is campaigning for the uk to stay in the single market. she is the labour mp for wirral south. thank you forjoining us. it is hard, isn't it, to overestimate the importance of the meeting at the end of this week. that's right, the clock is very much ticking. we have heard these cabinet meetings before where we have been told we are finally going to get to know what it is that the cabinet want out of their brexit deal, whether they want us their brexit deal, whether they want us to be as close to europe as possible or whether we are going to crash out of europe with the consequential damage forjobs. crash out of europe with the

consequential damage for jobs. we now need to know what it is the cabinet are really trying to achieve so this cannot be more important. cabinet are really trying to achieve so this cannot be more importantlj said so this cannot be more important.” said there that you were in favour of staying in the single market and we've had another statement from the prime minister this weekend saying freedom of movement is one of the red lines and they are not going to cross it, no freedom of movement we can't stay in the single market still in the sense —— in a sense, that horse has bolted. there's a serious and big price to pay for that, though. so we had from recently about the consequences of withdrawing from european agreements, whether it is the customs union which would put barriers in the way of their production of aircraft or whether it is the rules and regulations that govern the materials that go into the production of aircraft which are pa rt the production of aircraft which are part of the single market. leaving these organisations and institutions has serious consequences forjobs in this country. so the prime minister has set out her red lines but the problem is, the price of those red lines is serious and i think a lot

of people in britain are wondering whether this is all actually worth it. what about the situation now in terms of the timetable for this? we have negotiations that we are told have negotiations that we are told have to be completed roughly by september this year in order for the final treaty to be approved and all the different member states have a rule that says they have to have their parliaments approve it. in a sense the word that deadline focus minds? notjust sense the word that deadline focus minds? not just here sense the word that deadline focus minds? notjust here but in brussels, to ensure some kind of gone from eyes is reached. minds do have to be focused and it is something of a surprise to me is that they haven't been focused on it. this is the biggest issue facing our country, you know. about but deals with eu always last—minute, aren't they? we had it only on friday night with a migration deal, they sat through the night and came up they sat through the night and came up with something. they could have done it weeks before but they never do. well, that is fine but the

fundamental issue here is do we want to stay as close to europe as possible, in which case, that will support the kind ofjobs in manufacturing in the part of the country i represent in the north—west of england and other areas of the north, or do we want to rip ourselves away from europe with the consequences that it has? and thatis the consequences that it has? and that is the fundamental question that is the fundamental question that has never been answered yet by the cabinet. i think it is not so much a matter robbed the timing of the negotiation and whether minds are focused. —— a matter of the timing. it is about whether people in the cabinet have decided on that question and i would say, we hear a lot from the likes of jacob rees—mogg, michael gove and others about, you know, a no deal brexit and that would be absolutely catastrophic for this country. we need the prime minister and the cabinet now to finally, after all this time, tell us what it really is that they want out of brexit and i think that will help get the deal doubles the are you a supporter of the people's vowed to campaign to

get a referendum vote of some kind to approve or reject whatever the deal is that the british government does with eu and what do you make of this poll that it has done of unite members? i don't think any of this is surprising. we have had polls and evidence before that most labour party members and most people on the left and most trade union members are left and most trade union members a re really left and most trade union members are really unhappy with the way that brexit is going because however you voted in the referendum, i don't think anybody voted for the kind of dithering and delay that we have seen. i think people now understand that they were told in a referendum they could have all kinds of wonderful things, none of which seem to be on the table any more. it is not really a surprise to me that people are saying, "well, when we do know the details of this final vote, actually, i think we might want to look at it and make sure the country is happy about it". i think unite members, labour members, progressives in our country are very

worried about the kind of hard right brexit that the tories are leading us brexit that the tories are leading us towards and it is making everybody think, "we have got to be absolutely sure this is right for the country before we go ahead". alison mcgovern, labour mp for wirral south, thank you for being with us this afternoon. a young girl has died after an incident on a beach in norfolk. police were called to gorleston following reports that a child had been thrown from an inflatable device. they were taken to hospital but sadly died. a investigation has been launched to etablish the circumstances surrounding the incident. the search for 12 young boys and their football coach, trapped in a flooded cave in thailand, has entered its ninth day. rescue teams have been trying to reach deeper into the chambers of the tham luang cave in the hope of finding the children, who are all aged between 11 and 16. there has been no contact with the group since they were reported missing. howard johnson reports. water, gushing out of the tham luang cave complex. earlier this week, engineers began pumping it out from a flooded cavern. other teams have also worked to divert streams from flowing into the area. what we are seeing here

is parts of a new superjet pump being delivered. it's hoped that when it's fully operational, even more water will be pumped out of the cave complex to the right of me here. the falling water levels have galvanised search and rescue teams. last night, thailand's elite navy seal divers returned to a chamber around a kilometre away from the pattaya beach, a high sandbank where many hope the missing boys and their football coach are sheltering. the team will now use fixed ropes and stockpiled air tanks to attempt to push further into the cave. but downstream from the pumping operation, paddy fields are being inundated with water. this village chief says more than 16 farmers have been affected, but his message to the community is simple — the priority is to save the missing 13. one villager said the fate of the children is more important than her livelihood. translation: authorities need to release water onto our rice paddy.

if it's to save the kids, we say, no worries. just let the water out to save their lives in the cave. and so as the rescue operation enters a critical second week, the people of thailand continue to support it with everything they have. howard johnson, bbc news. the pakistan army has rescued two british mountaineers from the ultar sar peak in the hunza valley. the army said the climbers' tent had been hit by an avalanche. bruce normand and miller timothy were rescued by pilots at around 19,000 feet above sea level. another climber, from austria, died in the avalanche. a notorious career thief in france has escaped from prison... in a helicopter. 46—year—old redoine faid — who is one of france's most wanted criminals — escaped from jail near paris this morning. it's believed that he was helped by a number of heavily armed men. it's faid's second jailbreak.

in 2013 he blasted his way out of a prison using dynamite and was on the run for six weeks. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina. for much of the country, more of the same, dry, sunny and very warm is not hot but we have a yellow warning from the met office for by the storms across south—west england, parts of wales and a few of those may bilderberg eastwards through hampshire, sussex, surrey and up towards london. more cloud across northern ireland and north—west scotland, the odd spot of rain but aside from that, dry with plenty of sunshine across much of the country this afternoon, already up to 31 celsius in porthmadog and temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s. always a bit cooler for eastern coasts and a bit misty at times but the sea breeze keeping things cooler and a few thunderstorms rumbling around this