this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: in good spirits: the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand are seen to be joking and smiling. they receive their first food and medical treatment in ten days but rescue could be weeks or months away. a roller—coaster ride in russia as england beat colombia on penalties to reach the world cup quarter—finals. they'll now face sweden. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in moscow where, after three weeks of thrills and upsets, we finally know the last eight teams in the tournament. poland's chief justice refuses to step down as a row over forced retirement hits the country's judiciary. brexit backlash: business leaders reject the british prime minister's latest proposals calling for near frictionless trade with the european union when the uk leaves. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. the institute of directors here in the uk has published a survey saying that businesses don't want tell us what you think: 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. in the last few hours rescuers have released a new video of the children's football team. the boys introduce themselves by their nicknames and say they are in good health. wrapped in emergency blankets, theyjoke with the divers who are staying with them until they can be brought out safely. lebo diseko reports. the smiles and hello as some of the

12 boys give a traditional thai greeting, say their nicknames and that they are in good health. with them, are thai navy seal who tells them, are thai navy seal who tells them the whole world has been following our story. there is even a moment of laughter as one of the boys sissy was forgotten in the round of introductions. watching on a monitor outside the entrance, their mothers. translation: i am so glad he is alive and safe, i am speechless and i want to thank everyone who helped, thank you very much. translation: i am dying to see him, i miss my son. but getting the 12 boys and their coach out won't be easy. for one thing, none of the boys can swim in the dark passages are certified and parts that they will have to go through one by one. the boys will have to wait up to four months for the flooding to go down. water is being pumped out to try and stock levels were rising. and authorities

say they won't rush to get the boys out. what is more important is taking a zero risk strategy but even as authorities weigh their options, more rain is expected in the coming days so while there has been much to celebrate, it is also clear that is much work ahead. and these are the pictures live at the scene at the moment in tham luang in northern thailand. you can see this as the scene at the cave where of course rescuers are busy trying to come up with a plan of getting these boys back to safety back home to their families. we will bring you any new details as and when we hear them. right now, we will return to that story when there is more to tell you. at the football world cup, all 16 countries have played in the knock—out phase of the tournament, ending on tuesday night with the nailbiter, england versus colombia, which ended with england

winning on penalties. we were glued, it was a nailbiter right to the last moment. it feels like every morning when i talk to you, iam like every morning when i talk to you, i am talking about high drama, nailbiting action, heart stopping moments and it seems like a bit of a cliche because once again, this has delivered. i was lucky enough to be in the stadium when england were playing that penalty shootout. when we knew that was happening and england and the colombians had

drawn, there was no goal in extra time, ithink drawn, there was no goal in extra time, i think a lot of the england fa ns time, i think a lot of the england fans in the stand were biting their knuckles because as we know, england has the worst record when it comes to penalty shootouts. they seem to overturn some of their bad fortune when it came to penalties after last night and it's worth mentioning in the stadium, the england fans were really outnumbered by colombian fans who were hugely disappointed that they are now out of the world cup. the other match worth mentioning is that sweden are through to the quarterfinals and they beat switzerland. we look back at night high drama. 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. it was a lead that was kept largely comfortable until injury time 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 byjordan pickford, it was left to eric dier to win for england on penalties, something that has eluded them so many times. sweet dreams are made of this. a first world cup quarterfinal for 2h 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. i've watched a lot of sport but i've

never seen a penalty shootout in the stadium so i have to say it was terrifying because when we watch penalty shootouts, we are usually hiding behind the sofa but there was no soap to hide behind last night and because there were semi— fans and because there were semi— fans and the other team, it was interesting to see just how england we re interesting to see just how england were outnumbered in terms of the fans. hearing or the booms in the colombian side. a lot of energy but we now know which teams are through to the quarterfinals so i will we what have got coming up in this world cup. it's worth pointing out today, there are no matches. a lot of those matches have been during this week can now be put to rights. on friday, uruguay play france which

will be a huge match. brazilface belgium, another big one. on saturday, sweden take on england and the hosts face croatia. this city will come alive at the weekend of the first matches in the quarterfinals on friday. the first matches in the quarterfinals on fridaylj the first matches in the quarterfinals on friday. i have to say, i've watched far too many penalty shootouts. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the former malaysian prime minister, najib razak, has been charged with criminal breach of trust and corruption at a court in a kuala lumpur. the charges are connected to billions of dollars that went missing from a government—controlled fund when he was in power. najib razak has denied embezzling funds. the 64—year—old former prime minister was arrested at his home on tuesday. 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 in jail. thejudge said batista had paid $16 million in bribes to a former governor of rio state to secure lucrative contracts. he rejects the allegations. the uk business lobby group the insitute of directors has released a survey of nearly 800 business leaders, claiming the majority want post—brexit customs arrangements that avoid the need for new customs processes with the eu. geraint anderson is a financial columnist. hejoins me now in the studio. the former bank in the city. we

won't hold that against you. so just to say, is the institute of directors today and they have got quite a broad survey, 800 business leaders but this represents companies that are notjust big companies, like the chambers of commerce. there are small and medium—sized companies as well.|j don't think there are many businesses out there which are pro— brexit. there are some. wetherspoon ‘s. i can't think of many more though. there are some. the problem is, when you are in a business, you are incredibly busy, working out strategies. incredibly competitive global marketplace. so much time and energy spent. that might be ok but they don't know what brexit they are dealing with either. that is the big problem. they are shooting in the

dark to some extent. when you consider that on the impact it's going to have on gdp growth, there are not many people in the city who are not many people in the city who are pro— brexit. are not many people in the city who are pro- brexit. yesterday, we had the chamber of commerce saying that we needed issues. they have a list of 23 answers they want questions for. today, it is the institute of directors. those in the business community are getting frustrated about the timeframe. that will go on the blink of a night. there seems to be so much that still needs to be sorted out. it seems to me that the ha rd core toy sorted out. it seems to me that the hardcore toy brexit years, the rees—moggs of the world, they don't ca re rees—moggs of the world, they don't care about the economic impact. they

probably do but their view is the impact will be different to what many people are expecting. impact will be different to what many people are expectingm impact will be different to what many people are expecting. it goes against what many experts are stating. their ideologies kind of dominate more than their concerns about economic implications and this sort of thing will be water off a duck ‘s back. they've got this peculiar idea. do you really think donald trump is going to give us a nice beneficial deal? thanks in now. all of this will be discussed in detail later. the meeting is happening at the government's country residence, checkers, and all these reports coming out in the run—up to that. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: bosnia struggles to cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants trying to reach northern europe. china marked its first day of rule

in hong kong with a series 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 the record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: fresh footage has been released of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand. they're seen to be joking, smiling and in good health. but rescue could be weeks or months away. england have claimed the last quarter—final slot at the world cup, beating colombia on penalties. they'll now face sweden, who beat switzerland. 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. our correspondent adam

easton is in warsaw. adam, just explain to us why she is insisting on going to work, and some of the thinking behind the change of guard in thejustice of the thinking behind the change of guard in the justice system in poland. yeah, the chiefjustice of the supreme court, malgorzata gersdorf, is 65, and due to the lowering of the retirement age, which came into force at midnight last night, she is no longer the chiefjustice, according to the new law. however, mrs gersdorf has said she will come to work as normal today in the supreme court behind me, and people are starting to gather here in this square to show support for her and for the otherjudges. there's almost 40% ofjudges who looked to be affected and could be replaced if the polish president decides not to

extend their mandate, so this is leading to accusations that the governing party here in poland is eroding the independence of the judiciary here in poland, and it's not just the european judiciary here in poland, and it's notjust the european commission but the united nations, the council of europe, the american cat that are association — they've all raised concerns that there is a series of laws that have been introduced in the last two years or so that have attempted to give the governing party the tools, if you like, to politicise the judiciary and put judges sympathetic to the governing party into positions of power. what is the government's argument as to why they should change this law so swiftly, at midnight, as it were, insisting on them all being removed? essentially the government says that the judiciary essentially the government says that thejudiciary is essentially the government says that the judiciary is inefficient. essentially the government says that thejudiciary is inefficient. it essentially the government says that the judiciary is inefficient. it has never been properly reformed since the end of communism in 1989, and

it's become sort of like a closed cast, a privilege, closed cast, which defends their own interests, not the citizens' — that's what the government says needs doing, and they say these reforms will change that, they won't erode independence. however, malgorzata gersdorf says the constitution guarantees herrera six year term, and she intends to stay in office until 2020, when her mandate expires. it sounds like a stalemate. it will be interesting to see what happens when she does arrive at work this morning. exactly. we could have a period coming now where we will have some judicial legal chaos, where we have malgorzata gersdorf, the chief justice who is opposed to have retired, and the president would appoint a replacement for her, and

we could have competing authorities in poland's high court, which could cause serious problems for the legal system here in poland. thank you for now. 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. new migrants trying to reach the european union are attempting to follow a route through albania and montenegro to bosnia,

and then trying to cross into croatia. border police have been pushing them back, and thousands of people are now stuck in bosnia. guy delauney reports. they fled conflict and poverty to shelter in a war damaged building thousands of miles from home. eirene surely doesn't get much darker. bosnia barely saw any refugees during the crisis three years ago, but this year that changed, and the country's woefully unprepared. we've met people here from syria, iran, iraq and afghanistan, and many of them have trekked through albania and montenegro to get here, this bombed out student dormitory in the bosnian city of bihach. from here they are hoping to reach nearby croatia and plus the european union.

tell us, why are you here in bosnia? because we want to go in germany and switzerland. they just want to pass this border and go to their goal country, like germany, switzerland or other place, because this situation is so terrible. you can see, here is like a toilet. but still they come. volunteers feed more here every week, and the numbers are likely to increase further over the summer. that's a big problem for bosnia, a poor, ethnically divided country which can barely look after its own people. now we have more than 3000 refugees and migrants, and many of them, they don't have shelter. it is undignified condition, little kids and family also sleeping in abandoned building, and this is not the proper conditions. the city of bihach is certainly struggling to cope. its offer of the dilapidated war damaged dormitory was the best

it could do for the recent arrivals. officials say they've waited in vain for bosnia's central government to ta ke for bosnia's central government to take charge of the growing crisis. translation: i can only guess at what the government's motives are. i feel they've been caught offguard and don't probably understand the gravity of the situation facing bihach in bosnia and herzegovina in general. so, for now, this relic of a war which ended two decades ago is housing people fleeing the conflict of today. hosts and visitors alike are hoping for better times. in business briefing, we will look at the various options being tabled with regards to brexit and the movement of goods in particular across borders when the uk believes the european union. there's lots of detail on our website, of course, that explains the timeline, explains

some of the detail, all that kind of thing. we've heard from many of you this morning as to what you think might bea this morning as to what you think might be a good deal, or what's important with regards to this deal. we have bilalji saying trade is not the only motive for the european union. cooperation is critical so negotiations must focus on security as well as supply chain. let's take as well as supply chain. let's take a look at the bbc website. lots of detail, as i mentioned. we've got the brexit timeline, which you may find useful — hopefully we will bring you that — and other stories for you as well. just to say in business briefing, we will outline the three options being considered. we have the cabinet meeting at checkers on friday. i'll see you soon. the story has been pretty

boring. the weather story across the uk of late has been pretty dull and boring — we've had to go to the football for some excitement, haven't we? in fact, yesterday, hardly a cloud in the sky again across much of the country, as depicted by north wales, but there are some subtle differences as we go through the day today. there'll be 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. they'll be very hit and miss and not everywhere will see them, but there is 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 the 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 mightjust see one or two

just pushing up into southern england as well. so that could be pretty tricky if you're heading off to wimbledon. there is a small chance — only a very small chance — of catching a shower, but it's certainly worth bearing in mind. i suspect there'll 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 a 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 builds again from the south—west so things are going to quieten down as we move towards the weekend, and if you don't believe me, let's have a look at the weekend story. friday into saturday shows the temperatures building and the sunshine set to return, highs of 29—30. take care. this is your business briefing. i'm sally bundock. brexit backlash — business leaders reject the british prime minister's latest proposals calling for near frictionless trade with the european union when the uk leaves. a stunning fall from grace. former malaysian prime minister najib razak is officially charged in a probe linked to the 1mdb fund. to the mark the asia, we are seeing

declines. japan down nearly half a percent. wall street will be closed.