this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11. a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave in thailand are warned they could face months undergound before being rescued. rescuers will send them food supplies and teach the boys to dive — as they try to work out the best way of bringing them out safely a concern that if the water levels go up again they will have to just keep going back to the boys and support them as best they can in the caves until the water level drops again. england expects — the team take on colombia tonight for a place in the world cup quarter final. obviously nervous and excited, a

chance you're going to score. ending discrimination against gay and transgender people — a new action plan is set out by the government and britain's men's and women's number one ranked players — kyle edmund and johanna konta — are in action at wimbledon good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a female health care worker has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies, and the attempted murder of another six.

it follows an investigation of the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital in the city of chester. cheshire police have been involved in long running investigation into baby deaths at the neonatal unit betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. angus crawford is here. we have had quite a lengthy statement from cheshire police revealing what has been going on but it is oldest breaking any past few months so bring us up to date. this is part of something called operation hummingbird launched in may last year looking at the neonatal unit specifically at the cou ntess neonatal unit specifically at the countess of chester hospital. it is described as a highly complex and very sensitive investigation. when it was first launched and was looking at the deaths of 15 babies between june 2015 and 2016 looking at the deaths of 15 babies betweenjune 2015 and 2016 but looking at the deaths of 15 babies between june 2015 and 2016 but also at six nonfatal collapses of babies in the unit. the skipped that widened considerably and now is looking at the deaths of 17 babies

and the nonfatal collapses of 15 others. is that any information as to what was causing the deaths of these babies? what we have run today crucially is that the health care professional, nothing more than that, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder in relation to six other babies. this person is still in custody. detectives have described this as an active and ongoing stage, they say it is a significant step forward. the pa rents of significant step forward. the parents of the babies are being kept fully informed and finally the police are calling for anyone with any more information that might be assisting their enquiry to get in touch with the team at operation hummingbird. information is limited but do we know what they were dying of? it is very unclear that the

moment. the police have kept the investigation under wraps, hugely sensitive and very upsetting for pa rents. sensitive and very upsetting for parents. it was an investigation to the neonatal unit so very newly born and premature babies so it is an investigation into the care there and we understand and to the deaths of as many as 17 babies but also critical of what they are calling nonfatal collapses so babies who took a very sudden turn for the worst but survived which is why we understand the individual involved has been arrested on suspicion of the involvement and both the murders of eight and attempted murders of six. do you know how the number of deaths of babies at this unit co m pa res deaths of babies at this unit compares with the number of deaths that might be averagely expected in neonatal units? the police are keeping this highly focused on one thing both in duration and time,

saying this is betweenjune 2015 and june 2016, they are not losing any further information comparing the neonatal fatalities of this unit compared to others and simply what they are saying is it is highly complex. they have been talking to a large range of medical experts and say it is very sensitive but this clearly is a significant step forward. it'll be a very distressing step forward for anyone involved and who knows the unit will but what is really important about today as it isa really important about today as it is a first step and an individual is in custody and they will be interviewed and will find out during the days to come whether they will be charged or released. thank you. the police are saying they recognise this investigation has a huge impact on all of the family, staff and patient at hospital as well as the public. parents of all the babies

are being fully supported and updated throughout the process by specially trained officers. it is an extremely difficult time and that the lovely number of believed families seeking for answers as to what happened to the children. rescuers in thailand say it could take weeks or even months before a group of boys will be able to get out of a flooded cave where they've been trapped for ten days. the army says they will be sent four months' worth of food supplies and will be taught to dive while they plan a safe rescue through the partly—flooded tunnels. the 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their football coach were found alive yesterday. they entered the cave network in the chiang rai region last month while on a day trip. since then there has been an extensive round—the—clock search to find them, after the caves became flooded following heavy rainfall. rescuers hoped they would find safety on a ledge in an underground chamber nicknamed pattaya beach. but they were discovered 400 metres away, after being forced to move to higher ground to avoid the rising water. british caving experts were some

of the first to reach the boys — they had been called in by the thai authorities shortly after the football team went missing. more than 1,000 people have been involved in the operation, from all over the world. andrew plant reports. how many of you? 13? brilliant! this is the moment the 12 missing boys realised that they would survive, hearing the voices of british experts sent to help with the search. outside on the hillside in northern thailand,

hundreds of people have been fighting against the floodwater that trapped the football team on the 23rd ofjune, never knowing if 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 all the officials who came to help my son. food and medical supplies have been carried through. 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're not sure if they can eat, since it's been ten days. we still need to get them out. food and medical supplies have been carried through. now rescuers may have to help the boys scuba—dive to safety, but that's treacherous, underwater, underground and in zero visibility. we are coming, it's ok. the choice now — do they try to train the boys or wait perhaps for weeks for the floodwaters to recede? andrew plant, bbc news. bill whitehouse of the british cave rescue council has been in touch with some of the divers who were first on the scene. they went in and had to go through about 1500 metres of partly flooded and open passage, bits of flooded passage a bit above water and so forth. the description in the e—mail was it was a bit of a gnarly dive

which means there were complications and problems. quite a strong cove na nt so and problems. quite a strong covenant so having to swim against the current and pull themselves along the walls. the visibility would not have been very good. they have been diving over the weekend since the conditions got better and this was the last of the dives. we we re this was the last of the dives. we were hoping when they went in yesterday morning that this would be day we might learn something one way 01’ day we might learn something one way or the other but still about 4am when we got the message it was announced on thailand radio that they had been found and we waited for the confirmation and that was really quite a moment. our correspondent howard johnson sent us this report from outside the cave. search and rescue teams are working to a three—point plan. what they're doing today is giving the boys energy sachets, gels, just to sustain them in the first phase. they're giving them survival boxes. what they say they'll do next

is make that mudbank area slightly easier for them. the boys are currently in relatively good health. two have minor injuries but they are in relatively good spirits. the third thing they're doing is bringing in around four months worth of food and water. they're saying they need that amount of food down there just in case what we see at the moment is rainy season, monsoon rains coming in here, and tomorrow big rains are coming. if the water level starts going up again. they will be teaching the boys how to use scuba gear. we saw an appeal for small full facemasks for the children

and they will try to take their time, the governor says they want to be 100% sure this is a safe operation before they start moving the boys. but time is working against them. there's a forecast for heavy rain due to come here again as of tomorrow. england take on colombia tonight in moscow to fight for a place in the quarter—finals of the world cup. the national team haven't won a knockout game at a major tournament since 2006, and gareth southgate has called it england's biggest knock—out game in a generation. sarah rainsford is in moscow and has the latest for us. not much pressure? from that, it but the fans are quietly confident. we

have been talking to some england and colombia fancier in numbers. this is red square, the first england game that will be played in moscow. it is definitely the colombian fans and the majority but england fans are starting to appear, wearing the colours and bringing out the flanks. there are a few might be able to catch. generally they are quite optimistic. talking about a young team, good results and tactical genius by losing to belgium. starting to think perhaps for the first time since 2006 and england might make it to a quarterfinal. perhaps even beyond. some flags about, aston villa there are and wolves so the midlands are represented. a lot of people from the black country. give us a quick as, how confident are you? it is

coming home. we went 3—0.” as, how confident are you? it is coming home. we went 3-0. i think wales will win. just two for harry. pretty confident the england fans, not only huge numbers yet but what's people saying if england progressed beyond here then perhaps england fans. to flood in. to flood in. an action plan designed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people in the uk from discrimination has been announced by the government. the four—and—a—half million pound proposal addresses access to healthcare, education in schools, and the proposed ban of a controversial gay cure therapy. nick rotherham reports. people start abusing us. these men are just three of the people that the government wants to help. the conversion therapy is like torture, you know, it's like a punishment. 40% of those who answered the survey said they had been victim of a hate crime.

most never reported it. it's very hard to express the feelings. i mean, because we are also humans, so why people treat us like badly? more police training has been promised, but that's not all. on the back of the survey findings, the government has drawn up a list of more than 70 things it wants to do to improve the lives of the lgbt community across the uk. there's still much more that we need to do to enable people to thrive, to access health—care services and to ensure that they can go about their daily business without fear or feeling intimidated. on the list — making sex education in schools more inclusive, appointing a national lgbt adviser, and banning attempts to turn gay people straight. any sort of treatment that suggests that being lgbt is a disorder, that lgbt people need curing, is important to get rid of. the survey findings suggest that the lgbt community are still less satisfied

with their lives than the rest of the uk population. nick rotherham, bbc news. joining me now is nick duffy, the current affairs editorfor pink news. is there a geographical elements to this? is a quite different if you live in a city versus countryside? absolutely. i grew up in quite a small town in dorset and i know that being lgbt in those areas can be difficult. it is metropolitan versus countryside issue outside of london. we recently had in belfast speaking to lg bt people we recently had in belfast speaking to lgbt people across northern ireland and diseased feudal stories it is miles apart from what gay people in london might experience. what sort of stories were you leaving? people are scared to hold hands in the street still for fear

of what will happen to them. transgender people do not feel safe going into the bathroom of their chosen gender. and lots of parts of the uk people still do not feel legal and ethical to screw the government is taking some steps to address that. do you think it'll make a difference for people dying with the situation where they are entrenched —— living in areas? the government published a servicing that lgb people have low levels of happiness and it is important that the government looks at health care and tackles head claim and homophobic bullying and also gay cure filippi. —— therapy.

it isa also gay cure filippi. —— therapy. it is a positive step that the government would take action to ban it. most of what is being talked about is about attitude, not changes in law. it is something that is harder to change than just coming up with a new law. you can change the law, legalise equal marriage but you have to change opinions and as has been a massive tidal wave in this country over the past couple of decades. we rely to see that continue and reach everyone in the country. reach marginalised groups like transgender people whom that's change hasn't really come through 48 and the actions today hopefully set is on the journey towards a full level of equality. what would you say to someone who feel they cannot

be open with their family or walking down the street? you are not alone. there are thousands of people really are from everyday across the country. many people in the situation and out there to support you. organisations you can get in touch with. you need to build a support group of people around you. there are so many ways the book can be helped and hopefully the government actions today will help. do people just tend to move away because it is easier to go somewhere where they will be accepted? absolutely. the leader of sdlp in northern ireland actually left —— has brother left northern ireland because he did not want to face homophobia and people who do not have the advantages of that will be facing much worse situations. thank

you. tributes have been paid to a three—year—old girl who died after being thrown from an inflatable trampoline on a beach in norfolk. the family of ava—may littleboy said she was no ordinary little girl. they said she made a lasting impression on everybody she met. ava—may died in hospital on sunday. a 14—year—old boy has been charged with the attempted murder of a teenager who was stabbed multiple times in north london on sunday. a 15—year—old boy was also arrested in connection with the incident at fairbridge road in archway but has been bailed pending further inquires. the 14—year—old will appear in court later. theresa may's cabinet are currently meeting — ahead of the away day at chequers on friday where ministers will discuss what customs model the uk will use after brexit. meanwhile, the former conservative leader, lord hague has warned tory brexiteers to accept the customs plan proposed by number 10 orface a ‘watered—down" brexit forced on them by parliament. our assistant political editor, norman smith is at downing street. a very short window for everyone to

get on the same page. how was it going so far? still a good deal of uncertainty about what on earth this plan actually contains. number ten saying this morning it will be a significant step forward on the existing two options, the so—called customs partnership and maximum facilitation option. they say it will contain the best of both worlds one imagines it is some sort of merging and blending these two proposals. whether ministers have actually had sight of a formal plan remains somewhat open to question. when you look at them when they arrived for cabinet this morning none of them seemed particularly in the know about what this plan might contain. this was david davis arriving. is that a third customs?

will you be able to agree at chequers? two other brexiteers, borisjohnson chequers? two other brexiteers, boris johnson and liam chequers? two other brexiteers, borisjohnson and liam fox were scarcely more informative when they turned up. and you are in the mood for compromise? do you have a message? will you be able to agree a chequers? will you be able to agree at chequers? is there a third way on customs? no answers came. what is true is that among brexiteers that asa true is that among brexiteers that as a fear that they could be heading for some sort of stitch up and they are alarmed that the meeting on friday will include the full cabinet rather than the brexit subcommittee. the reason being on the full cabinet thatis the reason being on the full cabinet that is a clear remain majority

winners on the brexit subcommittee they are the balance moves and the other direction. as for the mood of the likes of borisjohnson, we got a sense of that overnight with a tweet he sent backing very harsh criticism saying that mrs may could be toppled if she compromised on harold redlines. it is... this morning we had from the former tory leader william hague warning against for the disunity and squabbling arguing that would only benefit the eu in imposing some sort of deal on the uk and he had this message for those who might be toying with the idea of walking out... now we wait to see what mrs may puts

on the table on friday but i suspect have hoped will be there will be enough and this third way for both sides to think they have got something out of it. because if that is not then there's the danger of very serious ructions indeed within the cabinet. police on the scottish island of bute are trying to piece together the final moments of a six year old girl whose body was found in woodland yesterday morning. residents joined the search for alesha mcphail, who was reported missing at around 06:30am. the cause of her death remains unknown. our scotland correspondent james shaw is on the island. alesha mcphail was reported missing in rothessay on the island of bute early yesterday morning. a few hours later, the 6—year—old's body was discovered by a member of the public in woodland where police have since been carrying out detailed investigations. her death has caused

immense shock and sadness in this small island town. detectives will want to understand exactly what happened to her as quickly as possible. there have been heartfelt messages of sympathy and support on social media. flowers and cards have been left close to where alesha is thought to have been staying. at the moment, police are describing her death as unexplained. they've sought to calm people's fears about how she died, but they do need the public‘s help to make progress with their enquiries. there was a number of people through social media who were alerted to this missing child and came to assist in the area and i would really like those that have not spoken to the police to come forward in the fact that we can establish who was there and maybe have critical information of what has taken place. the investigation into the death of alesha mcphail is onlyjust beginning. james shaw, bbc news,

on the island of bute. we have just received a statement from alesha mcphail‘s school. the headteacher said alesha mcphail started with us in august 2016 and had just finished primary two. she loved being at school and enjoyed all aspects in particular writing. she was eight perfectionist and have handwriting and was a consider that child to love being part of a group and was popular with the other children and was a smiley and happy younger. she was part of the family of the primary and she will be greatly missed by everyone. our thoughts and prayers are with family and friends and the community at this very sad time. germany's interior

minister horst seehofer says he will not resign, after hours of crisis talks with chancellor angela merkel. he said the two conservative parties in the governing coalition had agreed on how to prevent illegal migration across the border from austria. he had earlier threatened to quit but said tighter border controls had been agreed. dozens of migrants have gone missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized off the coast of libya on sunday. one local official claims 63 in total are missing, with 41 having been rescued. the international organisation for migration has warned there has been an "alarming increase" in deaths at sea and around 170 migrants have gone missing in the mediterranean in separate incidents since friday. more than 40 homes have been evacuated following separate fires in north wales as the effects of britain's heat wave continues. residents in carmel and bethesda on the edge of snowdonia were forced to leave their homes as fires raged overnight. ben ando has more.

a heatwave that's becoming too hot to handle. at mynydd cilgwyn in carmel on the fringes of the snowdonia national park in north wales, 15 homes were evacuated as burning grassland and gorse created a wall of flames a mile long. the council set up a rest shelter. many people went to stay with family or friends. the cause of this blaze is unknown, but firefighters are warning those out in the countryside during this dry spell to take particular care when putting out cigarettes or campfires. in north—west england, fires are continuing to smoulder on saddleworth moore and winter hill. yesterday, the mayor of manchester, andy burnham, said he wanted to meet the home secretary to request more support for firefighters, some of whom are said to have worked 17—hour shifts to battle the flames. and though, elsewhere, for most people, this hot weather is a welcome change, public health england has issued a level three heatwave warning for south—west and south—east england.

the alert scheme was developed after the deaths of 2,000 people during the heatwave 15 years ago. ben ando, bbc news. a disintegrating nike trainer worn by michaelj fox in the back to the future sequel has sold for more than £70,000. this left shoe, made for fox in his role as marty mcfly, was worn in the 1989 sequal, which sees marty and "doc" brown travel to a futuristic 2015, where shoes have ‘power laces'. the trainer is so fragile it was only made available to buyers in portland, oregon, as it would not withstand further transportation. the money raised will go to fox's foundation for parkinson's research. now it's time for a look at the weather. the heatwave continues. there will be one or two isolated

showers to take us through today and tomorrow, particularly across the south of england and maybe into the far south—west of wales. we go through the next 12 hours or so, the emphasis is on dry weather. mist and low cloud. inland, where we have sunshine, temperatures will lift into the mid—20s, up to 25 degrees. that is the chance of some showers over the channel islands. tonight it will feel fresh again, but tomorrow, i big change, and there will be required around. temperatures down a degree or two, but by the time we get to the weekend it gets hotter once again. full details in half an hour. this is bbc news.

our latest headlines. a female health care worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital. the 12 boys and their coach who are trapped in a cave in thailand have been warned they could face months underground before being rescued. england and colombia go head—to—head tonight in moscow, hoping to wind a place in the quarterfinals of the world cup. the england team haven't won a knockout game at a major tournament since 2006. gay conversion therapies will be banned as part of the government's plans to help improve the lives of lgbt people in the uk. tributes continue to flow for three—year—old ava—may littleboy who died on sunday, after being thrown from an inflatable trampoline on a beach in norfolk. former conservative leader lord hague is urging tory brexiteers to accept the customs plan proposed by number ten, or risk

a watered—down brexit forced on them by parliament. and coming up, our reporter, graham satchell, talks to the die—hard england and colombia fans of bermondsey about tonight's knock—out match in moscow. let us get the sport's news. england versus colombia tonight. are you feeling nervous? all eyes on moscow as england prepare for their last 16 match. they looked relaxed as they arrived at the stadium yesterday. but we know what knockout

football means. the potential of penalties, and of course england have a really bad record. let us go back 20 years to france in 1998. 2—2 after extra time with argentina. david batty, the man missing that time. fast forward eight years, to the world cup in germany in 2006. knocked out on penalties by portugal. first, frank lampard, then steven gerrard, two of the players who must. gareth southgate knows all about penalties. once we get to that point, we now our ranking of players and what we have seen, notjust with us and what we have seen, notjust with us but over a number of years in players that have taken more in certain matches than others, so we are prepared, but there is a lot of

football before that point. there has been so much abated and speculation about what will happen tonight. let us try to get some sense from the former england winger chris waddle. it's going to be interesting to say, do we play a little more cautious against colombia because it is a knockout stage, and people get nervous? colombia are erratic, they can be undisciplined, they have talented players, they can hurt you, they have been good so far, so we don't know which colombian side will turn up, will it be the side who beat borland or the one who has struggled? —— who beat poland. it could be a game of set pieces. we don't really know how good this side is. they have played two easy games, and they made changes against belgium, so we don't know if this is a strong team are not. now we will find out. they are not the most aggressive, they can be undisciplined, they can disturb

teams, and they irritate it sometimes, but what you've got to look at is the are very beatable side, and if england go out and play all that freedom, there is no reason they can't get through. yes, it's going to be fascinating either way. the 2018 world cup has passed all expectations so far, and last night no one could have predicted japan would lead to 2—0 against belgium with 20 minutes to go. this was a brilliant hit from 25 yards. but the belgians produced something really special, scoring two in quick succession, then the last kick of the match. 94th minute. many people think this could finally be belgium's time. but they have the brazilians next in the quarterfinals. brazil continued to pick up pace and were comfortable

2-0 pick up pace and were comfortable 2—0 winners against mexico. neymar got the first. the mexicans have now lost seven last 16 matches in a row. they call it the curse of the last 16 in mexico. neymar looked as if he had been cursed yesterday. and opposing player stood on his foot and he was very theatrical in response. before england play, there is another last 16 tie, sweden and switzerland kick off in samarra at 3pm. england will be keeping a very close eye on this one, john, won't they? yes, that's right. this is where england's quarterfinal will ta ke where england's quarterfinal will take place if they beat columbia. this is where sweden or switzerland would play if whoever gets to the quarterfinals, it is the home of the

space race back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, that is why there is a cosmonaut mahoney. it is not the last —— last 16 match that has ca ptu red last —— last 16 match that has captured the imagination, but it could be entertaining. both teams who did not expect to be in the quarterfinals. sweden have not won at this stage since 1960, and switzerland since 1954. sweden thrashed south korea. switzerland did well against brazil and serbia. it could be a ruby entertaining game. the england fans will have a keen eye on this one. sweden knocked out germany in the group stages, and a quick line on their manager who

has been given a verbal commitment to see out his contract, but i think a lot of people thought they would go a lot of people thought they would 9° -- a lot of people thought they would go —— he would go after the performance. yes, a very disappointing world cup germany, but he is the most successful germany manager of all time, when you look back at the results. he won the world cup four years ago, won the confederations cup and has a contract until 2022, so despite the fa ct contract until 2022, so despite the fact that germany about the world cup, it looks as if he will be staying on as germany manager. thank you very much indeed. sweden and switzerland at the bpm, then england and colombia at 7pm. back to our main news, and women has

arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies. in a statement, the police said... a roman catholic archbishop in australia has been sentenced to twelve 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 at court. appointed by the pope, he has so far clung onto his title as archbishop of adelaide, while stepping aside from his duties. he

broke the law in 2004 by refusing to report child abuse, disclosed to him decades ago. the 12 month detention order means he will not go to jail but may have to wear an electronic tag instead. but his survivors want him -- tag instead. but his survivors want him —— but abuse survivors want him sacked. he knew that children were being abused by a catholic priest, how can he remain an archbishop in adelaide? peter was a ten-year-old altar boy when he was sexually abused. the priest at his church, james fletcher, told him he needed to be punished. a few years later peter confided in philip wilson, telling them 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 to

persevere with wilson, that poor boy may have not gone through that because he would have been stopped. the church is accused of systematically concealing abuse around the world. so far, the pope has accepted three resignations. the court heard that wilson refused to come forward because of his unflinching loyalty to the catholic church. he had shown no contrition. failing to report abuse is an offence in this part of australia, and in many parts of the world it is not against the law. after avoiding prison, philip wilson was able to walk from court. the catholic church says it wants to support abuse of survivors, but has refused to condemn one of its own. —— wants to

support survivors of abuse. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the royal air force, an opportunity to look back at the history which began at the end of the first world war. but it was the second world war that saw the raf s most iconic action, the battle of britain, described by winston churchill as their finest hour. only a handful or pilots are still with us, and over the next three days we'll be hearing from three of them. today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my shoulder, helmet on, and looking at this elegant, relaxed fighter, obviously a thoroughbred, and thinking i've got to fly this. the chap said to me, go and fly it, he said, but don't you dare break it. it was a magnificent machine. and it seemed to flow around the sky. and i thought, there is a very important part of this trip coming off, we've got to land it. eventually i managed to land at,

well, it landed me, really. i'd like to spend a little time, if i may, just talking about life on dispersal, waiting for that phone to ring. the moment that phone rang, you went... absolutely... that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. and that was, for me, that was the relief of this waiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, vector 140, 150 plus coming in over dungeness. 150 plus. and my goodness, it looked it, too. and we went into it head—on.

and i was lucky enough to get a hind call that day. but i can see it now. 150 plus. with the 109s escorting them above, like a lot of naps above, like a lot of gnats on a summer evening. they were doing 300 miles an hour. we were. that's 600 miles an hour closing. so it's a very quick initial burst. everything happened very quickly. and you are also watching your tail, or somebody is having to watch your tail, even if you aren't, because of these fighters. the whole secret of survival was never to stay still, straight and level, for more than 20 seconds. i was shot out three times, and one of the blokes shot me out quite badly, but i didn't even see him. the other thing i wanted to ask you about was the way in which all of you coped with the losses. you dismissed it. yeah?

you dismissed it, you just accepted it. it was a dangerous game, it was a dangerous war, if you lost a particularly close friend, yes, there was a little bit of... but let's go out to the local pub and... but you accepted it, you had to. what sense of pride did you have at that time? you didn't have any pride at all. i wouldn't have said pride, it was just, we were, after all, young fighter pilots doing a job, which was defending our country against the king's enemies. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital. rescue workers in thailand are trying to work out how to bring 12 boys and their football coach out of a cave system where they've been trapped for ten days.

england prepare to take on colombia tonight in moscow for a place in the world cup quarter final. firms are running out of patience over the lack of progress in the brexit talks, according to a major business organisation. the british chambers of commerce has published a list of 23 "real—world" questions that it says urgently need answers. the list covers subjects including vat, tariffs, customs and regulations. the uk construction sector picked up injune, according to the latest study. more work in the residential sector and an acceleration in commercial building was behind the rise. it was the third month in a row that the sector grew after contracting in march. big pay deals to bosses and investors by water companies

have damaged customer trust, according to the regulator ofwat. it's published new rules that will force firms to explain how bosses pay is linked to performance and to prioritise customers' interests. it comes as the bosses of several water firms prepare to be quizzed by mps. britain's construction industry saw its fastest growth in seven months, but companies are still worried about the outlook ahead of brexit. the regular survey shows it was the third month in a row that the sector grew after shrinking in march and better than the forecast. new orders rose at the fastest pace since may 2017 and job creation was the fastest in a year. but the outlook remains less rosy. business expectations remain below their levels of a year ago. construction accounts for around 6% of british economic output. joining us now, elizabeth martins, senior uk economist, at hsbc. good morning. what do you make of

these figures because we have said a surprise bounce back, best figures in quite well, and the construction sector, 6%, but it is still an important 6% of the economy. sector, 6%, but it is still an important 6% of the economym sector, 6%, but it is still an important 6% of the economy. it is, this important 696 of the economy. it is, this is better news. there is an ongoing question around the uk economy which is, was the weakness in the first quarter because of this no, the beast from the east, which seems like a distant memory, but was it because of that or was there something more underlying, something deeper or globally driven? the survey tells us something about whether the wea kness tells us something about whether the weakness has continued into the second quarter or whether it bounced back quickly. it is a mixed picture but the contract —— the construction numbers show it is clear that things have been better since the weather improved in april, may and june, and things are looking better. does it tell us anything about the intentions of the builders, why they perhaps think now is a time to

build? is it just perhaps think now is a time to build? is itjust about perhaps think now is a time to build? is it just about the perhaps think now is a time to build? is itjust about the economy? you have a low base, so they started off in gloomy spirits, in the first quarter there were a few things going on including the weather, so i think from that kind of low base, things have improved. but clearly there is some underlying optimism as well. and the uk economy has been relatively resilient, but construction is only 6% is there are other sectors we need to look at as well. a quick snapshot of the other sectors. how faring? services is a really important part of our economy and paintsa really important part of our economy and paints a picture of an overall economy that is doing what? the bank of england thought this was all about the weather and everything will be great and we will have a big bounce back in the second quarter. we are little more cautious about that, you have seen real pressure on consumption, and the negative headlines around a retail and so on, there has been a bounce they are, but it has been a bounce from a bad

time in the first quarter so we are perhaps less convinced about the extent of that bounce in the second quarter. in the manufacturing industry there was a fault in april, so even though the weather got better, output still fell, so i would say all is not too rosy. yes, we will talk again about this. thanks very much. here are the numbers based on today. glencore, a global mining company, all of this is related to the business in nigeria and venezuela, they are wondering whether the firm broke us money—laundering rules. investors pulling out have taken their shares down 9%. tesco rose pretty strongly yesterday off the news of the french company carrefour.

throughout the world cup, the england players have said they're doing it all for the fans back home — so how do their supporters feel ahead of tonight's knock—out match? graham satchell has gone to one place where they're definitely flying the flag — in bermondsey in london. the flags everywhere here. fingers crossed, face painting has started, and just as we go this way, there are flags on every single flat here on the kirby estate. we have england and colombian fans here. good morning! let's have a quick chat. how are we feeling about the game tonight? very confident. are you really? no. england's history is so terrible at this stage. it can be anyone's game, but it will be one

massive party with our colombian neighbours. letters speak to one of your colombian neighbours. should england be worried tonight? they should be very worried. we have been underestimated and underrated but we will give them a big surprise. that could be right because you look at the games you have had so far, japan nearly beat belgium, anything can happen, but that has to be coming home with us? surely. it has got to be. i predicta home with us? surely. it has got to be. i predict a win tonight, 3—1. home with us? surely. it has got to be. i predict a win tonight, 3-1. no one is being foolish enough to looking forward pass this game, germany are out, spain have gone, argentina. is there hope? there is a lwa ys argentina. is there hope? there is always hope, and we will always believe. we have to believe. a few predictions? england. what is the score? when will do. it cannot go to penalties, what is your prediction? prediction, 2—2, we win at extra

time. 2-2, extra time. 3-0! there is only one way to sort this out, obviously it will be sorted out on the pitch. so we have drums here, and a bit of colombian percussion here. so we will have a sing off. here we go... # it's coming home, it's coming home. #. the biggest recruitment drive in the history of the nhs is being launched — in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies. it follows theresa may's promise last month of £20bn a year more for the system by 2023. launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary this week, the £8 million campaign will target

14 to 18—year—olds with the slogan we are the nhs . joining me now is professor jane cummings, chief nursing officerfor england. there is a big shortfall of nurses, isn't there? 4000 nursing vacancies in england up to last year. why is the problem still acute? a lot of nurses have chosen to do slightly different things work more flexibly, so of those 34,000 vacancies, we think all but 5000 of those are covered by nurses working part—time through nhs bank, or through agency. one of the things through the recruitment campaign is we want to attract and recruit even more, so we fill the vacancies and we move on. in order to deliver all of the changes we want to deliver across the nhs, we need to recruit more nurses and doctors and more staff across the nhs to be able to make the changes we need. explain a bit

more about those statistics. it is misleading, isn't it, to see there isa misleading, isn't it, to see there is a 34,000 shortfall if you are saying that all but 5000 have people doing thejobs but saying that all but 5000 have people doing the jobs but not on a permanent basis. i think the key is if you have a member of staff that becomes part of your team, they are there, day in, day out, they know there, day in, day out, they know the system and service and the patients often. what we're looking at, what we find now is that people may do temporary work, part—time for a couple of shifts in one place or they may work somewhere else. there are some benefits for individuals to do that, but it has some impact in terms of continuity and staff getting to know the system and the organisation well. so, part of the campaign is not only recruiting more people to come and work for the nhs, but also about helping to retain the ones we have got and encouraging nurses to work more on a permanent

basis. what benefits are alluding so many to opt for the non—staff position? we have been doing a lot of work about retention, so what is keeping people injobs if they like to work flexibly. times have changed, when i qualified many years ago it was traditional to work full—time, stay in the job until you had a baby or until you changed career, but nowadays people want to balance their work and home life better, they want to do different shifts, different times of the day, different days of the week, so one of the things the nhs is doing is a of the things the nhs is doing-9's? of the things the nhs is doing-ass more of the things the nhs is doingfi'se more “— of the things the nhs is doingfi'se more —— being more responsive to lot more —— being more responsive to those flexible needs but over and above that what we want to do is attract people into the nhs and for them to recognise that the nhs, which has 350 different career opportunities, many different opportunities, many different opportunities for nursing midwifery, they recognise all of those opportunities and it becomes a career of choice for them. thank

you. the headlines are coming up on bbc news channel. first we leave you with a look at the weather. it is matt taylor, we were reminiscing about the summer of 1976 are we heading into that sort of territory? in 1976 we saw 15 consecutive days when temperatures were above 32 degrees. we have not quite done that. we have dropped a little below the 30 today, —— 13 today, but out there for the rest of the afternoon, for most of us it is a funny picture. some clouds drifting down and shetland and orkney, and a bit more cloud towards the channel islands and south—west england, bringing the odd shower is. the vast majority stay dry with blue skies,

and it will still be hot, even if temperatures dropped a little compared to yesterday, mid—to high temperatures for the most part. —— mid to high 20s. a bit of a breeze for wimbledon, and tomorrow there is a chance of one or two showers. this is the forecast for tomorrow. a fresh start for many, with thicker cloud across southern counties of england and wales, and there will be more cloud across scotland and the north of england compared to today. temperatures will be widely into the 20s. you're watching bbc news. our top stories... a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave in thailand are warned they could face months undergound

before being rescued. rescuers will send them food supplies and teach the boys to dive — as they try to work out the best way of bringing them out safely england expects — the team take on colombia tonight for a place in the world cup quarter final. obviously nervous and excited, a chance you're going to score. ending discrimination against gay and transgender people — a new action plan is set out by the government and britain's men's and women's number one ranked players — kyle edmund and johanna konta — are in action at wimbledon cheshire police have been involved ina long—running cheshire police have been involved in a long—running investigation into new nato deaths. any statement the

police said... what can you tell a scratch mark this as part of something called operation hummingbird. in 2016 the hospital noticed that had been a rise in the number of unexplained baby deaths and the neonatal unit, babies who had just been born maybe a little premature. the ultimate is that had been a rise in the number of what it called collapses so when a baby's of what it called collapses so when a ba by‘s leaving, of what it called collapses so when a baby's leaving, deteriorates any medical intervention. an independent

report found real gaps in the medical and nursing rotors, not enough staff and the inadequate procedures for investigating deaths. they did not manage to pinpoint why there were more deaths and for that reason in 2017 hospital went the police and informed cheshire co nsta bula ry police and informed cheshire constabulary that it was concerned and began this investigation. highly complex and very sensitive, began looking at the deaths of 15 babies and is now looking at the deaths of 17 babies and 15 non—fatal colla pses. 17 babies and 15 non—fatal collapses. today we hear that a female health care professional has been arrested and is being held in custody on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six others. this is still described as an active and ongoing investigation and is a significant step forward. we also know it is highly sensitive and very upsetting

for the parents who are believed and they had been kept fully informed and also being supported by specially trained police officers. this is a neonatal unit to these are tiny babies in some instances who are quite vulnerable and perhaps have health issues as a result of being premature. there are certain levels of neonatal units that perform certain functions so it used to bea perform certain functions so it used to be a level to unit which could perform intensive care functions, highly specialised for very small babies who needed intensive support. since this information came out last year it has been downgraded to a level one. it can still take an babies that may be a little premature but not all 32 weeks and babies need support so it can in its

13 cot unit look after babies born almost two term but are still poorly. what it is not able to do is offer that intensive care that used to voters been transferred to other units. the hospital's message is clearly that it is a safe place for you and your baby if you give birth. but clearly it is a very distressing time for staff and particularly for pa rents. they're alive and as well as can be expected — but how to get them out? that's the puzzle for the rescuers in thailand after the incredible news that 12 teenagers and their football coach were found in a flooded cave more than a week after going missing. the group entered the cave network in the chiang rai region 10 days ago while on a day trip. a round—the—clock search for them followed, after the caves became flooded

by heavy rain, blocking their way out. rescuers hoped they would find safety on a ledge in an underground chamber nicknamed pattaya beach. but they were discovered 400 metres further into the cave network, after being forced to move to higher ground to avoid the rising water. richard galpin. how many of you? 13? brilliant! they are weak from hunger and

managed to drink water from the pic sta la ctites. managed to drink water from the pic stalactites. the breakthrough on monday bringing elation for the families. it is unimaginable. i have been waiting for ten days. we never imagined this day would come. i would like to thank all the military and police and officials who came to help to find my son. today is the best day. i have been waiting for my son for some many days, i am so excited. the first thing i will do asi excited. the first thing i will do as i can. but the experts diving teams now have to work out how they will get the boys and their coach out of the cave safely. and before monsoon rains cause more flooding. we will send stone fruit but we are

not sure they can eat because it has been ten days. we still need to get them out and get them home. the cave complex lies in the far north of thailand. they try to get to high ground to assist escape rising floodwaters and to get out there will probably need to use scuba equipment to get through the narrow underwater passages. british advisers have been helping the thailand rescue teams and decision is whether it is too risky for young children to use the diving equipment. you may have to wait months for water levels to drop. the football tea m months for water levels to drop. the football team had cycled to the cave ten days ago and going inside was pa rt ten days ago and going inside was part of a birthday celebration. although they have been found, getting them out is going to be very

difficult. we arejoined by getting them out is going to be very difficult. we are joined by a clinical psychologist. he's our children between 11 and 16, they have been in a situation where they have been in a situation where they have no idea of whether they would be found. how will baby bedding up? they will be elated at the moment. it isa they will be elated at the moment. it is a horrific story, they would have been convinced they were going to die and not only that they would have thought that for one week when they had not been rescued. so i'm sure they are feeling elated and anxious but the long—term and short—term psychological reactions. the love had very they will have had very little food,

how does anybody cope in that context? what are the normal reactions that your body and mind would go through? being part of a wider group dynamic and that was only one adult there. it is such a complicated and difficult situation for me to imagine, to have survived for me to imagine, to have survived for over a week with what i imagine is very little hope, they must be very resilient children. they have been told that they know they are here but they cannot be gotten out and they were going to be given food supplies further to four months. we can all imagine the challenges that that the present. if you were in contact with those kids, how would you approach that? you have to

instil hope. it is such an unusual situation because most people when they are rescued quickly so they are back to normality but they face being in this abnormal situation for months. so it is about remaining them that it might seem like a long time, it is a long time but it will come to an end. i think the real problem will come when they are rescued and get back to normality because given the situation it is likely they would develop symptoms of post—traumatic stress, anxiety and nightmares and that is where the real challenge comes. how important is it for anybody psychologically to have a finite end to a situation that they are in? they are not being given a definitive timescale but they are being told probably four months. it is very important to have

a goal and something to aim for to say after four months of this they will be able to escape from this situation. the other complicating factor at the age, it is much harder for children to cope with the situation than adults and also complicated by the fact that they are separated from parents and caregivers. thank you. howard johnson is in northern thailand. talking about the psychological trauma they will endure, what is the sense of how much longer they might be entered? we see we are in the middle of a monsoon season, heavy rain has caused this problem more than a week ago and the cave complex. what we are seeing is the

organisation, navy seals are taking infour organisation, navy seals are taking in four months worth of food to cover eventualities to make sure they have enough food and tell the rainy season comes to an end. they are also going down into the cave complex to where the boys are on the small shelf 400 metres beyond where they thought they would be and trying to give the boys energy gels to get sugar levels up and comfort them. they need support because they have been down there for more than a week in the dark. are the parents there? have you come across any relatives because obviously it could be an incredibly formatted time for them as well? —— at a traumatic time. parents aren't any tented area

to the left ear and they have been very worried all week. last night there was once given the news can then and today quite respectful and leaving the family and peace. occasionally families will come out and get food from the different operations giving out food here that have come together will stop the thai nation is riveting behind this operation, the king said he wanted all the resources behind it. hundreds of people trying to help to get the boys out. thank you. an action plan designed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people in the uk from discrimination has been announced by the government. the four—and—a—half million pound proposal addresses access to healthcare, education in schools, and the proposed ban of a controversial gay cure therapy.

nick rotherham reports. people start abusing us. these men are just three of the people that the government wants to help. the conversion therapy is like torture, you know, it's like a punishment. 40% of those who answered the survey said they had been victim of a hate crime. most never reported it. it's very hard to express the feelings. i mean, because we are also humans, so why people treat us like badly? more police training has been promised, but that's not all. on the back of the survey findings, the government has drawn up a list of more than 70 things it wants to do to improve the lives of the lgbt community across the uk. there's still much more that we need to do to enable people to thrive, to access health—care services and to ensure that they can go about their daily business without fear or feeling intimidated. on the list — making sex education in schools more inclusive, appointing a national lgbt adviser, and banning attempts to turn gay people straight. any sort of treatment that suggests that being lgbt is a disorder,

that lgbt people need curing, is important to get rid of. the survey findings suggest that the lgbt community are still less satisfied with their lives than the rest of the uk population. nick rotherham, bbc news. joining me now is linda riley, publisher of diva magazine, a monthly magazine for lesbians and bisexual women what is your reaction to the report? iam glad what is your reaction to the report? i am glad it has been done. a little disappointed in the breakdown of the people who did the survey, they did not actually highlight how many lesbians took part. they said 61% but not saying how many women respondents to that despite the disappointing from our perspective. in terms of what the report says

about the fact that so many lgbt people feel they cannot be open about their relationships, they do not want to rock down the street holding hands because they are worried about the reaction, what is your reaction to that? do you think there is a geographical element to that? that is what we are hearing, it is not so much in london because we do not feel it so much fun to see that one in three people are probably homophobic according to this report, two and three think same—sex solution ships are ok that makes one in three not approving it so it is a big worry if you cannot hold your partner's hand if you think one of the people might attack you. i have experienced it, i have reported lgbt you. i have experienced it, i have reported lg bt hate you. i have experienced it, i have reported lgbt hate crime to the police. it is a horrendous

experience. you have to go to the police station, file a report. i have been beaten up in the past, i did not take the cheap for a number of years because i was beaten up by strangers. you have abused because of the way you look so a report like this does not surprise me. the report says that actually nine out of ten of the most serious offences are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report them. are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report themm are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report them. it is an ordeal in itself, going through the report you have to relive the experience and then go to court and it is very stressful and a lot of people i know that get hate crime do not want to go through that experience. i was strong and adamant that mine was through a london taxi

driver abuse me and i was not putting up with it. he lost his licence for homophobic abuse and people need to realise it is not a cce pta ble people need to realise it is not acceptable in this day and age. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital rescue workers in thailand are trying to work out how to bring twelve boys and their football coach out of a cave system where they've been trapped for ten days. england prepare to take on colombia tonight in moscow for a place in the world cup quarter final. sport now. it is all eyes on moscow this evening as england prepare to face colombia in the last 16 of the world

cup and england look very relaxed as the arrived at the stadium yesterday. knockout football means the potential penalties and england do have a pretty awful racket. ashley young missed a penalty at euro 2012 but he says he will not be scarred by that experience.“ euro 2012 but he says he will not be scarred by that experience. if it goes to that stage then i will definitely be one to put my hand up and take one. we have worked and practised and i have confidence in my ability to be able to score one. to wimbledon well both british number one players in action. out in court as johanna konta. number one players in action. out in court asjohanna konta. already in action, loads of british action on day two of wimbledon butjohanna konta will be looking to repeat that impressive run to the semifinals she enjoyed last year. up against a

player should be looking for a smooth ride against the 21—year—old russian ranked 103 in the world. they have never met before but johanna konta have ali has had a pretty lacklustre season and such to 24th. she had earlier defeats in australia and france and her preparations have not been great. she reached the final and nottingham but hopefully she will get a smooth ride here on court three this morning. she has taken the first set so she does advance to the second round people really getting behind her and speaking to people here she is still a crowd favourite. and with no andy murray this year especially.

kyle edmund carrying british rocks? —— hopes. he will be in action later today on court three. it is a a lot of pressure for him, andy murray not being fit enough to play here all eyes will be on him and he has had quite a decent season so far. he made the brand appearances at the us open and the french open and people will be feeling quite confident for him at wimbledon. he does have the home crowd supporting him. his opening round is at 1pm and you can follow the action on the website and across bbc but for now enjoying johanna konta heading into the second set, all the latest later. we will be back at 1:30pm to see if

johanna konta can make it through to round two. this year marks the hundredth anniversary of the royal air force, an opportunity to look back at the history which began at the end of the first world war. but it was the second world war that saw the raf s most iconic action ? the battle of britain ? described by winston churchill as their finest hour. only a handful of pilots are still with us, and over the next three days we ll be hearing from three of them. today, robert hall speaks to squadron leader geoffrey wellum, now 96, who joined the raf atjust 18 years old, in 1939. i can remember walking out with a parachute over my shoulder, helmet on, and looking at this elegant, relaxed fighter, obviously a thoroughbred, and thinking i've got to fly this. the chap said to me, go and fly it, he said, but don't you dare break it. it was a magnificent machine. and it seemed to flow around the sky. and i thought, there is a very important part of this trip coming off,

we've got to land it. eventually i managed to land it, well, it landed me, really. i'd like to spend a little time, if i may, just talking about life on dispersal, waiting for that phone to ring. the moment that phone rang, you went... absolutely... that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. and that was, for me, that was the relief of this waiting. tell me about your first combat mission. i can remember the controller coming on and saying, vector 140, 150 plus coming in over dungeness. 150 plus. and my goodness, it looked it, too. and we went into it head—on. and i was lucky enough to get

a hind call that day. but i can see it now. 150 plus. with the 109s escorting them above, like a lot of gnats on a summer evening. they were doing 300 miles an hour. we were. that's 600 miles an hour closing. so it's a very quick initial burst. everything happened very quickly. and you are also watching your tail, or somebody is having to watch your tail, even if you aren't, because of these fighters. the whole secret of survival was never to stay still, straight and level, for more than 20 seconds. i was shot out three times, and one of the blokes shot me out quite badly, but i didn't even see him. the other thing i wanted to ask you about was the way in which all of you coped with the losses. you dismissed it. yeah?

you dismissed it, you just accepted it. it was a dangerous game, it was a dangerous war, if you lost a particularly close friend, yes, there was a little bit of... but let's go out to the local pub and... but you accepted it, you had to. what sense of pride did you have at that time? you didn't have any pride at all. i wouldn't have said pride, it was just, we were, after all, young fighter pilots doing a job, which was defending our country against the king's enemies. theresa may's cabinet is currently meeting — ahead of the awayday at chequers on friday where ministers will discuss what customs model the uk will use after brexit. meanwhile, the former conservative leader, lord hague, has warned tory brexiteers to accept the customs plan proposed by number 10 orface a ‘watered—down" brexit forced on them by parliament. our assistant political

editor, norman smith is at downing street. mrs may seems determined to keep her third way plan under wraps and head of that crucial cabinet meeting at at the end of the week. all people and number ten will say proposal represents a significant step forward on the existing two options, the customs partnership and maximum facilitation and brings together both of them and what is described as the best of both worlds. ministers arriving for cabinet this morning were scarcely any more informative about what might be in this proposal. he was david davis. is that a third way on customs? will

you be able to agree at chequers? and two other brexiteers, liz johnson and liam fox scarcely seemed anymore in the loop. at the mood for compromise? will you be able to agree at chequers? will you be able to agree at chequers? is there a third way on customs? meanwhile business has today sought to keep up the pressure on mrs may with the british chamber of commerce filing of more than 20 questions over the future customs arrangements where they say that has to be clarity and interestingly in the commons when the chancellor was pressed only conservative mp he promised that the final deal would be good for brexit.

businesses in my constituency have been telling me that as we leave the eu they want to have the assurance and clarity of security of the supply chain, not to be burdened with and you regulation and paperwork and and financial services both clarity and certainty of regular tory alignment but also the ability to fly in key personnel across markets to advise clients will stop their see agree that view should be taken with respect and seriousness? yes, i think the views of business which is the great generator of climate and wealth and perspective should always was be taken perspective should always was be ta ken very carefully perspective should always was be taken very carefully into account. we should listen to what business is telling us and make sure we deliver a brexit which delivers the needs of business. a message of the assurance

for business, very different tone from philip hammond to that of the foreign secretary who just a few days ago is set f business. mrs may will have to try and reassure brexiteers fearful of a sell—out on some of our key red lines, namely leaving the single market and the customs union. but number ten in the past few minutes saying that the government remains hopeful that when the plan is presented to the cabinet on friday they will be able to secure agreement. thank you. let me bring you up—to—date with some of the testimony we are hearing from the grenfell tower enquiry macro. it has been hearing this morning that senior fire service officers wanted to abandon the policy of telling residents to stay put early in the fire. there has been a lot of controversy over that

policy ever since 72 people died as the result of the diet in the terror and the policy was people should stay in their flats until told to be leave by the fire service. a safety officer with the fire brigade said as soon as he arrived his first thoughts were that they need to get everybody out. heat all been quietly, you could just hear screaming, it was unbelievable, hundreds of people screaming and shouting and demanding we try to help them. he said in his statement that reason is the advice is to stay put is that the building should have been compartmentalised. if this had worked, each flat would be safe for at least an hour, but the control room could not see the fire. people can be fighting to step outside a policy, but we had to save lives and it was my opinion we had to get people out. he told a more senior officer that they should tell people to get out of they could, and he

says he believed that tom goodall, the more senior officer agreed with him. we will bring you more from the g re nfell tower him. we will bring you more from the grenfell tower enquiry when we get it. let us bring you up—to—date with the weather. good afternoon. for the vast majority, this hot, dry weather continues, not just majority, this hot, dry weather continues, notjust today but majority, this hot, dry weather continues, not just today but for the rest of this week. very little change on the horizon. but what we throw into the mix is the chance to rush—hour, probably a welcome shower for some, i have to say. chance of showers across the channel islands and south—west of england, perhaps thundery, but most places will stay dry, and further north that will stay dry. we go through this evening and tonight, with extra cloud in the north—east rolling further south across scotland and northern england. we throw cloud up from the south with a chance of showers. generally that leaves us with a cloudy day tomorrow. there will still be some spells of sunshine,

but for many it will be troublesome, across the south that could produce showers. and as a result of the cloud, 23 or 24. sunspots will still be close to 30 degrees. —— some spots. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... cheshire police have arrested a female health care worker on suspicion of eight counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, as part of an investigation into the deaths of babies at a hospital in chester. the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave in thailand have been warned they could face months underground before being rescued. england will take on colombia in moscow tonight, hoping to win a place in the quarterfinals of the world cup. it's been more than a decade since the england team have won a knockout game at a major tournament. former conservative leader lord hague is urging tory brexiteers

to accept the customs plan proposed by downing street, or risk a watered—down brexit forced on them by parliament. ending discrimination against gay and transgender people. the government sets out a new plan aimed at improving the lives of the uk's lgbt community. rescue workers in thailand are planning how to rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a cave system in which they've been trapped for ten days. the boys were found by two british divers, rick stanton and john volanthin. the bbc has been speaking tojohn's mother. all i knew was last tuesday he had been cold to rescue in thailand. and he asked his brother to ring me and tell me he was on his way. since then, i have been watching it on the internet. and then, i think it was

yesterday, i don't know the day now, it had news breaking and they had got through to the children, which was wonderful. wonderful news the children had been found, but it must have been worrying for you watching all those stages, and as every day when my thinking about your son and the operation. the weather has not helped at all. when they went up the mountain and started to drill, they seemed pretty certain they were on track and that was how they got in higher in the mountain. yes, i mean, if you are a mother, you know what it's like to worry about your children, no matter how old you are. once a children, no matter how old you are. oncea mum, children, no matter how old you are. once a mum, always a mum. how does it feel that he is going to be hailed as a hero across the world, and he is your boy, how was that feeling? it's a feeling of pride,

but tojohn, it is just an everyday job. he quite a private person. and you as a family are quite private, this must come as a shock that there isa this must come as a shock that there is a much interest all of a sudden in the family. well, yes, if the first time i've had television cameras in the house or anything like that. it happens to everyone else, but not to you. i'm just delighted for them all, and hope they get the children out safely. what do you think you will see to him when he finally comes home? what on earth can you say to somebody having been through such an extraordinary... probably just give him a big hug and cry. that is the mother of one of the two british divers who found the boys alive in the key. —— in the cave. martyn farr is a fellow cave

diver and friend of the men — he joins us live from crickhowell in wales. thank you forjoining us. tell us about the men. well, rick stanton and john the london eye the best people for a task which u nfortu nately has people for a task which unfortunately has been thrown up in thailand in recent days. they are both extremely confident, highly experienced practitioners, and having been with them on numerous trips, seen the way they operate, i am completely confident that every input they have made will be massively beneficial to the operation as a whole. how was it that they were found and joined in to the rescue effort? how were they found? to the rescue effort? how were they found ? well, to the rescue effort? how were they found? well, they have experienced numerous incidents like this in the

past. john, unfortunately, was cold toa past. john, unfortunately, was cold to a coal—mining incident here in south wales, a few years before that in 2014, rick and john were cold to a major incident in france, where they attempted to recover a french cave diver. in 2004, rick was responsible for rescuing a party of british cavers from a flooded cave in mexico. so these guys have a very good track record, efficient, and the exemplify the utmost professionalism. and bravery. they are going into situations that obviously they are very equipped to handle, but nonetheless they do not know what they are going to encounter once they go on. no, that's very true to say. they didn't

know what they were going to be up against, but when we heard that the waters were turbid, murky, then i knew that the rescue authorities out there had cold in the very best people for that task. -- had called in. how difficult is it, when you know what the mission is, but they had no idea where the children were and whether they would be alive? no. no. that's right. so you have got to keep cool, calm and collected the whole time. that is their strength. i can't stress that enough, that they are consummate professionals. and they were incredibly cool when they saw the kids. everybody watching those pictures, it was such a joyous moment to see that the

children were alive, but the very calmly spoke to them. absolutely. absolutely. speaking as a parent myself, i found watching that very, very emotional. but, yes, you can tell that they approached the matter very, very well, very caringly, gave the right amount of compliments to the right amount of compliments to the lads, reassured them that help was on the way, and i'm sure these guys, was on the way, and i'm sure these guys, they have been a blessing to the thai authorities. how proud i view —— are you of them? the thai authorities. how proud i view -- are you of them? i'm proud of them, yes. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. thank you. police on the island of bute are attempting to piece together

the last movements of a six—year—old girl, whose body was found in woodland yesterday. officers are treating the death of alesha mcphail as unexplained, and are keen to speak to any of the islands residents who joined the search after she was reported missing ataround 6:30am. there was a number of people through social media alerted to this missing child and keen to assist in the area. i would really like those who have not spoken to the police to come forward in the fact that we can establish who was the, and they may have critical information of what has taken place. a roman catholic archbishop in australia 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? refusing to repent, philip wilson stayed silent as he arrived at court. appointed by the pope, he has so far clung onto his title

as archbishop of adelaide, while stepping aside from his duties. he broke the law in 2004 by refusing to report child abuse, disclosed to him decades ago. his 12 month detention order means he will not go to jail but may have to wear an electronic tag instead. but abuse survivors want him sacked. how on earth can someone who has been convicted of knowing that children were being abused by a catholic priest remained the archbishop of adelaide? peter was a ten—year—old altar boy when he was sexually abused. the 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, ifi guilt that i carried and so forth, if i had persevered with wilson or if i had persevered with wilson or if wilson had done something, then that poor boy who may not have been abused. because the abuser could have been stopped if other wilson had acted? yes, exactly. the church is accused of systematically concealing abuse around the world. so far, the pope has accepted three resignations. the court heard that wilson had refused to come forward because of his unflinching loyalty to the catholic church. he had shown no contrition. failing to report abuse is an offence in this part of australia, and in many parts of the world it is not against the law. after avoiding prison, philip wilson was able to walk from court. the catholic church says it wants to support abuse survivors, but has refused to condemn one

of its own. more than 40 homes have been evacuated following separate fires in north wales as the effects of britain's heat wave continues. residents in carmel and bethesda on the edge of snowdonia were forced to leave their homes as fires raged overnight. ben ando has more. a heatwave that's becoming too hot to handle. at mynydd cilgwyn in carmel on the fringes of the snowdonia national park in north wales, 15 homes were evacuated as burning grassland and gorse created a wall of flames a mile long. the council set up a rest shelter. many people went to stay with family or friends. the cause of this blaze is unknown, but firefighters are warning those out in the countryside during this dry spell to take particular care when putting out cigarettes or campfires. in north—west england, fires are continuing to smoulder on saddleworth moore and winter hill. yesterday, the mayor of manchester, andy burnham, said he wanted to meet the home secretary to request more support for firefighters,

some of whom are said to have worked 17—hour shifts to battle the flames. and though, elsewhere, for most people, this hot weather is a welcome change, public health england has issued a level three heatwave warning for south—west and south—east england. the alert scheme was developed after the deaths of 2,000 people during the heatwave 15 years ago. ben ando, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others at the countess of chester hospital. rescue workers in thailand are trying to work out how to bring 12 boys and their football coach out of a cave system where they've been trapped for ten days. england prepare to take on colombia tonight in moscow for a place in the world cup quarter final. it might seem like world cup fever is gripping the country, but not all football fans in the uk

will be rooting for england during tonight's world cup knock—out match against colombia. ashley john—ba ptiste has been to speak to some british colombians who, although born and raised in london, are facing a bit of a dilemma? are facing a bit of a dilemma. two teams, one game, and one big dilemma. who to support? ian and jeff are both british colombians. i'm british—born, colombian raised. i'm a cockney colombian from the kings road. i feel lucky to have a lot of traits from both of my cultures. so, i know what it is to eat fish and chips, i know what it is to understand cockney rhyming slang, i understand east london. i understand what. .. you know, i love being a londoner. but i'm also very proud to have the culture, the colombian culture that i have in me. from when i was a kid, to be able to dance salsa, speak spanish. they both support

tottenha m football clu b. tottenham striker harry kane, against our top defender, davinson sanchez. how torn are you with this match? someone would have said to us at the beginning of the world cup, that we would be in a position that we are in between colombia and england, just after the group stages, i would have called you a liar. it's hard to choose between the two. it's hard, being torn between the two, my two cultures, my two loves. england fans? there we go! how has your time in russia been? # it's coming, football's coming home! # it's coming home... we've just spoken to some england fans, how was it? it was passionate. it was passion, it was nice to find them, when they started singing and shouting, everyone was turning round and looking at them. it felt good.

it felt good to be amongst england fans. there weren't enough this year. walking through the red square, we then bump into some colombian fans, and so they then throw on their own colombian shirts. you don't get this sort of dancing with the english fans. you get salsa, colombia. colombia! having brought both england and colombia shirts, whoever wins, they will have the right shirt to wear the next day. firefighters tackling huge moorland blazes have asked the public not to make theirjob any harder ahead of england's world cup clash. greater manchester fire and rescue service raised concerns about the potential for diverting resources. more than 200 firefighters are currently on the scene of fires at saddleworth moor in tameside and winter hill near bolton. joining me now from dunkeswell in devon is the helicoper pilot andrew harvey who has been tackling the blaze on the moorland. what is the latest on the fire? from what i gather, we are being redeployed tomorrow back to saddleworth, because there is a bit ofa saddleworth, because there is a bit of a problem they are, as opposed to the winter hill. we're just making

preparations to move out tonight, we spent four days there last week, so we should be back there tomorrow. spent four days there last week, so we should be back there tomorrowm it getting better? when we left on friday, it was certainly getting better, but one half of the moral and still had hotspots, where we are dropping lots of water on the hotspots but it is truly manpower than digging trenches that really helps, filling buckets and dropping them on trenches. the fact that you are being deployed from somewhere else gives an indication as to the level of resources needed to fight this full. this there level of resources needed to fight this there are very few pilots can fly, this there are very few pilots can fly, or only six or so in the country that can do the job. crikey, why is that? it is not a common

thing, these type of fires. it is something that is expensive and not normally done in the united kingdom. very unusual to have such a big fire to one for so long, and u nfortu nately to one for so long, and unfortunately been in a couple of places, so it is diverting resources in some parts of the country to been few and far between. so, how does this compare with what you have encountered previously? the last field fire we had was on dartmoor 56 yea rs field fire we had was on dartmoor 56 years ago, and we put it out with and about today and 30 firefighters and about today and 30 firefighters and about today and 30 firefighters and a helicopter. this is on a different scale, like looking at the surface of the moon four kilometres. very difficult for us pilots because something you have ten or 12 wanting water here there and everywhere, and we're trying to drop water in some cases every three minutes, going back to pick it up, but where do you start in some respects? with five or

six helicopters in the country doing what you're doing, if it gets worse, can you actually manage what is going on? the short answer is no, realistically. most machines we are using are relatively small, can pick up using are relatively small, can pick up between 501,000 litres, we could do with militaries style helicopters, there are very few civilian style that can pick up the right amount. is that possible in this country? you would have to ask the military, it would be good practice of them to lift water and dump it, and a good use of military resources . dump it, and a good use of military resources. thank you very much, andrew hardie. the biggest recruitment drive in the history of the nhs is being launched —

in an attempt to fill thousands of vacancies. it follows theresa may s promise last month of £20 billion a year more for the system by 2023. launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary this week, the £8 million campaign will target 14 to 18—year—olds with the slogan we are the nhs . professor jane cummings, the chief nursing officer for england, told me why there are so many vacancies in nursing. a lot of nurses have chosen to do slightly different things or work more flexibly, so of those 34,000 vacancies, we think all but 5000 of those are covered by nurses working part—time through nhs bank, or through agency. one of the things about this recruitment campaign is we want to attract and recruit even more, so we fill the vacancies and we move on. in order to deliver all of the changes we want to deliver across the nhs, we need to recruit more nurses and doctors and more staff across the nhs to be able to make the changes we need. explain a bit more about those statistics. it is misleading, isn't it,

to say there is a 34,000 shortfall if you are saying that all but 5000 have people doing the jobs but not on a permanent basis. i think the key is if you have a member of staff that becomes part of your team, they are there, day in, day out, they know the system and service and often the patients. what we're looking at, what we find now is that people maybe will do temporary work, part—time for a couple of shifts in one place or they may work somewhere else. there are some benefits for individuals to do that, but it has some impact in terms of continuity and staff getting to know the system and the organisation well. so, part of the campaign is not only recruiting more people to come and work for the nhs, but also about helping to retain the ones we have got and encouraging nurses to work more on a permanent basis. what benefits are luring so many to opt for the non—staff position?

we have been doing a lot of work about retention, so what is keeping people injobs is they like to work flexibly. times have changed, when i qualified many years ago it was traditional to work full—time, stay in the job until you had a baby or until you changed career, but nowadays people want to balance their work and home life better, they may want to do different shifts, different times of the day, different days of the week, so one of the things the nhs is doing is being more responsive to those flexible needs but over and above that what we want to do is attract people into the nhs and for them to recognise that the nhs, which has 350 different career opportunities, many different opportunities for nursing midwifery, they recognise all of those opportunities and it becomes a career of choice for them. an octopus that became famous

for predicting world cup results has been turned into sashimi. rabio the octopus made his name correctly predicting all of japan's world cup results — he forecasted the country's win against colombia and their draw with senegal by moving to different parts of a paddling pool. but the fisherman who originally caught him decided he'd make more money if he was sold for food. harsh. a disintegrating nike trainer worn by michaelj fox in the back to the future sequel has sold for more than 70—thousand pounds. this left shoe, made for fox in his role as marty mcfly, was worn in the 1989 sequal, which sees marty and doc brown travel to a futuristic 2015, where shoes have ‘power laces'. the trainer is so fragile

it was only made available to buyers in portland, oregon, as it would not withstand further transportation. the money raised will go to fox's foundation for parkinson's research. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with jane hill but first it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. the sunny weather was on for the rest of this week, but what we add to the mix is a chance of a shower. the storm clouds have already been gathering across parts of south—west england and the channel islands. you can see the picture from this morning, the way that the shared workload moved up from the continent and pushed into southern and western parts of the british isles. there is a risk of showers across the channel islands and south—west of england. most islands and south—west of england. m ost pla ces islands and south—west of england. most places will avoid them, but if you catch a shower, it will be heavy and thundery. some lingering cloud for the north and east coasts, with temperatures lower than yesterday. through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see showers moving into the south of england and south

wales, with more cloud creeping in from the north sea. quite a cool fresh meat towards the north—east. warmer and humid towards the south—west. tomorrow, generally more cloud around, rolling in from the north sea, with cloud spinning in from the south, which could again produce the odd rogue shower. some bright and sunny spells as well, for parts of north wales and northern england. temperatures will hold back because of the cloud, but still getting up to 24 or 25. more cloud for wimbledon, with a very small chance of catching a shower, but you will be very unlucky if you get a shower tomorrow. temperature is 20 you're 24. as we head into the week, there will be a frontal system trying to move and through the north west of scotland, not much rain with that but behind that some cooler era sta rts that but behind that some cooler era starts to working towards the north—west. some southern and

eastern areas will hold onto the warm a. and a small chance of a shower in the south. plenty of heat, with temperatures up to 28, 29, maybe 30. but that is fresher feel across the north and west, 19 in belfast and 20 in glasgow on thursday afternoon. but the temperatures will pick up again. southern areas up to 30 degrees the weekend. a female healthcare professional is arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six in cheshire. the arrest follows a long—running investigation into a high number of baby deaths at the countess of chester hospital in 2015 and 2016. we'll be live at the hospital. also on the programme: how many of you? 13? brilliant! the 12 children and their football

coach found alive in a cave in thailand — the authorities say it may take months to get them out. two british rescue divers who had flown out to join the search found the boys last night, nine days after they disappeared. england expects — gareth southgate says tonight's game