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 is the biggest in a generation as his team takes on colombia for a place in the world cup quarterfinals. i'm inside the spartak moscow

stadium where tonight england hope to win theirfirst stadium where tonight england hope to win their first knockout match in 12 years. an action plan to tackle discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people — the government promises £4 million to drive greater inclusion. and both british number ones, johanna konta and kyle edmund, get their wimbledon championships under way today. and coming up on bbc news: before england kick off, sweden face switzerland in today's other last 16 tie at the world cup. we'll have the latest from samara. good afternoon at welcome to the bbc news at one. a female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight

babies and attempting to murder another six. it follows a long—running investigation into a high number of deaths at the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital. cheshire police won't reveal the role of the person who's been arrested. dave guest reports. cheshire police began investigating the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital in may of last year. they'd been called in by the hospital management to look into the deaths of 15 babies who died betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. but their investigation was then expanded to cover 17 deaths and 15 non—fatal collapses. this morning, detectives announced that they'd arrested a female health worker, and that she was being questioned on suspicion of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of six others. they've given no details as to her job, whether she's a doctor, a nurse, a midwife or some other form of health worker. but detective inspector paul hughes

said that while the arrest is significant, this is still very much an ongoing investigation, and there's no timescale as to when it will be completed. a hospital spokesman said that they were continuing to cooperate fully with the police, and that calling detectives in in the first place was not a move that the hospital had taken lightly. however, the hospital insists it is satisfied the baby unit here is safe. dave guest, bbc news, chester. let's go straight our correspondent sarah walton who was at the hospital this lunchtime. bring us right up to date in terms of what the police and the hospital are saying, sarah. huge amount of shop here hospital today, as you can imagine. it was a hospital themselves that first alerted the police when they noticed alerted the police when they noticed

a spike in unusual deaths of babies at their neonatal unit, starting in about 2015. the hospital itself released a statement today saying they are fully cooperating with this investigation. they, too, want to find out what happened here. the neonatal unit has been downgraded since that time, and it now no longer deals with the most high risk pregnancies and births, so they are saying they are confident this is a safe place for women to come and have their babies. the police investigation continues. they are questioning this health care professional on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and on suspicion of the attempted murder of six more. it is a complex investigation, they say, and they are asking people to remember that at the heart of all this are bereaved families who have questions about what happened to their children. police say they can't put a timescale on their investigation, but they are working as fast as they can to get answers to those questions. sarah walton, thank you. 12 boys and their football coach who are trapped in a cave in thailand will need to learn

to dive, or wait months for flooding to recede, before they can be brought out, according to the army there. the group was found by british divers yesterday — nine days after going missing. we'll be live at the scene shortly, and will also hear about the british team who found the boys. but first, this report from our correspondent richard galpin. more than a week after becoming trapped deep inside the cave complex, the boys and their football coach are finally found by british rescue divers. they are weak from hunger, but managed to drink water from dripping stalactites. the breakthrough on monday bringing a moment of absolute elation

for the children's families. translation: it's unimaginable. i've been waiting for ten days. i never imagined this day would come. i would like to thank the military, police and all the officials who came to help find my son. but the expert diving teams from thailand and around the world taking pa rt thailand and around the world taking part in this rescue 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. 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, get them home. it's in the far north of thailand, in chiang rai, that the long tham luang cave complex lies. after entering, the group moved a long way inside, trying to get to high ground to escape the rising flood water,

and now to get out, they'll probably need to use scuba equipment but as the rescue teams themselves have found, the diving is dangerous, through murky, narrow, underwater passages. they could give the children forfacemasks, or give passages. they could give the children for facemasks, or give them breathing equipment and strap them to stretchers to pull them through the water if the passages are wide enough. if none of this is possible, then the boys may have to wait months for the water levels to drop. the football team had cycled to the cave ten days ago after a training session, going inside supposed to have been part of a birthday celebration. although they've been found, getting them out is going to be very difficult. richard galpin, bbc news. there's been enormous praise for the work of the two british

divers who found the group. thai authorities called for help from rick stanton and john volanthen who have a reputation as among the best cave rescuers in the world. colleagues have described the pair as the "a—team". daniela relph reports. on the far left is rick stanton, on the far right isjohn volanthen. highly accomplished and experienced cave divers. the reassuring words of john volanthen the first contact with the outside world the boys and their coach had had in more than a week. this wasjohn volanthen this morning, helping prepare thai navy seals. the team have been in

thailand for several days, chosen for the expertise of low visibility cave dives and specialist knowledge of breathing equipment. john and rick, they are calm, very collected, very organised, extremely disciplined, and consummate professionals. so i feel confident from this point on that things are going to work. the british cave divers are volunteers. rick stanton isa divers are volunteers. rick stanton is a retired firefighter from coventry. he was awarded an mbe in 2012 for services to cave diving. john volanthen is an it consultant from bristol. he's been cave diving since he was a teenager. his family have been closely following this rescue. it's a feeling of pride, but tojohn, it'sjust rescue. it's a feeling of pride, but to john, it's just another everyday job. he's quite a private person. if you're a mother, you know what it is like to worry about your children,

no matter how old you are. in 2004, the bbc filmed both men as they attempted to reach chamber 26 of wookey hole in somerset, where no one has ever gone before. it was an insight into their skills and courage. when people landed on the moon, they had a map, they knew where they were going. but in a cave, if you are beyond the known limit of the cave, nobody knows where it goes and you will never know what will happen round the corner. the british divers are just pa rt corner. the british divers are just part of a huge rescue effort, but their experience will now be crucial going forward. daniela relph, bbc news. our correspondent howard johnson is at the caves in northern thailand. so, howard, what is being said where you are about the options forgetting the youngsters out? yes, there is a great discussion at the moment about how to get them out with potentially using scuba gear. we saw earlier on an appeal for full faced diving

using scuba gear. we saw earlier on an appealforfull faced diving gear for the boys, small sizes that could fit their faces. they are looking at the option of getting them out through this flooded labyrinth of tunnels and caves that we see down there. the discussion at the moment is whether they can get them out safely. the governor here of the province said they would only attempt that if it was 100% safe. on the way in, the divers found a bottleneck and they had to clear mud out of it, and there is some discussion as to whether it would be possible for a small child to pass through that with an adult guide. they might have to swim through that section by themselves. so at the moment there is a discussion about stocking up the area where they are. they are currently on a mud bank about a metre above the water level and they have put about four months supplies worth of food there to try to give them time, by the time to teach these children the rudimentary techniques of scuba—diving and hopefully they will be able to find their way out before more monsoon rain comes and hits this area.

howard, thank you. howard johnson there in northern thailand. the government wants to ban gay conversion therapies as part of an action plan to tackle discrimination. it comes after the largest national survey of lgbt, lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people. ministers are also promising to improve sex education in schools, and give police more training to identify hate crime. campaigners have welcomed the plans, but insist there is still a long way to go before lgbt people achieve full equality. richard lister reports. the people start abusing us. atif, zuber and fahin know all too well what it's like to be abused for their sexuality. it's really hard to express the feelings. because we are also humans. so why people treat us like badly? 40% of the lgbt community said they'd suffered a hate crime. most never reported it, and thousands said they'd been offered so—called conversion therapy to change their sexuality.

it should be banned, you know? these therapies should be banned. conversion therapy is like a torture, you know? it's like a punishment. the government's lgbt survey was the largest ever carried out. it got responses from 108,000 people, 2% of whom said they'd undergone conversion therapy, while another 5% said they'd been offered it and said no. the royal college of psychiatrists supports the government's plan to ban it. your sexuality and your gender identity are inherent, and there is no evidence base and no therapeutic treatment to change what is simply part of a person's nature. michael davidson says therapy helped him resist homosexual feelings, and he now offers it to others. simply to ban it on the grounds that for many gay activists, there is only one point of view, only one ideological perspective, i think is not acceptable

in this day and age. banning so—called conversion therapy is one of more than 70 things on the government's action plan to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people across the uk. also on the list, better police training, sex education reform and appointing a national lgbt health advisor. the government says it wants to deliver lasting change for people who too often still feel the need to hide their sexuality. richard lister, bbc news. police on the isle of bute are still trying to piece together the final movements of a six—year—old girl whose body was discovered in woodland yesterday. officers are describing the death of alicia mcphail as unexplained. our scotland correspondent james shaw is on the island. james? it was in woodland close to

where i am now that alicia mcphail‘s body was found yesterday. she was reported missing at 6:25am yesterday. there was an informal search by members of the public, and her body was found to win a half hours later. now, as you say, police are describing her death as unexplained. but there will be a postmortem examination this afternoon, and that is likely to yield important clues, important information, as to how alicia died, and that could significantly change the status of the police inquiry. alicia didn't actually live in butte, she was from north lanarkshire on the mainland, and there have been tributes from the headteacher at chapel side primary, saying she was a lovely, happy girl who worked hard, and the whole school community is in mourning

today. james shaw, thank you. the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has been told seniorfire officers wanted to abandon the policy of telling residents to stay put as the blaze spread. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is at the inquiry in central london. explain what more has been heard this morning. we heard this morning from a fire station manager who is also a seniorfire from a fire station manager who is also a senior fire safety officer in the london fire brigade and he arrived at grenfell tower between 1am and 1:30am and saw the fire developing. he realised the fire had spread beyond what he called a compartment and the policy of asking residents to stay put have to change. he said people were screaming at firefighters to get residents out and he said this in

his written witness statement, he said fire brigade staff can be frightened to step outside policy but at the end of the day we had to save lives and it was my opinion we had to get people out. he said the people in the control room answering emergency calls have not seen what was happening on the ground. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this lunchtime: a female health care professional is arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies — and the attempted murder of another six, at a hospital in cheshire. and still to come, how england captain harry kane is inspiring youngsters at his old primary school. coming up, team sky confirm that chris froome will be their lead rider at the tour de france after eight case into drug misuse was

dropped. kick—off is just a few hours away in england's crucial world cup game against colombia. manager gareth southgate has called tonight's match england's biggest knock—out game in a generation — because if england win, they'll reach their first world cup quarterfinal since 2006. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at the stadium in moscow. it's been 12 long years since england last won a knockout match but there is a sense that england could be onto something. 3000 are expected in the stadium but up to 6000 could be coming to moscow and they will find they are outnumbered because red square has turned distinctly yellow. they sing. "colombia, land that i love" — their songs are full of pride for their distant homeland.

england may be much closer but red and white flags are harder to find, but the english that have made it are allowing themselves to dream of victory and another new fashion craze. i think it's going to be tough. i think we'll do it, i think we could beat them maybe 2—0. i'm praying it doesn't get to extra time penalties, that's for sure. initially i said the semifinal but i think we mightjust push it, might get through because the draw's really got easy. when we go back to london now that'll be a thing, you'll be going out on nights out with your waistcoat, your light blue shirt, you'll be doing the southgate. the manager has clearly gained the respect of those fans, and notjust for his waistcoats, but while they might believe this is england's best chance, gareth southgate insists his team will not get carried away with thoughts beyond colombia. what we sense in the group is an excitement, an understanding that it's pointless looking any further, we know the quality of the opposition and we know we have to be spot on to beat them. colombia became every neutral‘s favourite team in 2014 for their choreographed goal

celebrations but you have to go back a lot longer than that for the last time they faced england at a world cup. the year was 1998, the location lens. england's second goal, vintage beckham, but he is long gone and this new generation have new dreams, not least captain harry kane, who currently has the most goals of any player in russia. i like to kind ofjust give myself little targets and see how quick i can get to them. it's just motivation for myself to keep myself on my toes and working hard and trying to be the best version of myself. england will be back to full strength after defeat to belgium but the dreaded penalties could now come into play. let's hope there are no dark clouds on the horizon. we have already seen two of the knockout matches go to penalties and

no nation has a worst penalty shoot out record than england but a lot of work has been done to put aside failures of the past for these players to write their own history. england fans may not be here in huge numbers but they believed in the path that england are on. thank you, natalie pirks at the stadium. our correspondent sarah rainsford is with some england fans in the centre of moscow. what have england fans been saying to you? the build—up has begun here in the centre of moscow. the colombians we re centre of moscow. the colombians were definitely in a majority, perhaps 3—1 in terms of numbers against england fans but the england fa ns against england fans but the england fans are big on dreams. they are optimistic about this team and about england's chances. the first time england's chances. the first time england hope to get to a

quarterfinal in 12 years, but talking to the fans you get the impression that they not only hope but do think england can do it. talking to the colombian fans, they are very optimistic as well about their chances. there is a lot riding on this for both sides and it is the colombians who have been loudest but i have seen england france —— england flags across the country, from gillingham to leeds and wolverhampton, and they are all hoping england can live up to this expectation. thank you, sarah rainsford. all eyes tonight will be on england's captain harry kane — the tottenham striker is already the leading goal—scorer at the tournament. he's come a long way since his days at school in essex. andy swiss has been to chingford to hear how kane is inspiring a new generation of young fans. skipper, scorer, superstar. and it is in from harry kane again! it's what every young footballer dreams but where did the young harry kane's dreams begin? here, larkswood primary

in chingford, where the current crop of harry hopefuls are full of pride for their famous former pupil. he's the best striker in the world. really excited because you wouldn't think that a professional footballer, especially the england captain, came to our school. i really want england to win the world cup. do you think they can win it with harry kane? yes. staff member mrs denney remembers the young harry kane as polite, kind and a finder of lostjewellery. i had this ring and in those days it was slightly looser than it is now. didn't even think about it falling off and all of a sudden he came up to me and said ifound the ring, does this belong to you? i said oh my goodness, harry, thank you, yes it does! he was a happy little chap, very friendly, used to kick the ball around occasionally. when you look back, you think, is this little harry? then when you see him now,

it's just wonderful. for harry kane it has been some journey from school days in chingford to a world cup in russia but here they are hoping their star pupil can become england's hero. he's been helped by another chingford boy. at 11 he went to david beckham soccer academy along here with his schoolfriend katie, who is now his fiancee. he also played for the same local club as beckham, ridgeway rovers, although remarkably at first, as a goalkeeper. he came along, was in goal first of all and i think mum said to the coach, he plays better out on field and he's gone on from there. so can he now fire england to glory? back home they will be hoping their old boy can give another goal—scoring masterclass. andy swiss, bbc news, chingford. bbc news has been told that conditions at birmingham prison are ‘horrendous and chaotic‘. the prison was the scene of a riot involving 600 prisoners in 2016. now, the chairman of its monitoring board says inmates are living

in inhumane conditions. g45, which runs the site, insists it is in control and is making improvements. from birmingham, sima kotecha reports. december 2016 and hmp birmingham saw the worst prison riot in decades. it took 12 hours before the authorities were back in charge. this is me having one of my attacks. 18 months later and one of the prison‘s former officers says he's suffering from severe anxiety after working at the jail. his wife recently filmed him having a panic attack. sobs: what have i done? he describes the privately—run jail as being at a crisis point. it was absolutely horrendous. you didn't really have any control of the prisoners. the prisoners were controlling you.

the prisoners were running the jail. he says he was dismissed by g4s in october on medical grounds. hmp birmingham... a recent video filmed by inmates inside the prison shows them smoking drugs and using mobile phones. we need to get some people in here to terrorise them. the man who monitors this jail paints a picture of a place in desperate need of attention. there are cockroaches and rats around the premises, so the prison is infested with vermin in the victorian side. that causes people distress in terms of their living conditions. the cells are crowded so two people are living in a cell that the victorians designed for one and effectively it's an open toilet. even so, he says new leadership has led to significant improvements and sees the jail going in a positive direction. g4s took over the running of this prison in 2011. a senior source at the organisation told the bbc the company

is in a state of chaos and they're struggling to figure out how to bring control at this jail. g4s strongly refute the allegations made in this report. over recent weeks i've seen a downward trend in violent incidents. i've seen an upward trend in positive staff indicators. to me that indicates that change is happening in an appropriate way. but a stark verdict from someone who's lived and breathed jail life. it's getting worse. it's worse post—riot. they had the chance to get a grip of things and change things and they never did. sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. tennis, and british number ones johanna konta and kyle edmund have both started their wimbledon campaign. konta is playing the unseeded

russian natalia vikhlya ntseva, as she looks to replicate her run to last year's semi—finals. edmund hasjust started his match against the australian alex bolt. john watson reports from sw19. there's nothing like the green grass of home. joe won a contact, back at wimbledon to replicate her run to last yea r‘s wimbledon to replicate her run to last year's semifinals. expectation matched with determination. natalia vikhlyantseva in the first set. of the six british women in action today, for received wild cards. trainer tim henman is optimistic. there is healthy competition and that's what you want. if they have good wins, that will inspire the others and they will say if she can

do with i can do it. on the mend's side it wasn't the same. in andy murray's absence, cal edmund carries the only realistic british hopes in the only realistic british hopes in the singles but having never been past the second round at wimbledon, does that motivate or intimidate? being a brit at wimbledon, grand slam, it's always exciting. you have that personal expectation and wanting to do well for yourself but then a bit different for me this year, being british number one. already flying the flag in the next round is 19—year—old katie swan, who yesterday beat a player ranked 168 plate —— places above her. and john joins us live.

iam i am pleased to say thatjo won a contact i am pleased to say thatjo won a co nta ct was i am pleased to say thatjo won a contact was able to build on that strong start. spare a thought for naomi broady, opening up against the defending champion, garbine muguruza, tradition dictates that the reigning women's champion opens on centre court. jade clarke is up ina on centre court. jade clarke is up in a tussle against ernests gulbis, and good news for kyle edmund, who sustained an early break in his match against alex scott of australia. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. not much has