this is bbc news. i'm carol walker. the headlines at 11:00: england have secured their place in the world cup quarterfinals following a dramatic penalty shoot—out against colombia. eric dier scored the winning penalty. joy for england fans after one of the most dramatic games in the tournament. they'll play sweden on saturday. a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill another six. also coming up: still trapped underground — authorities in thailand say they will take "a zero—risk approach". as rescue teams try to work out how to bring the boys out of the flooded caves safely.

it could take weeks also tonight — the number of people dying from drug taking in scotland is at its highest since records began 20 years ago. good evening. england have beaten columbia in a dramatic penalty shoot out securing themselves a place in the world cup quarter finals. —— colombia. eric dyer scored the winning penalty. england had been winning the match until colombia equalised in the dying minutes of injury time forcing them into extra time. all the drama tonight. what a match, what an evening. a wonderful evening in the end but a familiar one for the fans inside the stadium butjoy

uponjoy, that the fans inside the stadium butjoy upon joy, that was the fans inside the stadium butjoy uponjoy, that was england was the fans inside the stadium butjoy upon joy, that was england was ‘s first world cup success in a shootout. three failures in the past and the names have been writ large of those missed penalty takers. chris waddle, stuart pearce. all that was forgotten in what was absolutely dramatic match. we knew it would go the distance after this last round, the last 16, the first knockout round. it's been dramatic —— dramatic for all four days. england took the lead. harry kane, getting a lot of rough treatment from the colombian players. he was bowled over by carlos sanchez and the referee spotted that straightaway and up stood harry came to score his sixth goal at this world cup, leading the race for the golden boot. they are a couple of minutes away from going straight through to the quarter finals but it

was taken into extra time. england had their chances to win it but it went to a penalty shootout. the colombians missed two of those so it went to a fifth penalty taker for england, eric dier, the tottenham man stepping up and he was ice cool, finding the baht and corner looked at the joy from those england. off the hook, knowing what it meant historically for england to win a penalty shootout at a world cup. that, only their second penalty shootout win in any major championship in eight attempts. england have been simply awful that they have been practising and myer, they have been practising and myer, they had the belief, but england going through and they'll put that behind them and look ahead to the first world cup quarterfinal in 12

yea rs. let's get first world cup quarterfinal in 12 years. let's get some reaction from the man who scored during normal time. harry kane, the captain and also score in one of those penalties. incredible, so proud of the lads. we had to dig deep. we we re the lads. we had to dig deep. we were so the lads. we had to dig deep. we were so unlucky to receive a last—minute goal. it hits you hard when some of those happen. we had to go into extra time and it's been terrible for us over the years and we know that and to step up, i'm so proud of everyone involved. jordan pickford made a wonderful save, with that big left palm giving eric dier the opportunity to win it for england. he has been speaking as well. our minds, our mentality, our work rate, we knew we had this game.

we knew we were capable of winning. we knew we were capable of winning. we knew we were capable of winning. we knew what we had to do, we stayed calm, we stuck to our planned, we never panicked, we knew that if it had to go to penalty, it had to go to penalty. huge excitement but of course, the next match awaits. sweden on saturday. what other prospects, it's going to be tough match. england will feel they can go all the way. about 6000 england fans in the capital. they will be making their way, about ten spots on the metro. they will figure out how they get to samara and tickets are that quarterfinal on saturday against sweden and if you look at how this world cup is panning out, gareth southgate's team knew that getting past: there would be tough. they made it tough for themselves but

they are too fairly easy teams away from reaching a world cup final. the swedes first and then what would be russia or croatia who play in that other quarterfinal. if you look at the other half of the draw, it is so tough. the favourite form is going tough. the favourite form is going to come from outside, france against uruguay on friday and we have brazil against belgium. brazil probably growing into this tournament but england, after getting out ofjail free, really, after being so deflated and getting pushed to extra time and pushed to the dreaded penalties. they will feel that they are world beaters and they have this momentum behind them and the belief they can beat sweden. sweden have been a bogey team throughout the yea rs. been a bogey team throughout the years. they didn't look that special when beating switzerland in st petersburg but england will regroup, go back to their training camp and

then had to samara, knowing they are two wins away from a world cup final. many thanks. the result has caused wild celebrations around the country. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu watched the game with fans in brighton. 0n brighton beach, they watched into the setting sun. they lined the streets on the promenade to watch chance after chance at the chance. the first half came and went, the air still heavy with tension, until king kane. from a ballet class in sorry to the class of an 0pera king kane. from a ballet class in sorry to the class of an opera house

during interval, england stopped to watch and in the dying moments of injury time came disappointment. 1—1 after extra time and then, to penalties. jubilation, pandemonium and purejoy, penalties. jubilation, pandemonium and pure joy, england's penalties. jubilation, pandemonium and purejoy, england's penalty curse finally broken. tonight's other main story now and a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. the healthcare worker was held as part of a long—running investigation into the high number of baby deaths in the neo natal unit at the hospital. police have not said if the arrested woman was a nurse or doctor, but they have said that they're now widening their investigation to look at the deaths of other babies there. managers at the countess of chester

hospital called the police, because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now, the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies, between 2015 and the middle of the following year. this morning, a woman who was described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensics searches began at her house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to their inquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got out to go to work about 8:00, and the police were all there and i did not see many people that were there, and came back about half 11 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove

that this morning, and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordoned, more than the usual number of police cars, the forensic van, so obviously something very serious. at the hospital, the medical director said that asking the police to look into this was not something we did lightly, but we needed to do everything we can to understand what has happened here and get the answers we and the families so desperately want. in 2015, the countess of chester hospital had the largest number of neonatal desks. it stopped providing ca re neonatal desks. it stopped providing care for very premature infants in july 2016 and now only looks after babies born after 32 weeks pregnancy and managers say they are confident the unit is to continue. judith moritz with that report. rescuers in thailand are trying to work out how to free 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded caves where they've been trapped for more than 10 days. divers have been searching the complex cave network

in northern thailand working in difficult conditions. some sections are said to be too narrow for even scuba tanks to be worn. two british divers eventually found the children yesterday stranded on a ledge nearly one kilometre, or half a mile, underground. but there's no easy way to get them out. they will either have to learn to swim out using diving equipment or stay there for weeks, maybe months, until the floodwaters recede. 0ur correspondent jonathan head is there. there is a renewed sense of mission here now. for the first time in ten days, they know where the boys are and they know they are alive. the constant flow of diverse moves in and out of the caves. they are stocking equipment and food supplies underground preparing for what could be a long and difficult rescue. tonight, they are trying to connect the children to their families. my

my is there anyway, is there anyone who can somehow get those guys out? it fell to two british cave drivers to find them. this extraordinary video captures the moment they saw the missing children perched on a muddy ledge above the water. they let them promising more help. seven divers including two medics are now staying with the boys. they are said to be surprisingly good health after ten days with almost food.

the two british men are amongst the world's most experienced cave divers, a highly specialised field. in 200a, divers, a highly specialised field. in 2004, they made a record—breaking explanation of a hole in somerset, reaching new depths. theirfriend and photographer, martyn farr, talked about their achievement in thailand. i feel emotional about it. but then, wow, a u think, this is fantastic. those boys have had an ardent —— a hard nine, ten days underground and they have the best quys underground and they have the best guys there. sojohn and rick, they are calm, they are very collected, they are organised, extremely disciplined. it is not clear yet how

the boys can be brought out. the thai authorities are pumping as much water as they can from the caves but more rain is on the way. a murder inquiry has been launched following the death of a 6—year—old school girl on the isle of bute. alesha macphail was reported missing from her home in rothesay on monday. her body was later found by police in the grounds of an abandoned hotel. the headlines on bbc news: joy for fans as england go through to the quarterfinals, beating columbia 4—3 on penalties in their first ever world cup shootout. a woman who worked at the countess of chester hospital has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill another six. still trapped underground — rescue teams try to work out how to bring the boys out of the flooded caves in thailand safely. it could take weeks.

a man known as nick, who alleged there was a paedophile ring at the heart of westminster, has been charged with perverting the course of justice. his claims led to an 18 month inquiry by the met police which was closed without anyone being charged. earlier, i wasjoined by home affairs correspondent danny shaw who talked us through the case. this enquiry was known as operation midland spike in 2014 by these claims made by nick, it is one of the most controversial enquiries in recent history of scotland yard. it took 18 months to investigate and initially, detect gives described nick's account is credible and true. but in the investigation, what happened was that the number of seniorfigures were happened was that the number of senior figures were investigated, including retired lord bramall, also

lord brittan, the late lord brittan, and harvey proctor, the former conservative mp were investigated, no charges were brought against any of them and the enquiry was closed, scotla nd of them and the enquiry was closed, scotland yard was heavily criticised bya scotland yard was heavily criticised by a judge in a report and in the case was sent off the northumbria police, a separate force, to investigate nick himself and whether he had actually been telling the truth. so the replication is from this case have already been pretty significant —— repercussions. what do you think is likely to be the further fall out now that he has actually been charged with allegedly lying about some of these very powerful allegations which he made? this is going to be a case which will go to trial. we expect nick will go to trial. we expect nick will appear in court in september. the allegations that he faces are serious, 12 counts of perverting the course of justice serious, 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and they include claims that he falsely claimed to have witnessed three boys being murdered, that he provided sketches

of places where the abuse took place, falsely claiming he had memorised those locations, and it is also alleged he falsified an e—mail account providing false information from a man he named as having witnessed the abuse. in addition, he also faces an allegation of fraud that he received £22,000 from all injuries compensation providing for the information, so it is very serious allegation that will come to court later this year. —— providing false information. the number of people dying as a result of drug—taking in scotland is at its highest since records began more than 20 years ago, and the problem is thought to be the worst of any european country. new officialfigures show there were 934 drug—related deaths in 2017 — that's an increase of 8% on the previous year. since 2007, the number of deaths caused by drugs has more than doubled. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has this report. used needles and fixing gear, the

sharp end of a drug epidemic. scots are now five times more likely to die from drugs than in a road traffic accident in glasgow is the worst. if you want to understand the scale of the drop in glasgow, come down here. we are right in the city centre. and yet, you can see all of the paraphernalia here showsjust how many people are down here shooting up every day. girrawheen is cheap, plentiful, and often contaminated. do you worry about overdosing? no. but you don't want to kill yourself, do you? no, i don't. an idiot. sometimes i feel i need to put, trying,... so when you are taking heroin, do you sometimes not care whether or not it kills you? no, not care whether or not it kills you? no, i don't care. don't care.

(unintelligible). that is desperate. i know it is desperate. 18 people a week are dying in scotland so most drug users know people who have died. derek's flatmate overdosed four months ago. founded by his bed still. he was completely blue. you actually found him dead from a drug overdose? yes. i have seen people die and that but never seen anything like this. it is really horrid to see a thing like that. anybody can die from drugs, even myself. i try to stay away from them but it is hard. the scottish government promised a new drug strategy months ago. the effect the current services are not meeting the extent of need. that is why we are determined to

look at how our strategy currently is working and where it is failing to deliver the individuals and make changes. graham bickley, a father of three, is one of the 934 people who died last year. he overdosed on heroin. his aunt tries to help reeve families overcome the stigma that other people attach the drug deaths. an addict, worthless anyway. so they don't matter. but they do matter because he is a dad. he is a son. he isa because he is a dad. he is a son. he is a nephew. so he does matter. without a new radical strategy, the fear is that drug deaths in scotland will continue to increase — the terrible problem getting even worse. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. for more on this, we can speak now to mike trace who was deputy anti—drug co—ordinator under tony blair's government. he also created the uk's first national drug strategy. thank you very much forjoining us.

the ses show a really serious picture in scotland. what do you think lies behind them? —— these figures. the figures are worrying in scotla nd figures. the figures are worrying in scotland and across the uk. most deaths are still relate to heroin use. deaths are still relate to heroin use. it is related to use of cocktail of drugs, usually taken in sanitary incisions —— in sanitary conditions. people are away from the port and when they do overdosed there is nobody there to help. —— support. this suggests not only our debt is increasing, more than 900, but that scotland is worst of any other european country. why is it happening? the way in which drug deaths are measured is very across europe and it seems to be a clear trend that england, scotland and wales are in the higher bracket of

drug deaths in europe. there are some countries that have never experienced a sort of levels of death and in fact the upward trend is worrying. when we have had a good set of health and harm reduction services for people for many years but of course like everything, they are very hard for people to access at the moment. we think it is a lot to do with the people carrying on with their drug use without accessing the services. we were talking earlier to a woman who is now a campaigner on this issue who lost two of her brothers to drugs, and she is saying she believes that had they got better treatment at an earlier stage, the deaths could have been prevented. is there a problem here ina been prevented. is there a problem here in a shortage of the right sort of treatment for people?” here in a shortage of the right sort of treatment for people? i think thatis of treatment for people? i think that is reasonable. there is treatment services out there that they are stretched, like most social

services. if people can get help to tackle the reasons why they are taking such risks with their lives, we know many people can turn their lives around, move away from risky behaviour. the first steps in moving away from that is to accept help in health centres or similar places. you helped to set up the first ever national drug strategy. these figures would suggest that that is not working, certainly not in scotland. yes, it is, there are certainly some aspects of the drug strategy that we did 20 years ago it made a big difference, drug—related crime has come down a long way, the overall rate of drug use is down but there are still this group of individuals, very marginalised from society, taking a lot of risks and continuing with drug use and that is demonstrated in the drug—related death figures. we have to get a lot better at encouraging those people to ta ke better at encouraging those people to take services and try to build a

better life for themselves. mike, thank you very much indeed for talking to us this evening. the prime minister's revised plan for post—brexit customs arrangements has begun to circulate among ministers and officials. it's the latest attempt to reach a compromise in the cabinet, which remains deeply divided ahead of friday's crucial meeting at chequers, theresa may's country retreat. but details of the plan have already been dismissed by prominent brexiteers. 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar is in westminster, john. theresa may's latest plan is not likely to please hard—line brexiteer ministers or mps who are deeply suspicious of what they are calling brexit in name only, brino. the plan would be to seek a single market deal, they wouldn't be called on trade in goods and farm products and animal — animal products and food as well. now that would eliminate, this

is the theory, eliminate border checks and tariffs and extra bureaucracy but it would mean sticking to eu laws and standards. recognising the authority, in the european court in some fought, allowing preferential access to eu citizens wanting to come to this country. now there would be freedom to go out for britain to go out and seek trade deals around the world and there would be refunds, to free funds whether a lower tariffs agreed with the countries, where deals were struck. so that is the plan, but will it fly? while brigadier no ministers for examples it to change the plan now and in the days leading to the special cabinet meeting, at the prime minister's country residence chequers mat on friday? would be dismissed out of hand by brussels? these questions remain but on either side of this divide for and againsta on either side of this divide for and against a brexit compromise it is now becoming a test of nerve. the royal air force officially celebrates its centenary next week with a service at westminster abbey

and a huge flypast over buckingham palace. 100 aircraft will take part in the biggest display ever seen over the capital. and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as i've been finding out. —— as sophie has been finding out. some of the aircraft are taking part in the flight path next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right. but is on. pa nts a re preparations. all right. but is on. pants are on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons, 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies, and they took me along as they practised. this has never been done before, we have never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly past of london. we are really excited about it and have practised for a long time and prepared under the plans are all in place. the typhoons will

be just are all in place. the typhoons will bejust one element are all in place. the typhoons will be just one element of this huge fly past at their job will be just one element of this huge fly past at theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation and timing will be everything. to keep theirformation a and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royalfamily will be watching from the balcony. all will be packed with thousands of people there to see dozens of aircraft spanning much of the raf ‘s history. —— mall‘s. if they could pull it off it will be quite a sight. it was extraordinary being up there with so many typhoons. have you seen anything like this? 27 years of serving in the air force and we have never flown a formation that big. on the day like bull call will not be flying a typhoon. it has chosen history overspeed, opting to fly one of the last world war ii hurricanes.

these old school navigation in this, no gps, it is stopwatch and so it is full on what it will be good fun. there will be flying wing to win with spitfires, a dakota and the lancaster and what will be the raf‘s centrepiece is centenary year, the biggest fly past london has ever seen. biggest fly past london has ever seen. we have had an amazing run of glorious weather and many of us at least. will it continue? louise is across the newsroom with all of the details for us. kind of, yes, it will continue and be dry but there are some subtle differences with the forecast for tomorrow. let us bask on what we had for today, we are clouded the sky yet again, this is the scotland highlands. beautiful. what cloud around and maybe a show of some of us but they will be few and far between. the cloud will start to arrive through the

south—west overnight tonight. the risk of some showers in the channel isles, south—west parts of england and also south wales. at the same time we break in cloud the lincolnshire into eastern england and eastern scotland and some of the cloud will become a little more widespread as we go through the day tomorrow. many of us will start to dry with some sunshine and as i say su btle dry with some sunshine and as i say subtle differences as we go into the afternoon. the cloud will thicken and their risk of some showers in the scotland but few and far between. widespread showers across the channel isles, in the south—west england, south wales, and maybe one or twojust pushing england, south wales, and maybe one or two just pushing through the channel. so there is a risk may be ofa channel. so there is a risk may be of a future with into london, temperatures down a degree or so with more cloud developing the ring the day. 21— 24. as for fw 19 at wimbledon, i suspect we may start off with sunny skies but a little more cloud is to go through the day. the river charts just a small chance ofa the river charts just a small chance of a shower, this is perhaps

overdoing it a little bit but i do not suspect it is going to spoil play that much at all. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, a weather front is pushing out of wednesday into thursday, a weatherfront is pushing into out of wednesday into thursday, a weather front is pushing into the far north—west, introducing a subtle change again for scotland. it will bring more cloud and the odd spot of rain but more importantly winds of the atlantic are calling so a noticeable difference to the feel of your weather on thursday. this guy isa your weather on thursday. this guy is a much of north—west scotland and northern ireland, hires a 15— 18. further south, little in the way of cloud, more sunshine coming through and hardly a breeze. temperatures responding yet again, back up into the high 20s, 82 fahrenheit is not out of the question. it looks as though it will be business as usual as we move towards the weekend, dry, settled and sunny. temperatures perhaps peaking at around 30 degrees. if you