this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: found alive and safe — the 12 boys and their football coach remain underground and trapped in a flooded cave in thailand — but their ordeal is not over yet. the german interior minister has dropped his threat to resign after chancellor merkel agreed to tighter controls on immigration. back from the brink — belgium come from two—goals down to beatjapan — and keep their world cup hopes alive. to beatjapan and keep their world cup hopes alive. and here in russia, after a night of high drama, the last quarterfinal places are up for grabs. iran's president rouhani starts his european tour today. but will he be able to convince european leaders to go against the us and stick to the the nuclear deal 7 a warm welcome to the programme —

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and diving lessons in preparation for the day when they'll be brought to the surface. andrew plant has this report. this is the moment the 12 missing boys realise that they would survive. hearing the voices of british experts sent to help with the search. the darkness of this cave complex, the present the last ten days, illuminated by rescuers lamps. outside on the hillside in northern

thailand, hundreds of people have been fighting against the flood water that trapped the 1a on the 23rd ofjune, never knowing of the boys were alive or dead inside, their parents forced to wait in hope outside. translation: it's unimaginable. i've been waiting for ten days. i never imagined this day would come. i would like to thank the military, the police and all the officials who came to help to find my son. translation: today is the best day. i've been waiting for my sofi best day. i've been waiting for my son for so many days. i'm so excited. the first thing i will do is hugged him. the boys had plenty of water that very little food and no way of contacting the outside world but their ordeal is not yet over. divers who reached the boys must now work out how to bring them back. translation: what we will send

down there is food but we are not sure they can eat because it's been ten days. we still need to get them out, get them home. food and medical supplies have been carried through. now rescuers supplies have been carried through. now rescuers may supplies have been carried through. now rescuers may have to help the boys scu ba—dive to safety now rescuers may have to help the boys scuba—dive to safety but that's treacherous. underwater, underground and in zero visibility. the choice now, do they try to train the boys 01’ now, do they try to train the boys or wait perhaps four weeks for the floodwaters to receive? huge relief that the boys have been found that the challenges of getting them home safely. howard johnson is there keeping track of the rescue operation. the german chancellor angela merkel has reached a deal on immigration to end a row that was threatening to break up her coalition government. her interior minister, horst seehoffer, who leads one of the parties in the ruling coalition has dropped his threat to resign.

after hours of talks, mrs merkel agreed to tighten controls at the austrian border to stop people who've applied for asylum in other eu countries from entering germany. my colleague david eades is in berlin. the crisis is over for now but there is still a lot to work out, the devil is in the detail? to an extent, depending on what horst seehoffer said, ready to resign not just as the interior minister the leader of the party, and then started saying he wanted one more meeting with angela merkel and then make a decision and here is that thing this morning, horst seehoffer is staying. he feels he has got enough from angela merkel to stay.

it is over the question of immigration and the top of policy and one specific point. with me is the chief europe correspondent for politico. what has he got? he got a commitment from macro or two to set up commitment from macro or two to set up refugee camps in transit zones on the austrian border. —— merkel. what that means is, it should allow the germans to accelerate deportations of people who have been registered as refugees in other eu countries. this is not exactly what horst seehoffer was looking for but it's a compromise, showing voters that they are taking a hard line. it is not going to be about a lot of people? at the moment, not about a lot of people because the numbers of refugees coming into germany has falle n refugees coming into germany has fallen precipitously over the last few years so we fallen precipitously over the last few years so we are now fallen precipitously over the last few years so we are now down to levels that are below where we are

—— where we were in 2015 but it has huge symbolic importance. they are on that southern border. we saw the refugees come over in 2015. if you can save the parties without facing an election campaign, we are making an election campaign, we are making a difference. symbolic importance for the likes of the sdp who were in coalition, who really don't like the idea of closed camps and it's the language they are bothered about. that's right, and they've rejected that proposal but it shows that even though the numbers have fallen, there is a sense it could happen again and even parties like the sdp which on the centre—left are waking up which on the centre—left are waking up to the fact that this question of migration in germany is going to stay on the political agenda and they can'tjust stay on the political agenda and they can't just ignore stay on the political agenda and they can'tjust ignore it. horst seehoffer said, i'm not going to be dismissed by a chancellor was only

chancellor because of me and that is being seen as a bit of testosterone ego driven language. we know where he stands in a way. what about angela merkel? is she weakened or strengthened? the answer might be both. ultimately, it's hard to think she is going to be strengthened by it. it shows that even within her own conservative bloc, there is tremendous resistance. we are only about 100 days into this new government and she has had to face down this rearguard action. you have to wonder what is going to happen in the coming months and years. still about three years of this government. it shows the power of the far right which is starting to emerge in germany in a way it hasn't before a cow that is shaping the political landscape and that is why horst seehoffer and his allies went after merkel to begin with. matthew, thank you to running us through. sally, it's not a happy ending. i

love this picture. this is the berliner zeitung. it's as good times, bad times. that references a german soap opera. 1995, when merkel and horst seehoffer were both government ministers. they have long history together and it hasn't a lwa ys history together and it hasn't always been happy times. indeed, thatis always been happy times. indeed, that is the case. david, we will see you later. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. new criminal charges have been brought against the disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the charges — of predatory sexual assault — relate to allegations by a third woman and carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. last month, the former movie mogul pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual offences involving two other women. up to 3000 police officers in france are involved in the man hunt for escaped robber redoine faid. the 46 year old is on the run after he was sprung from prison on sunday. the frenchjustice minister has sent inspectors to the prison to see

if security measures are strong enough in the wake of his escape. the funeral has taken place of rob hiaasen — one of the journalists killed in last week's shooting at a newspaper office in annapolis last thursday. his son read from his father's journal telling the congregation of how he hoped one day to pass the book onto his grandchild. the shooter, jarrod ramos, has been charged with five murders following the attack. today, iran's president kicks off a european tour to find out what can be salvaged after the us pulled out if the nuclear deal in may. oliver cornock, editor in chief at oxford business group joins me now. it seems a long time ago, given the

us pulling out of the iran deal but president rouhani on a european charm offensive. we are talking about long relationships, the stand—off between iran in the us has been going on for so long and it's interesting the european partners have said they are likely to stick to it rather than go with the donald trump hard—line, going strong sanctions. it's interesting rouhani has come to europe. there is a huge amount of disquiet. we have seen these riots by the bazaar traders who are so influential in the 1970s revolution and we have seen the rial bottom out so it will be interesting to see what comes of these discussions. the us meeting, president trump meeting with the north korean leader, with iran

watching on the sidelines saying, we did a deal. the sanctions environment is suddenly porlock in the year. there is no consistency —— consistency. it just makes the year. there is no consistency —— consistency. itjust makes you wonder there is another nail in the coffin. oliver will be background news briefing. and we will have another expert you but in the meantime, let's talk about a roman catholic —— catholic archbishop in australia. he has been sentenced to 12 months home detention for covering up child sexual abuse. the archbishop of adelaide, philip wilson, remained silent as a magistrate delivered the decision not to send him to jail. hywel griffith reports. will you now resign? philip wilson stayed silent as he arrived in court. appointed by the pope, he has so court. appointed by the pope, he has so far, and to his title as archbishop of adelaide, stepping

aside from his duties. he broke the law in 2000 by refusing to report child abuse disclosed to him decades ago. this 12 months detention order means he won't go to do —— jail. he may have to wear an electronic tag instead but abuse survivors want him sacked. how on earth can somebody that's been convicted of knowing that's been convicted of knowing that children were being accused by the creased remain the archbishop of adelaide? peter was a ten-year-old altar boy when he was sexually abused. a priest at his church, james fletcher, told him he needed to be punished. a few years later, peter confided in philip wilson, telling him exactly what had happened, but the archbishop did nothing and the priest was able to abuse again. i hit rock bottom, knowing that the guilt that i carried and so forth, if i had

persevered with wilson or a wilson had done something, that poor boy may not have been abused. because the abuser could have been stopped? yes, definitely. the catholic church has been accused of systematically concealing abuse around the world. all 33 bishops have offered to quit in chile because of a cover—up. so far, the pope has accepted three resignations. the court heard wilson refused to come forward because it is unflinching loyalty to the catholic church. he'd shown no contrition. failing to report abuse is an offence in this part of australia but in many parts of the world, it is not against the law. after avoiding prison, wilson was able to walk from court. the catholic church says it now wants to support abuse survivors but it's so far refused to condemn one of its own. stay with us on bbc world news,

still to come: the agony and the ecstacy — the world cup continues to produce thrilling games and nail biting finishes. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost

50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: that you are so has dropped his threat to resign after the chancellor after chesler angela merkel agreed to tighten controls on immigration. the 12 football boys and their coach are found safe after getting trapped in a flooded cave. it could take weeks before they are finally rescued. lets stay with that now. let's cross live now to our correspondent. howard johnson's at the cave. what is the latest on the attempts

to rescue these boys? what we are seeing at the moment is the governor of this province saying that there isa of this province saying that there is a three pronged approach to rescuing the boys of. at the moment there are four divers approaching there are four divers approaching the boys and giving them energy gels and firstaid. the boys and giving them energy gels and first aid. we hear the boys are in good condition, only two of them have minor injuries but then we will have minor injuries but then we will have phase two. they will start to secure the area where they found them. they found them on a high mud bank around two metres above the waterline in the complex around five kilometres into this cave complex, then what they will do after they have secured that area and made it more hospitable is they said they plan to bring in four months worth of food. the idea is that this rainy season we are seeing can go on under the end of september or october, what they are going to do is make

sure that they are absolutely 100% short that it is safe to take the boys out and if the water levels are still higher, we expect reigns on wednesday, we won't move the boys. only when water levels drop will they bring them to. they are saying they bring them to. they are saying they will use the time to give them training in using scuba gear. that is an awful long time for families to wait for those boys to keep going down there. will they be able to get any light to them or do they already have some light? they will be taking a lot of stuff to the boys. there will be light, food, everything they need. we have heard in the last hour that the governor of this province has also said that they are creating communications link with an area called chamber three. a bout 1.5 kilometres of where they are. at the moment they asked saying there until they see an opportunity to move the

boys to chamber three. at the moment, that pattern is flooded, with the network of tunnels between the two areas is also flooded. they will not be giving them any time soon, having to make sure they are trained before they move them. we can also see behind me the pumping effort, taking out around 10,000 litres of water per hour. they say the water levels are dropping inside the water levels are dropping inside the cave by one sentiment ——1 centimetre per hour but the rain will return tomorrow. of course, we have all sorts of details on our website as well. take a look if you wa nt website as well. take a look if you want more information. football — and the world cup in russia keeps throwing up great games and great goals. belgium are through to the quarter—finals — after they beat japan 3—2. the europeans had to come from two goals down to win the match. elsewhere, brazil continue their steady progress — beating mexico 2—0. let's cross live to moscow — and speak to the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan.

anyone watching that belgium japan game were kept on tenterhooks right until the last moment. as you say, the results from last night's matches were predictable in that belgium and brazil are through to the quarter—finals. but that japan belgium game, i my goodness. as you say, so much heart stopping action watching that match. after the second half, japan scored two goals, i was getting ready to tell you that there was going to be another upset in the world cup, but then belgium came back and scored two goals to equalise. i was getting ready for the penalty shootouts, but in literally the final seconds of that game, belgium scored a third goal to win that match. belgium have won all of their world cup matches so far in this tournament. they are now

looking at very strong contenders going forward, but a heartbreaking night for fans of the blue samurai. back from the brink — belgium scraping into the quarterfinals. japanese hearts broken. hazard, de bruyne, lukaku — the big names were all back for belgium but it was japan that had the better of a dull first half. thibaut courtois not helping the belgium nerves. but into the second, the match exploded into life. rock solid jan vertonghen crumbling and letting japan in. genki haraguchi converting under pressure. in a world cup of huge upsets what followed should not have been a surprise. takashi inui with a rocket from outside the box. belgium shell shocked but not dead yet. vertonghen atoning for his earlier mistake and soon they were back level. pin—point from hazard, marouane fellaini once again the man to turn to in times of trouble. with all of rostov ready for extra time, a brilliant half of football had one last twist.

naser chadli finishing a textbook break to win the game in the final minute. their prize a showdown with favourites, brazil, whose fans, as always, expect. with messi and ronaldo already home, russia is in the market for a new star — neymar did not disappoint. his performance so instrumental, that frustrations boiled over. a stamp from miguel layun missed by the referee. but as mexico tried desperately to bully their way back into the game, brazil ran away with it, roberto firmino tapping the favourites into the quarter—finals. in the end, a comfortable win. brazil peaking at just the right time. austin halewood, bbc news. two more knockout matches to look forward to today. sweden play switzerland and england take on columbia. team looks ahead to

today's action. 1966, english football, —— english football's finest hour. but that was as good as it cuts, since then england have had to use deal with setbacks, disappointments and years. but england always expect. the venue for their latest date with destiny, a match against colombia, takes place in moscow. both teams have a similar ranking, so this could go either way. but it could be an inspiration, not just the challenge way. but it could be an inspiration, notjust the challenge of. it is ten yea rs notjust the challenge of. it is ten years since we won a knockout fixture, so for this, it is a brilliant opportunity to go beyond where more experienced teams have gone before. i think they are relishing the chance. waiting to play the minute winners of that match will be switzerland and sweden, who go head—to—head in saint petersburg. the swiss are looking to qualify for the court finals for the

first time in more than 60 years, but this is a team that is confident its whole is bigger than the sum of its whole is bigger than the sum of its parts. translation: we managed to bring together different cultures, different talents and different ideologies and they help us different ideologies and they help usa different ideologies and they help us a lot to play really good foot all. when you have a team like ours, where the chemistry is right, acting that really goes together, it is guarantee for success. sweden might disagree, we will find out who is right in the coming hours. yesterday when we were talking there were stewed you blu rt when we were talking there were stewed you blurt track still jubilant russian fans partying after their ten‘s victory. walking through here this morning and last night it was so quiet. it is practically empty in the square behind me. that isa sign empty in the square behind me. that is a sign that those russian fans are taking a night off from the

partying, but i should also tell you that i will be going to that england match today in moscow, my first world cup match, of course i cannot wait and that might be a clue as to why i am wearing red on air. many of us why i am wearing red on air. many of us glued to that game later. we asked legal advice earlier on tricking coffee better —— being better for you. for now, tricking coffee better —— being betterforyou. for now, let's mention a couple of your tweets. oneness as i drink off in nearly every day but i don't think it does anything to how i live. it is not easy for anyone to follow all of the health trends are. many of you ee, health trends are. many of you agree, too many differing health trends out there at the moment. we will discuss in more detail soon. see you in a minute. pellow there.

—— hello there. the facts and figures forjune 2018 are starting to come in now and it looks as though to be a record—breaking month for many of us, but one statistic that is likely to stick in your memory is this one. in western scotland last week, we had 33 degrees — the highest temperature ever recorded in scotland. notjust for the month ofjune — ever — which is quite remarkable. it looks as though we will continue to see dry and sunny weather in the story. not only through this week, but into next week as well. some subtle differences and in actual fact, although high pressure stays with us, we will see the winds coming from a clockwise direction, a bit more of a north—easterly flow, a slightly fresher direction and that could drive more cloud along the north sea coast and take the edge off the temperatures. in western areas yet again, that is where we are likely to see the best of the sunshine

and also the best of the warmth. as we go through the day, those temperatures are likely to respond. the highest values always further west. a bit more disappointing, or some of you might say, a little better, with temperatures between 18—20 degrees to the east, 25—27 elsewhere. it means for wimbledon, it will be another scorcher. a bit more easterly breeze around for tuesday, wednesday and thursday it looks likely to be a bit more cloud, but still it will be pretty hot indeed. there is not that much in the way of weather to talk about across the uk over the next few days, but this week the weather front will introduce more in the way of cloud to the far north—west and you can see the first signs of that on wednesday. on wednesday, we see a little more cloud across the country with the risk of a few showers cropping up across southern england. these will be very hit and miss, welcome news for gardeners and growers out there, but don't rely on it — very hit and miss and in fact, we are looking at highs around 26 or 27 degrees, maybe a little fresher along that east coast. as we move ahead, thursday into friday, it looks as though we keep that dry, settled story.

the wind direction will slowly start to change and then it will start to feel a little hotter again. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. iran's president rouhani starts his european tour today. but will he be able to convince european leaders to go against the us and stick to the the nuclear deal ? and in the us, president trump continues to roll back business regulations, including for the second biggest source of waste in the country. and on the markets: