welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: food and medical help finally reaches the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand. but it could be weeks or months before they're rescued. this is still a huge operation with large numbers of people coming in to help an operation which has achieved a remarkable success, but still doesn't have an answer as to how they are going to get those boys out of the caves. poland's chief justice refuses to step down as a row over forced retirement hits the country's judiciary. i'm olly foster in moscow, where the quarterfinal line—up is now complete, england taking their place in the last eight with a penalty shootout win against colombia. and celebrating 100 years of the royal air force: the raf is preparing britain's biggest ever flypast. hello.

well, they've now got food, medical supplies and hope but the 12 boys trapped with their football coach in a flooded cave in thailand may have to stay there, possibly for months. to get out sooner, they'll have to be taught to scuba dive — and many of them can't swim — or they wait for floodwaters to drop. but with months of monsoon rains about to start, there's concern levels could rise and threaten the air pocket where they've taken refuge. jonathan head reports. 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 divers moves in and out of the caves. they're 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. the coach's assistant went in with that day. dasha in my heart all i could think about for the past nine daysisis could think about for the past nine days is is there any way, is there anyone who can somehow get those quys anyone who can somehow get those guys out? it fell to two british cave divers to find them. how many of you? 13? brilliant. this extraordinary video captures the momentjohn and rick saw the missing children perched on a muddy ledge above the water. they left them, promising more help. we are coming, 0k. many people are coming. many,

many people. we are the first. many people coming. today, the children we re people coming. today, the children were visited by thai navy divers and had theirfirst were visited by thai navy divers and had their first food and medical treatment. they are said to be in surprisingly good health. the two british men are among the world's most experienced and steering cave divers, the highly specialised field. in 2004, they made a record—breaking exploration of the hole in somerset, reaching new depths. theirfriend hole in somerset, reaching new depths. their friend and photographer martyn farr talked about their achievement in thailand. do you know what, i feel emotional about it now but then, well, you think this is fantastic. those boys have had a hard nine, ten days underground. and now they have the best guys there. sojohn and rick, you know, they are culled, they are

very collect it, they are very organised, extremely if the plan. for calm. contract professionals. 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. live to california now and dr paul auerbach, professor of emergency medicine at stanford university. professor, i know you're also editor of a textbook on wilderness medicine. what most concerns you about the group public situation now? the tough part now, which is obvious to everyone, is that these survivors need to be brought out of the cave so need to be brought out of the cave so this is going to be a complicated rescue at best. it will be dangerous. it will be highly tech call. and so, that is really the

biggest concern at this point. —— technical. what medical issues worry you and also in features diseases and those caves? at this point, the boys, as has been noted for remarkably good shape, —— boys, as has been noted for remarkably good shape, -- are boys, as has been noted for remarkably good shape, —— are in remarkably good shape, —— are in remarkably good shape, the immediate issues that dehydration, nutrition and thermal protection and all those are being dealt with by the rescuers who are at the scene. if they have to stay in the cave for much longer, then one would begin to worry about then one would begin to worry about the possibility of contracting an infectious disease and the two most common ones would be lactose by rosa ‘s from water contamination or one from a fungal infection that is present in caves. quite often intricately associated with excretions from bats. so if they

have to be in the caves for a very long time, what are your other concerns about effects on the body, physical possibly mental? emotional concerns would be a very high priority. it has to be frightening for the people inside the cave, it has to be somewhat depressing, there is thejubilation has to be somewhat depressing, there is the jubilation of being found and 110w is the jubilation of being found and now the reality of getting out so there is a bit of disappointment following that big success. so it is going to be very important to keep the boys's spirits up, to keep them occupied and to constantly infuse them with hope so that they know they can be rescued. in terms of medical conditions, they will be strengthening the boys now because no matter how they bring them out, they are going to need to be as strong and is well conditioned as possible so that is notjust

nutrition but that will be a bit of exercise, albeit in a very limited space. just briefly, we are hearing the true thai navy doctors have volunteered to stay with the boys forup to four volunteered to stay with the boys for up to four months to help keep them healthy. they will be trying particularly ha rd them healthy. they will be trying particularly hard i guess because they do not want to have to rush them out which could be really dangerous. taking them out if they are ina dangerous. taking them out if they are in a weakened condition through are in a weakened condition through a technical dive risk up —— rescue probably wouldn't be the best thing to do with this point and the heroism of everyone involved is certainly something to be proud of. doctors will be in and out of the cave, they will have rescuers in and out of the cave, they can bring in lights, they can pump in air, they can bring food, they can bring water, and if need be they can bring medicine to treat the boys, should they be acquiring any illnesses. professor, thank you so much for sharing your expertise. professor, thank you so much for sharing your expertiselj

professor, thank you so much for sharing your expertise. i wish these children and everybody involved the best. we are paying close attention to this and we think everybody for cooperating in assisting in saving these young fellows. absolutely, we will all say amen to that. many thanks. confusion reigns at the highest levels of poland's judiciary. the chiefjustice has said she will defy a new law that requiresjudges to retire at 65, not 70. she says she'll be turning up for work on wednesday. but the word from aides to the polish president is that the new law will come into force, and a new chiefjustice has already been appointed. lebo diseko reports. this is the woman that poland will be watching on wednesday. ma gorzata gersdorf, she was ahead of the supreme court. she was supposed to step at midnight, in line with a new law cutting the retirement age the supreme courtjudges law cutting the retirement age the supreme court judges from law cutting the retirement age the supreme courtjudges from 70 265. it

means around one third of the country's judiciary could lose their jobs unless the president extends their terms. but ma gorzata gersdorf says she will defy the new legislation which she has called a purge. translation: as far as my status is concerned, it has not changed after talks with the president. tomorrow i will come to work. i have a six year term in line with a constitution and i have to act in accordance with the constitution. i have appointed a judge, the president of the chamber of flavour and social security, to perform duties during my absence because i intend to go on vacation. i think because i intend to go on vacation. ithinki because i intend to go on vacation. i think i deserve it. her because i intend to go on vacation. i thinki deserve it. her supporters plan will protest like these for wednesday over what is the latest in a series of laws passed to increase control over the judiciary. the government says the changes will help fight corruption and improve efficiency, are giving the courts

we re efficiency, are giving the courts were never properly reformed after the end of communism. but there is also been criticism internationally. on monday, the european union launched legal action against poland's government, saying the law undermined judicial independence. and while it is unclear what will happen if and when ma gorzata gersdorf does turn up at work, whatever is clear is that she will not go quietly. let's get some of the day's other news: malaysia's former prime minister, najib razak, who lost power in may, has arrived at court to be charged with corruption offences. mr najib is expected to face more than ten counts of committing criminal breach of trust, linked to a former subsidiary of the state investment fund 1mdb. the president—elect of mexico is to invite the pope to help bring peace to the country. at least 200,000 people have died in drug—related crime over the past decade. andres manuel lopez obrador was speaking just after his first meeting with the outgoing president, enrique pena nieto, since sunday's election. ajudge in brazil has

sentenced the tycoon, eike batista, to 30 years injail. thejudge said batista had paid $16 million in bribes to a former governor of rio state to secure lucrative contracts. he rejects the allegations. private e—mails sent and received by google mail users can sometimes be read by staff at third—party app developers. google managers insist only companies they've vetted can access messages, and only if users have "explicitly granted permission to access e—mail". it's a year since president trump pulled out of the paris climate agreement. but despite that, cities across the united states have stepped up their attempts to manage the impact of global warming. nada tawfik has this report from new york, one of the cities most vulnerable to climate change. the invading waters of jamaica bay have already altered life here in broad channel,

and they may yet make this island unliveable before the end of the century. this is one of new york city's lowest—lying neighbourhoods. it doesn't take much to flood these streets — just a high tide. this may look dramatic but it's actually a regular occurrence here in broad channel — so much so that the city has had to raise several of the streets. so it's easy to see why new york is so concerned about rising sea levels. we can go out on the deck and you can see the marsh. barbara lives in the flood zone. new york has more residents in these high—risk areas than any other us city. it's a key reason why this island metropolis is still committed to the paris climate accord, even though the trump administration withdrew a year ago. is it a matter of belief or is it accepting what scientists have discovered and documented? i think trump's attitude is completely wrong. but the united states

could still meet the paris commitment, thanks to the actions of cities. at this high school in queens, solar panels now help power the lights and computers. new york city has earmarked $1 billion to make buildings more energy efficient. when we started doing this, 40 cities came together and created the cities coalition for climate action, and today, there are over 200 cities who are part of that. these are the largest places on earth, all working together, sharing the best ideas and lessons learned. downstairs in the classroom, the science students monitor how much energy the solar panels have saved. their studies have left them with a sense of urgency about tackling climate change. just being with my classmates, all of us now make jokes about turning off the lights because we want to save energy, stuff like that, recycling everything. you become more conscious of it when it's something you're working with.

and when you're living with it every day, as the residents in broad channel must, then it's impossible not to imagine a future when your home will have to be surrendered to the water. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: celebrating the royal air force's centenary — we're in one of the typhoons practising for next week's huge flypast over london. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory

using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in thailand have received their first food and medical treatment for ten days. poland's chiefjustice has said she'll defy a new law coming into force requiring judges to retire at 65, not 70. more now on our main story the cave

network that the boys are trapped in makes the rescue mission particularly complicated. our science correspondent, victoria gill, has been considering the options for getting them out safely. what was meant to be an adventure has become an international rescue mission. and what's not yet clear is just how that mission, to bring the 12 boys and their football coach safely to the surface, will be carried out. when the team walked into the entrance of the cave system on the 23rd ofjune, it was dry, but sudden heavy rainfall flooded unblocked narrow passageways. as their route to higher ground narrowed, they abandoned bikes and rucksacks. this is where british cave divers first reached them, two and a half miles from the entrance to the cave network. two options are being considered for their rescue, pumping water out

of flooded passageways, and teaching the boys to scuba—dive their way out, an extremely risky swim through tight spaces and low visibility. a third option is waiting for water levels to subside, which, at the start of the rainy season, could take months. with even more heavy rain expected in the coming days, rescuers will have to decide on the best way out. pakistan will hold general elections later this month, amid concerns that the army is cracking down on press freedom in an effort to influence the result. the military denies interfering in politics but one of the country's oldest newspapers has seen its distribution severely disrupted. secunder kermani reports it is sam and tens of thousands of newspapers are on their way from markets like this to homes and offices across pakistan. for over a month, though, the country's most established

english—language paper dawn has been unofficially banned from a number of districts controlled by the pakistani military. it began when they published an interview with the former prime minister apparently criticising the army for interfering in politics and not doing more to tackle militant groups. many in pakistan believe that the problems being faced by dawn are part of a wider clampdown on press freedom ahead of elections. they say the country's military is trying to manipulate the results before the voting has even started. we had something like 650 complaints across the country of people who are not receiving dawn, despite their insistence, because their distributors want to deliver it but they are being physically obstructed by the military. hameed haroon is the ceo of dawn and also head of the all pakistan newspapers society. what is occurring, in fact, is the decapitation of a political class, of political leadership, on the eve of the elections. the media is required to be silent about it under the guise of national security.

and as a consequence, we are being targeted because we don't believe that kind of silence is what this country is all about. last year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was disqualified from office. he's now on trial for corruption. sharif‘s supporters and many analysts say his rivals, the military, forced him from power using the courts as a cover. the army denies that, but the journalists and outlets being targeted are those critical of the military. earlier this year, geo news was taken off air in large parts of pakistan, reappearing after reportedly agreeing to change its editorial stance.

at the dawn newspaper offices, they are still printing copies and still reporting as before. but with just over three weeks until the elections, many in pakistan are nervous about what lies ahead. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. now to the world cup, and, england have gone through to the quarter—finals beating colombia 4—3 on penalties in a nail—biting finish. colombia scored a goal in the dying minutes of the game to equalise one all, and drive the match into extra time, and then penalties. england will now play sweden in the quarter—finals. the swedes earlier beat switzerland by a goal to nil. paul frostick reports. england's captain has been their shining star so far in russia and against colombia in the last 16, harry kane was to prove his worth once again. a feisty ill—tempered match saw the referee repeatedly going into his pocket for the yellow card. england dominated and after the break, kane's work rate saw him

earn a penalty, wrestled down by carlos sanchez. he stepped up to slot his sixth goal. when a dramatic equaliser was headed in. it remained 1—1 after extra time so it was another last 16 penalty shootout. when colombian carlos backer backer had his spot kick saved on penalties, something that has eluded them so many times. sweet dreams are made of this. a first world cup quarterfinal for 24 years. an untidy tie in st petersburg saw a decisive blow struck midway through the second half. a 1—0 win over switzerland means they look forward to the last eight for the first time since 1994

and that meeting with england. 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 willjoin the biggest display ever seen over the capital. their final rehearsal was on tuesday in the skies over lincolnshire in eastern england. the bbc‘s sophie raworth joined them... they've been planning this for months. today raf cranwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads 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. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place.

the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision 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 will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people there to see dozens of aircraft spanning much of the raf‘s history. if they can pull it off, it will be quite a sight. that was extraordinary, being up there with so many

typhoons. have you ever seen anything like it? never in 27 years of serving in her majesty's royal air force, i've never flown in a formation that big before. but on the day, station commander mike balkwill will not be flying a typhoon. he has chosen history over speed, opting to fly one of the last world war two hurricanes. it is old—school navigation. there is no gps. it's a map and stopwatch, so it's full—on, but it will be good fun. they will be flying wing to wing with spitfires, a lancaster and a dakota in what will be the raf centrepiece for its cenetenary year. the biggest fly past london has ever seen. now, being heckled is part of the job when you're a politician especially in britain's house of commons. but it's just that bit more awkward when the cries aren't from the opposition. defence secretary gavin williamson was talking about the fight against islamic state, when his mobile phone interjected. here's what happened. doctor outposts in the euphrates valley and surrounding areas. doctor outposts in the euphrates valley and surrounding areaslj

doctor outposts in the euphrates valley and surrounding areas. i have found something on syrian democratic is forces. what are very wrong business that is. it's an intervention. i do apologise for that. it is very rare that you are heckled by your own mobile phone. the boys in the thailand cave in good health and are joking with rescuers. they could be rescued in months. 12 boards and our coach found on monday nine days after they went missing. we are told they are in surprisingly good shape. thank you for watching. the weather story across the uk

of late has been pretty dull and boring — we had to go to the football for some excitement, haven't we? yesterday, hardly a cloud in the sky again actoss much of the country, as depicted by north wales, but some subtle differences as we go through the day today. a little more cloud around for many of us and there may even be a chance of a shower. why? well, the high pressure isjust weakening its grip a little and it's allowing this plume of showery rain to push up from the south—west. very hit and miss and not everywhere will see them, but there's a risk of a few of those, and at the same time the north—easterly breeze will drag in more cloud across northern england and eastern england throughout the day. so here, that could just have an effect of this feel of the temperature, but let's take a look at these showers in a little more detail, circulating around that south—west area, but we might see one or two just pushing up into southern england as well. so that could be pretty tricky if you are heading off to wimbledon. there is a small chance — only a very small chance —

of catching a shower but it is certainly worth bearing in mind. i suspect there will be a little more cloud around and that, for some of you, may come as welcome news. so this is sw19 with cloudy skies overhead. just an outside chance of a shower, perhaps this is over—reading it a little bit. you really will be unlucky if you do catch one, but it's worth bearing in mind, particularly in comparison to the weather that we've seen of late. but in terms of the feel of things, despite a little more cloud and the risk of a shower, temperatures are still slightly above the average for the time of year, with 21—24 degrees. now, look at this as we move out of wednesday into thursday, we have got a weather front showing its hand in the far north—west. now, this will be interesting — not much in the way of rain on it but it is going to introduce a wind direction from a north—westerly and behind it, something a little bit fresher. so certainly on thursday,

more cloud for northern ireland and for much of scotland, and a noticeable difference here to the feel of the weather. further south and east, we've still got that warmth and we lose the risk of few showers so temperatures are going to respond again back up to 29 degrees, as opposed to 15 or 19 degrees in the far north—west. now that weather front will drift out of the way and then high pressure building again from the south—west so things are going to quieten down as we move towards the weekend and if you do not believe me, let's have a look at the weekend story. friday and saturday, temperatures building and the sunshine set to return, highs of 29—30. take care. the latest headlines: food and medical supplies have been sent into the cave complex in thailand where 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped for ten days. a doctor and nurse are among a group of divers who've reached the group. the monsoon rains imminent, the

group may have two remain in the cave for months. the thai military says it won't risk the boys' safety with a hasty evacuation. poland's chiefjustice has said she'll defy a new law coming into force, requiring judges to retire at 65, not 70. malgorzata gersdorf said she'd turn up for work on wednesday as usual, she's called the changes "unconstitutional" and "a purge of thejudiciary". england are through to the world cup quarter—finals for the first time since 2006. they beat colombia 4—3 on penalties. on saturday, they'll face sweden, who defeated switzerland 1—0. it is just after half—past two in the morning.