lots of sunshine across the uk. the temperatures will be pretty good as well. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 11.00am. "a special night for every englishman". manager gareth southgate says the england team won't be bowed by the pressures of the past after the team's first ever victory in a penalty shootout, the focus now is on saturday's quarter final against sweden. we are but england's base. they are backin we are but england's base. they are back in training and the focus switches to sweden. a major incident is declared in amesbury. two people are critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. police are searching the home of a nurse who's being held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six others in a chester hospital.

the death of six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute is now being treated as murder. the boys trapped in a cave in thailand say they're in good health and good spirits as rescuers rehearse plans to bring them out. and roger federer and serena williams headline todays second round action at wimbledon. good morning. it's july the 4th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. england are through to the world cup quarter—finals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over colombia. it's the first time the three lions have won a world cup match on penalties. their next challenge will be sweden in the last eight on saturday. lets take a look at the winning penalty scored by eric dier. yes!

england fans from around the world celebrated the win after an agonising penalty shoot—out and as you can see from this footage they went wild. let's get the latest from our sports correspondent, david ornstein, who's at the england base in repino. what was the atmosphere like?m what was the atmosphere like? it is a very calm location where england are based. there aren't many of us left here on match days but they arrived back at 6am and since then the whole place has been buzzing. england return to training today but it will only be the players who were

substitutes or who all who were not involved. the starters were rest and recover after their exertions last night. it was an epic victory but they now have a very quick turnaround. southgate suggested there may be few injuries in the camp so these couple of days will be crucial for camp so these couple of days will be crucialfor nursing camp so these couple of days will be crucial for nursing anyone's and focusing on the next task at hand. england have broken new ground, reaching the quarterfinals at the world cup that the first time since 2006. that was their first knockout match in any tournament since that same year. now they want to go further. they don't want to go home at the quarterfinal stage and with sweden their next opponents what better and opportunity they have. sweden are ranked 24th in the world and england are ranked 12th. there are no more former champions in england's path to the final. for a tea m england's path to the final. for a team that came into the tournament with such low expectations, now the

feeling around the camp is sky—high. and also an incredible moment for gareth southgate who went through the pain of missing a penalty against germany in a world cup. total redemption for him. his journey has been remarkable. the semifinals of euro 96 on home soil against germany. gareth southgate with the decisive spot kick and he missed. that has lived with him and it always will but now he is rebuilding. he came into thejob quite fortuitous lead after sam alla rdyce was quite fortuitous lead after sam allardyce was sacked following a newspaper sting. initially he rejected the job on a temporary basis after roy hodgson was sacked. then he took it and since then the tea m then he took it and since then the team have started to play where the real identity. a young squad. this is england's third youngest squad

ever to go to world cup. he has really prepared for bigley. he is the first england manager not to say that penalty shoot outs are a lottery a nd that penalty shoot outs are a lottery and he thinks they are a skill and has been working hard on them on the training ground. england scored four of their five penalties and went through despite there being tens of thousands of columbia supporters cheering their team on. they reached the quarterfinals in brazil four years they reached the quarterfinals in brazilfour years ago but they reached the quarterfinals in brazil four years ago but it was england who triumphed. this will make them full of confidence going into that sweden match and an opportunity to reach the semifinals. if they get there they will play russia or croatia. it does feel different. we will be talking more about the psychology of penalties in just a few moments. thank you very much. watching england in a knock—out game is rarely an easy or relaxing experience for fans and last night was no exception.

john maguire reflects on an evening of anxiety and ecstasy for england fans. as england make history this celebrated like mad. from the west to the east and from the north to the south. england had expected every man to do his duty. last night, for the first time in what seems like a lifetime, they did. harry king's penalty caused ecstasy across england but agony among these colombian fans watching in north london. when they equalised with just seconds left on the clock the

emotions reversed in spectacular style. for once, england won on penalties. i am happy, i'm over the moon. as we've been hearing, england fans have never experienced the feeling of winning a world cup penalty shootout. so how did they do it? joining me now is ben lyttleton, author of ‘twelve yards, the art and psychology of the perfect penalty‘. thank you very much forjoining us. was the victory all the sweeter

because of the fact it was on a penalty shoot out? i think gareth southgate would have preferred it not to have gone to penalties because the players had to play for an extra half—hour before the next game. however, to win on penalties does give a huge boost of confidence to any team and especially this england team because we have not won a penalty shoot out for 22 years and have never won one in a world cup. it is really down to gareth southgate who has learnt from the lessons of 1996 when he volunteered to ta ke lessons of 1996 when he volunteered to take a penalty even though he had only ever taken on before in his career and had missed it. he took the lessons from that. don't ask players if they want to take on. he is the coach, he has the responsibility to choose which players should take the penalties and when and in which order. that is one of the lessons he took from 1996. there are many others that we

saw in action last night. england players all took their time after the referee had blown his whistle before they started the run up. that is traditionally something england players have never done. they have a lwa ys players have never done. they have always rushed their penalties which isa sign always rushed their penalties which is a sign of stress. they were much calmer and in control of the process last night. how difficult psychologically is it when you had a setback to maintain that calm that you are talking about? they got four of the penalties but it was the third one that was missed which must have given them a horrible jokes. third one that was missed which must have given them a horrible jokesm terms of the numbers, the odds were against england going into the shoot out records they conceded a goal in the last minute of normal time. statistically, the team that scores the last goal is more likely to go on to win the shoot out because they have the momentum. i think columbia kicked first which is also an advantage because it's harder to be

the team trying to avoid defeat. so from a numbers point of view england we re from a numbers point of view england were really up against it. the key penalty was the one taken by ciaran trippier because henderson had just missed and we had seemed to missed penalties in a row. it was a real opportunity for columbia, if they had missed they would only need one more to go through but ciaran trippier took a fantastic penalty and he owned the process. jordan pickford gave the ball to each of being when players before each penalty so they have the ball as they walked to the spot. that allowed them to be in charge of their own routine and not given the opportunity for the colombia goalkeeper to hold onto the author a bit longer or kick the ball away, just to make it harder. the england players had a routine and they stuck to it and told at the end of the day. how different is this team from

previous england teams? we are all daring to hope. this is the first england team that has actually trained for penalties which seems astonishing, but it's a factor of this gareth southgate management style. every england coach in the past that has lost on penalties has a lwa ys past that has lost on penalties has always said penalties are a lottery and we can strengthen them. that's like saying golfers don't practice the eighth of that's before they play in the ryder cup because you can't recreate the pressure of the ryder cup was saying and the money would not practice his second service before wimbledon. these elite athletes have to practice the key elements of the aircraft. that is exactly what england have done by practising the walk from the centre circle to the spot, by taking penalties after 120 minutes of training so they know what it's like to ta ke training so they know what it's like

to take a penalty when you are that exalted. the two teams that have lost on penalties before in this world cup, spain losing to russia and denmark losing to croatia, both coaches said after the game penalties are a lottery. they are a lottery for the team that loses but for the team that wins they are something that can be trained. it is something that can be trained. it is something they can take great confidence from in the next round. police in wiltshire have announced they are dealing with a ‘major incident‘ in the town of amesbury where two people have been hospitalised after being exposed to an unknown substance. the man and woman in their 40s are said to be in a critical condition at salisbury district hospital. they were found unconscious on saturday night. our correspondent, jon kay, is in amesbury. what more can you tell us? this is

the estate on the outskirts of amesbury where this man and woman in their 40s were found on saturday. it's their 40s were found on saturday. it‘s a brand—new estate and it‘s not yet finished so there are lots of lorries and figures taking construction materials around it. we understand these flats and houses we re understand these flats and houses were finished only a few months ago and that the couple who have been taken away and that the couple who have been ta ken away and and that the couple who have been taken away and now in hospital. they had only been here for a few weeks but were found in a bad way on saturday night. they are being treated for exposure to an unknown substance. initially the police thought it was heroin or cocaine but they still don‘t know what it is and until they do have some sudden clarity as tests continue today, they are still in the dark and that is why this is a major incident. it doesn‘t feel like too much of a major incident, there are no chemical hazard suits but clearly

they are taking it seriously, not least because the police about the incident 56 miles or in salisbury involving a former russian spy. it‘s fresh in the minds of the local community and the police so they have to take it seriously. but that said, at the moment, the police crime commissionerfor said, at the moment, the police crime commissioner for wiltshire has said that as far as he is concerned at the moment there is no proven definite link between what happened here and there the case. let‘s talk to chloe edwards who lives opposite and you were here on saturday night. think the picture of what you saw. there were loads and loads of ambulances and fire engines lining up. we were locked in our houses. it happened at about 7pm. they told us

for our own safety to see inside. —— stay inside. what was going through your mind when you saw that on your doorstep? obviously i did think it was connected to the attack in salisbury. that was because of the suits. it was nerve—racking and worrying. it's so quiet around here, nothing really happens. it was such a shock. this is the property that is being searched where this couple we re is being searched where this couple were found but the police have cordoned off a church around the corner where there was a fate on saturday afternoon. eight chemist in amesbury is being explored. what‘s it like to live in that situation? at first it was quite exciting but

now you want answers. that is just so now you want answers. that is just so much going on. it's so busy now. you kind of want answers now. maybe we will get some answers later today. we are expecting updates later in the day from wiltshire police and public health england. officials in thailand say the children‘s football team trapped in a flooded cave system are now in good enough health to be moved, but there will be no rescue attempt today. they were found on monday after nine days trapped deep in the cave by rising water, and have since received food and medical treatment. when the team walked into the entrance of the cave system on the 23rd ofjune it was dry, but sudden heavy rainfall flooded and blocked 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 the flooded passageways. and teaching the boys to scuba dive their way out, an extremely risky swim through tight spaces and low visibility. our reporter howard johnson is at the scene, and sent us this update on how the boys in the cave are doing. first of all we see they are in good spirits. they arejoking first of all we see they are in good spirits. they are joking and laughing with the medics that her down with the boys. they will be there for the duration of this rescue operation. we heard that one of the medics said to one of the boys, "don‘t worry, when you are above ground you will get treatment from a pretty nurse". the boys

laughed at that. when the camera pans around a couple of boys at the back look weak. one of them raises alarm to give av sign. we have to say these boys have been through a very awful ordeal so we don‘t know what their mental state is. nothing has come out from the teams down there about how they are coping mentally. we should hear about that as we established better communications with them. a woman arrested on suspicion of murdering at eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a hospital in chester has been named as 28—year—old nurse, lucy letby. cheshire police say they are working ‘as quickly as possible‘ to provide families with answers, as part of an investigation into the deaths of 17 infants at the countess of chester hospital. police on the scottish island of bute say they are now treating the death of a six—year—old girl

there earlier this week as murder. the body of alesha mcphail was found in woodland on monday morning just a few hours after she was reported missing. officers believe members of the public involved in the search for her may have vital information and have appealed for information. our correspondent james shaw is on the isle of bute. what is the latest? just to give you a sense this is a very live police investigation, you can see there is a line of police vans outside that house. somewhere in this area is where alesha mcphail was staying before she disappeared on monday morning. they have been police reinforcements arriving all through the last three days but one of the most significant things that came up in the police news conference yesterday was a warning to the public to be vigilant, to keep an eye on their loved ones, to make sure they had good security in their homes. which has caused people to

worry about what that means. does it mean there is a continuing threat? nobody knows, nobody can say. the people we have spoken to say it has made a difference and they are keeping an eye on their children and making sure their doors and windows are locked. this is supposed to be a holiday island. people from scotland come here for the holidays every year and the atmosphere we are told by locals is very different from what it would normally be at this time of year. the government is setting out plans for the fishing industry after brexit. ministers say the new proposals will make fishing more sustainable and environmentally friendly in future because the uk will negotiate access to its waters as an independent coastal state. the scottish government says it has significant concerns about the plans, which have been broadly welcolmed by the fishing industry. it's good news for the fishing

industry and coastal communities. we are taking back control of our territorial waters. once we leave the european union we will be able to ensure that we decide who comes into overseas, who fishes and we'll make sure that more of what is caught in our own waters is caught and british boats and landed in british ports. we can cross to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. many in the fishing industry are feeling pretty roos already because norman has not —— britain has not taken back control of our fishing waters at michael gove suggested might have been possible during the transition period. a lot rising —— riding on him being able to reassure the fishing community today. i‘m joined by conservative mp douglas ross. what does michael gove need to say today to reassure fishing communities? i share the disappointment of many fishing

committees and we didn't get the deal we were looking for in march. what we see in the white paper is a clear signal we are moving forward and we have seen action in scotland which is positive. does michael gove need to spell out a percentage of fishing quotas that british fishing fleets will be able to catch? that has been one of the main bones of contention. we can only catch 40% and like countries in iceland who can catch 90%. regaining the sovereignty of our fishing waters is the most important thing. that is spelt out clearly in the white paper. how concerned are fishing communities at the possibility that

if we do not get a good trade deal that they could be barriers and delays to exporting fish to europe? that is a concern and that has been heard loud and clear by the government. all of these negotiations with the eu show why so many communities floated to leave there, it's because of the reaction from the eu. it works both ways. the european union has to recognise the importance the uk is placing on fishing. how nervous should fishing communities be because of the relatively small role fishing plays in our economy appeared to other sectors like the car industry and the fear that once again fishing could be paying the price so we can secure a ccess could be paying the price so we can secure access to other areas?” understand that as a proportion of gdp investment in fishing industry to the uk is small compared to some of these big industry is but the

impact it has in coastal communities across the whole of the uk is immense and that is why use of such a backlash from mps like myself coming out than challenging my own government because we weren't happy with what we were seeing in march. they have an important role in our communities and mp5 from across the uk have taken a strong stance. we are talking fish but most people are more interested in the foot or from last night. you are a football referee as well. why is it that when we see these penalty shouts players seem to be free to spend ages harassing and intimidating referees with no real yellow cards being shown? these are the top referees in the world so players can try as much as they want but they want intimidate the world's best at the world cup. referees have a difficult job on the field of play and they are assisted by the er which is

working well. the players have to recognise they are role models to a lot of young people watching and they should reflect on their own behaviour because of kids see it happening in the world cup they will try and do it at grassroots level. thanks very much. i guarantee you there will be some questions about last nights match in prime minister‘s questions. after their victory against colombia in the world cup, england will now play sweden in the quarter—finals on saturday. the game will be played in samara, russia s sixth—largest city, a 13 hour train ride from last night s fixture in moscow, but how can fans from the uk get there? simon calder, travel editor of the independent, who has already been to russia for the group stage of the world cup, can tell us more. this piece of plastic is crucial in order to be able to get into russia

without the visa. a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. you can only get one if you got a match ticket. this is the match i went to see, and you get a fan id and you can demand entry into russia. sol can demand entry into russia. sol can buy a flat —— flight. best fighter could the gatwick on thursday going through istanbul. that will cost about £1200. if you haven't got a ticket or a fan id they have put the francis meli guy came on sale and it has been taken off because all the seats have gone. there are tickets coming and going. there are tickets coming and going. there are tickets coming and going. there are lots of moving parts to coordinate and if you do manage to get a ticket how quickly can you get fan id? immediately. it's online and

you get a printout as you take at passport control and then you go along to get your proper plastic fan id. once you've done that you are free to go. and the cost, £1200 is the cheapest flight? you can do it more cheaply if you get a cheap flight more cheaply if you get a cheap flight to moscow and take the train from there. 13 hours is the fastest train. that will save you money on accommodation because you can catch the night train after the match. and its third class only seats at the moment. let's hope they get through to moscow because that will be an easier prospect. the headlines coming up on the bbc news channel in a few moments. first, we will leave you with a look at the weather. lots of sunshine at the moment

across the uk. more cloud the further south you are through southern wales and parts of imminent. for many of us, blue skies like this in derbyshire. lots of sunshine over scotland and northern ireland and northern ireland. in the far north—east some cloud coming in off the north sea. cloud in south wales and south—west england. the chance of some showers in the afternoon here. temperature is as yesterday. overnight tonight, more cloud moving into scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere there are northern ireland. elsewhere there a re clear northern ireland. elsewhere there are clear skies and temperatures getting down to 11 celsius. through tomorrow, still a chance of some showers across southern parts and maybe the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures rising as we go to the end of the week. further north,

little but pressure on thursday. but warmer again by the weekend. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: england are preparing for the quarterfinals of the world cup for the first time in 12 years after winning their first—ever world cup penalty shoot—out 11—3 against colombia in moscow. police have declared a major incident in amesbury, where two people are critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. investigators on the isle of bute in scotland are now treating the death of schoolgirl, alesha macphail as murder. the six—year—old‘s body was found in woodland on monday. police haven‘t revealed the cause of death. police are continuing to question a nurse who they suspect murdered eight newborn babies and tried to kill six others in a chester hospital. the boys trapped in a flooded cave in thailand say they‘re in good health and good spirits, as rescuers rehearse plans to bring them out. but it‘s feared that as the monsoon season closes in there could be delays. the government is insisting

the uk will regain control of its seas after brexit, and that the future of the country‘s fishing industry — outside the eu — is bright. sport now. good morning. it is very difficult to do the drama of what happened in moscow last night — justice. but we can try. most importantly, england are into the world cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2006, by winning their first—ever penalty shoot—out at the tournament! it was a feisty and ill—tempered encounter in the russian capital, 1—1 after extra time.

it went to penalties, jordan henderson missed, only for colombia to then hit the bar, beforejordan pickford made a truly brilliant save from carlos baca. so it was up to eric dier to keep his cool and he did england‘s first ever penalty shoot out win at a world cup in the most dramatic of games imaginable. lots to take in then from what was a hectic, exhausting and exhilirating night in moscow. here‘s joe lynskey to try and sum it all up for you. england‘s first—ever penalty shoot out in the world cup is made poignant by gareth southgate. he put emphasis on england‘s mentality on taking penalties in preparation for the tournament. it was because he has personal scores to settle.

compare this image in moscow last night to the one at the old wembley stadium 22 years ago and the 25—year—old who had his heartbroken in 96, england‘s euphoric sorokin to an end with a penalty miss against germany in the semifinals —— it came to an end. he was pictured last night offering some consolation to the colombian players. he knows the feeling more than anyone else. congratulations, gareth. in the quarterfinals, have 22 years of her gone away “— quarterfinals, have 22 years of her gone away —— of hurt? quarterfinals, have 22 years of her gone away -- of hurt? nearly. we ke pt gone away -- of hurt? nearly. we kept our calm, kept our discipline in spate of provocation —— in spite, and if you could choose to win that way, you would choose to win every time. an emotional night for gareth

southgate and a historic one for jordan pickford. he saved a penalty in the shoot out and begin the first goalkeeper to even make a save in a penalty shoot out since david seaman when england lost to argentina. for jordan pickford, it is the combination of a rapid rise. he was still playing for bradford city in 2014. at 24 years the youngest player to play as a world cup finalist. it's about being strong mentally and not letting anything affect me and ijust get on with it and try to do my best for the team. all i do is try my best to help the team. whatever i can do, i‘ll do it. the nation got to win something it has never known before —— the nation got to celebrate. england win a penalty shoot out and they do it all

again on saturday against sweden in the world cup quarterfinals. this is a side who no longer have a superstar player. they look to the strength of their team. england will look to do the same. let‘s stay with that sweden match then. it‘ll take place in samara and our football reporter john bennett is there for us. what does the week have in store for england? the england players arrived back at their training base in the early hours. there will be a training session today for the players who didn‘t play against colombia. more training sessions tomorrow and on friday they will arrive here at samara and they will notice the intense heat. it is much hotter here than in st petersburg. for the last

match in the stadium behind me, because more serena, brazil against mexico —— —— kosmos arena, by the end of the game at apm it was still 30 celsius. —— at eight o‘clock. for england, it was a penalty shoot out in extra time. the fans will enjoy it here, lots of nice beaches. the game takes place in that stadium on saturday. that‘s all from the world cup for now. england are through to the world cup quarterfinals winning their first shoot out in the tournament. it's shoot out in the tournament. it‘s very poetic that gareth southgate in charge of the site was

obvious that the player 22 years ago. he was very brave and many england players kept their heads down when they were asked if they wa nted down when they were asked if they wanted to take one. he volunteered, he missed, but brave. a painfuljourney for them he missed, but brave. a painful journey for them but he missed, but brave. a painfuljourney for them but we are reaping the benefits now. thank you very much. the government claims britain will "take back control of its seas" as it sets out plans for the fishing industry after brexit today. ministers say the new proposals will make fishing more sustainable and environmentally friendly in future. i‘m joined from our aberdeen studio by the chief executive of scottish fisheries federation, bertie armstrong. what do you think? we are delighted. the default position after brexit forfishing will be the default position after brexit for fishing will be that we are a coastal state and that means sovereignty over their resources in the sea, the fish, but also the

authority to say who has access and for how long and how much fish they catch. this is a very distant position from the position we are now in under the common fisheries policy where we are constrained to allow 60% of the fish in our waters to be taken by other european nations. the comparative figures and other coastal states, one is iceland, who keep 95% of the fish, norway, who keep 85%. we keep 40% of the fish so there is a big journey to embark upon and it‘s very exciting for the uk fishing industry because we have a chance of serious expansion and becoming a world—class sustainable fishing nation instead of pa rt sustainable fishing nation instead of part of the eu where most of our fish goes elsewhere. how do you see potentially working? you say that

norway and iceland keep the lion‘s share, for those sorts of levels you would want to see here? what difference would it make to the fishing industry? to take the last question first, the potential difference is to double the size of the industry, double the volume of beautiful fish we catch. it will be a journey, we are realistic. curiously enough, the rules changed ina similarway curiously enough, the rules changed in a similar way but in the other direction for iceland for instance. the cod wars triggered it but iceland went from everybody fishing all over home waters, including us, which is where we are now with europe, to having sovereignty over their own 200 miles. they transformed themselves from where they were into a world leading fishing industry. it fell off a

cliff for us. we got turfed out immediately and are long—distance fleets which fished up their diet. we‘re not suggesting that happens to the european fleets but they will be movement and michel barnier and jean—claude juncker say there will be changes, but it is not a threat for us, it is a benefit and the bonus so we‘re hoping to move in a managed adjustment away the present circumstance where we are made to let go 60% of fish to a certain stands more like those of the other coastal states. how long that takes will be a matter of negotiation. negotiations haven‘t started, but the default position is for us to have sovereignty over our waters and we are looking for the government to have a backbone to face down the eu's have a backbone to face down the eu‘s demands that nothing changes and an attempt will be made to link

access to markets and access to our fisheries, which is absurd. there is everything to play for if governments get onside. it was an extraordinary night for england in moscow as gareth southgate‘s team made it to the world cup quarterfinals by winning — for the first time ever — a penalty shoot out against columbia. richard main brings us some of the reaction from around the country. it started as a night of tension and suspense. england never make things easy. a momentary lapse of concentration, a country experiences collected deja vu. surely not again? but finally, 22 years of penalty pain was swept away. from leeds

but finally, 22 years of penalty pain was swept to ay. from leeds t‘ but finally, 22 years of penalty pain was swept to birmingham, is t‘ london, bristol to birmingham, england fans celebrated. on a hot summer night, english fans, wherever they were, began to believe. let‘s get reaction from bermondsey in south london where an entire estate turned out to watch the match. our correspondent tom burridge is there. this is a site to soothe any sore heads for england fans this morning. there are flies at the back, so not eve ryo ne there are flies at the back, so not everyone was celebrating that dramatic penalty shoot out! this estate has come to symbolise how the nation is really behind the boys in russia as they go from success to

success. it was pretty tense, a lot of emotions running high here last night and kindly, of emotions running high here last nightand kindly, olga, of emotions running high here last night and kindly, olga, you are one of the colombian families who live here, we feel for you this morning because we know what it is like to go out on penalties! we're feeling very sad this morning. happy for england. it‘s her second home. we have lived here 20 years. so you are supporting england now? we support england. yeah. we know what it's like to lose on penalties, so we feel your pain, although we are ecstatic that england have won. first time ever in the world cup, how good is that? we're going to win every one now, you watch! lets not get carried away! you have contacted one of the players jordan

get carried away! you have contacted one of the playersjordan henderson one of the playersjordan henderson on skype. how does it feel, do way the country has latched onto what you have done as an expression of how everyone is getting into the world cup and supporting the team? it has taken time. we were up a week before the world cup started in the re st of before the world cup started in the rest of the country followed on and everyone is catching up. the prime minister is following you, not many people can say that! what is henderson say to you? he is aware of what we have done with the flags and he said it was amazing and wanted to have a look around and wanted to thank us being behind the team all the way. it's worth a watch, we had a little early. what about when it went to penalties, where you convinced we were going to win? not at all. i thought, here we go again.

a great save, and when they hit the bar, i thought, a great save, and when they hit the bar, ithought, no, it's ourturn, we're going to do it! then pickford done that and away we went, we want. “ we won. done that and away we went, we want. -- we won. england when convincing in 80 minutes but columbia gave us a tough time. we didn‘t create many chances. would you make any changes? what does england need to do on saturday? i would say we need to swa p saturday? i would say we need to swap stelling for rashford, otherwise we just got to be on fire. we'll be all right. gareth could be listening! loftus tattoo—mac cheek

has been a great player. a great atmosphere this morning. if you sore heads. apparently the colombian family were celebrating with england fans. they have not yet emerged from their front fans. they have not yet emerged from theirfront door this fans. they have not yet emerged from their front door this morning. this is what jordan this is whatjordan pickford has tweeted this morning. in a moment, we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. more than 20 million people watched england win a place in the world cup quarter finals last night, with another 3.5 million tuning in for the penalty shoot out. wiltshire police say two people who were found unconscious at a house in amesbury are critically ill in hospital after being exposed to an "unknown substance". the 12 boys trapped in a cave in thailand say they‘re in good health and good spirits as rescuers

rehearse plans to bring them out. in the business news: supermarket giant sainsbury‘s says like—for—like sales slowed in the first quarter, reporting just a 0.2% rise in sales. that‘s down sharply from the near 1% rise it reported on the three months before. more on this in a moment. britain‘s town centres are "in big danger of becoming ghost towns in the future" if immediate action is not taken. bill grimsey, former head of wickes, iceland and focus diy, has launched his second report into the future of town centres and high streets. and some good news — activity in the uk service sector accelerated in june, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers. the sector saw the fastest rise in new orders in over a year and the strongest overall performance since last october. but problems finding staff

with the right skills caused a delay in firms taking on new workers. let‘s get more on the news that sainsbury‘s profits have been hit by price cuts. overall, sales were up just 0.2%, that‘s much weaker than the near 1% rise it reported in the three months before. boss mike coupe said the market remains competitive, but says the firm has the "right strategy in place". he‘s talking about that plan to merge with asda to create a new, huge retailer. the firm says that merger will deliver £160 million of savings from the deal by march next year, if it is approved by britain‘s competition watchdog. joining us now is nick caroll, senior retail analyst, mintel. good morning. first of all, a word

on sales. 0.2% is nothing to get excited about but in a context where the market is very tough for all the firms right now. correct, overall it doesn‘t look that pretty, particularly on the grocery side and hypermarkets in supermarkets, can the newsgroup very strongly online and continues to grow strongly and general merchandise, sainsbury‘s put on one of the better performances in recent quarters and so i think it is a mixed bag for the retailer today. all eyes on what it does with asda. if it goes ahead, what does that allow them to do except from cost savings? it is a much bigger player in the market and can dominate more thanit in the market and can dominate more than it has before. that's right, this would create a retailer were almost 66% shop with each month so if we get that scale, it can

negotiate better deals rather than investing in price, it can lower prices at the bottom end just from the scale it would grant, combining with the second and third biggest players in the uk grocery market. we should of course be had in mind what it means for suppliers. as customers we may benefit because they say they will cut more prices but suppliers are probably going to get squeezed again, which is good news for them. isa again, which is good news for them. is a difficult one, if you listen to the retailers and the rationale that tesco gave last year, it said it would benefit suppliers because rather than taking half of their crops they would be able to take the whole crop, reducing waste and giving them a better price, but when business becomes this powerful, there‘s always a chance it will affect smaller suppliers and those who trade with it. it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. thank you, nick. trade is top of the agenda in europe and the us. dutch prime minister mark rutte was in washington and had some

straight talk for president trump during a press conference. take a look. are we very close to making some very good trade deals, fair trade. i don‘t want to see good, i mean fair trade, for our workers and farmers and taxpayers and a lot of good things are happening. i think the eu, we‘re going to meet with them fairly soon to see if we can work something out and that‘ll be good and if we do work it out, that‘ll be positive and if we don‘t it be positive and if we don‘t it be positive also. no, we have to work something. thank you very much for being there, mr prime minister. all smiles, but you heard him say no, there is work to do, the dutch by minister said. a lot is to be

done regarding trade deals between europe and america. there is the looming trade war with china, too. sainsbury‘s is up just shy of 2%. investors are believed it wasn‘t worse. topps tiles has had a disappointing third quarter. like—for—like sales for the three months tojuly fell by 2.3%. the group, which has 375 stores, says trading reflected "a weaker consumer environment". this year marks the hundredth anniversary of the royal air force, an opportunity to look back at the history which began at the end of the first world war. but it was the second world war that saw the raf‘s most iconic action, the battle of britain, described by winston churchill as the raf‘s finest hour.

only a handful of pilots are still with us. today robert hall speaks to wing commander tom neil, aged 97, holder of the distinguished flying cross, who flew 141 combat missions during the battle. we were all kids, the average age in the squad was 19, 20, 21. my parents came down to see me and we had been attacked by bombers and they were expecting another attack. i told my pa rents to get expecting another attack. i told my parents to get into the forest and out of the way cos there was another attack. they saw their son taking off in attack. they saw their son taking offina attack. they saw their son taking off in a hurricane and crying their eyes out. they never expected to see him again. on the 3rd of september, we we re him again. on the 3rd of september, we were scrambled and i was involved

and then we saw the enemy, 20, 30, 40,50, 60,70, oh, blimey, where do we start? thereafter, every day was the same, three times a day, sometimes four times, five times. fire your guns. you only had 40.7 seconds and you had to come back and reload —— 14 point seven. the german fighters used to sit behind the canon in their superior aircraft. the hurricane was a terrible aircraft. in one respect, it caused fire, it would come out of the cockpit and she would be burnt to a frazzle were sent to your four

seconds. on the 7th of september, we finished the day. we lost all our aircraft. seven aircraft. lovely, lovely boys all died at the same timei lovely boys all died at the same time i had to bail out once. i was hit of times. —— i was hit a number of times. the aeroplane stood on its tailand of times. the aeroplane stood on its tail and went straight up. it then turned over on its back and began to spin upside down, flying around, and i was trying to get out of the aeroplane, not successfully, and eventually i got out of the aeroplane and was thrown forward and was lying over the front of the

windscreen within feet of the propeller, which is whirling round in front of me, then i was conscious ofi in front of me, then i was conscious of i didn‘t want my head is to be cut off —— my head to be cut off, then there was a bump and i hit the wing and! then there was a bump and i hit the wing and i was flying off into space. if you're talking to a child ofa space. if you're talking to a child of a young person and they say, why should we remember the battle of britain? we set a good example, that‘s all, of a group of people. we set a good example. this is the scene live at the house of commons where prime minister‘s questions will be getting under way shortly. we will bring you the latest from the house of commons after midday. the headlines are coming up on bbc news channel. first, we leave you with a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom.

for most of us, the weather hasn‘t changed very much over the last few days, if not weeks, but talking about it, we have got a few subtle changes which i was show you in just a second but for many of us, it‘s a case of clear blue skies once again overhead and you can see from the satellite imagery, lots of sunshine across the midlands into northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland but still this swirl of cloud towards the south southwest. there are some showers as well. does showers will continue into the afternoon. they will be more extensive afternoon. they will be more exte ns ive a cross afternoon. they will be more extensive across many other southern counties this afternoon. that means for wimbledon, there is a chance of maybe catching a shower here. most of the day, it will be dry, they will be some sunny spells but as the showers developed across southern parts, there the chance of these

showers moving in later this afternoon and it feels fresh compared to recent days. the temperatures are down by a few degrees. elsewhere, the southern general continue across the north with plans —— not midlands, north wales and northern ireland. it is still cloud in east yorkshire and northumberland and east of scotland, temperatures on eastern coasts at 19 to 21 celsius. elsewhere, temperatures into the mid—20s. into thursday, we have this cold front. it isa thursday, we have this cold front. it is a very weak cold front moving its way into northern ireland and scotland. behind that cold front, there is fresh air moving in from there is fresh air moving in from the north and the west, temperatures here actually going to drop on thursday. there will be more than we have cloud across northern ireland and in particular the west of scotland. elsewhere across the uk, there will be some sunshine but the threat of showers across southern england. they could be heavy and

thundery as temperatures start to rise, but temperatures around about the mid—teens further north. on friday, relatively cooler weather across the far north. elsewhere, the heat is building once again, temperatures in mid to high 20s. a dry day for many of us into friday. into the weekend, lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine, temperatures rising against southern parts, 29, 30 celsius. across scotla nd parts, 29, 30 celsius. across scotland and northern ireland, the temperature will rise by four saturday and sunday, into the ‘20s. that‘s all from me. have a good afternoon. for this is bbc news.

these are the top stories developing at midday. "we re trying to write our own history and we don‘t want to go home yet." england manager gareth southgate says his players won‘t be bowed by the pressures of the past. more than 23 million viewers watched the moment when england won the penalty shootout against colombia. a major incident is declared in amesbury. two people are critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. police search the home of a nurse who‘s being held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of six others in a chester hospital.

and this is the scene live in the house of commons where prime minister‘s questions is about to get under way. good morning. it‘s july the 4th. welcome to bbc newsroom live. let‘s go now to the house of commons where prime ministers‘ questions is getting under way. let‘s speak now to our assistant political editor, norman smith, whojoins me now from the houses of parliament. while to you expecting today? we should read name pro ministers questions to brexit questions because jeremy corbyn questions to brexit questions becausejeremy corbyn has gone on theissue becausejeremy corbyn has gone on the issue of brexit if i vote of the last six question times. that tells you how far brexit dominates life

here at westminster because prior to the last couple of monthsjeremy corbyn tended to give brexit a body swerve, much to the annoyance of many of his backbenchers who see it as the issue on which to confront the government. this week, another whole range of areas around brexit and he could go on the attack over the white paper but above all about the white paper but above all about the muted third way, the new customs plan which theresa may is set to unveil to the cabinet this friday. there are already tensions about whether she is going to set out the much softer form of brexit which might see an alignment with the un it comes to goods. there was a meeting this morning between about 50 tory brexit years and the conservative chief whip as he sought to reassure them that they were not about to be bounced into some sort

of soggy brexit. we are told it was a fairly tense meeting and in the last few minutes jacob rees mogg was scathing about this idea of a revelatory alignment, describing it as the worst option. there might be real trouble ahead at friday‘s meeting. as for other issues, of course we‘ve got donald trump the us president coming with the looming issue of tariffs still rumbling on and the possibility of a trade war. jeremy corbyn could seek to embarrass theresa may over that. donald trump arriving next thursday. we are all set for blastoff. here we go. iam sure i am sure the whole house will wish tojoin me in offering our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of private reisman from the first but ilium the yorkshire regiment died on the 30th ofjune

while on operations in estonia as a result of a non—battle injury. he served his country with great distinction and that service will not be forgotten. this week marks 70 yea rs not be forgotten. this week marks 70 years since the nhs was founded. it's years since the nhs was founded. it‘s rightly one of the nations most love institutions and i would like to ta ke love institutions and i would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the dedication and hard work of nhs staff across the country. finally, the country witness a very rare and welcome event last night. the england football tea m event last night. the england football team winning a penalty shoot out. the explosion of relief and joy shoot out. the explosion of relief andjoy can be shoot out. the explosion of relief and joy can be felt up and down the country. i want to congratulate gareth southgate and his team on the great performance. last week i promised to fly the flag of st george for all of england‘s

remaining matches and the whole herbs will want to join me in wishing the team the best of luck in saturday‘s the final. let‘s keep that flag flying. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in the south i will have similar meetings later today.” in the south i will have similar meetings later today. i transferred responsibility for the private state of scotland to the scottish government but a large retail park in may institute was exempted from the transfer on the grounds of was tied up with a private joint venture. last month the government sold the interests for the receipt of £167 million. last week the treasury confirmed to me that another and you would go to the scottish government. can i ask the prime minister to review that decision in order that the proceeds

are given to the people of scotland. my are given to the people of scotland. my understanding is that when he says the money has come to the government it has gone to the crown estate. i am government it has gone to the crown estate. iam happy government it has gone to the crown estate. i am happy to look at that. after last night i'm sure there is one question i don't need to ask the prime minister which is does she believe that football is coming home. the one question i will ask a is does she also agree that another great thing —— victory for our uk is the bae contract and what does she think that means the jobs up and down the country? but my honourable friend is absolutely right to highlight that

this is excellent news that australia has selected the global combat ship australia as the preferred tenderer for the future frigate programme. the scale of the contract puts the uk at the front of maritime design and engineering and demonstrates what can be achieved by uk industry and government working hand—in—hand. and it‘s the start of a new era in strategic defence industrial collaboration between the uk and australia which will be reinforced by the forthcoming industrial dialogue. as we leave the eu we have an opportunity as the uk to build on that close relationship with allies like australia, and that is exactly what we are doing. i share the prime

minister‘s tribute to private rhys miller who died while serving in the 1st battalion the yorkshire regiment in our thoughts are with his family, friends on the entire regiment. i spent the weekend congratulating the nhs on its 70th birthday in the birthplace of bevan and the message from the crowd is that the nhs is great, let‘s fund it properly. whilst we are speaking of emergency services, i do think we should send a message from this as of our thanks and support to all of those firefighters tackling these huge fires on saddleworth moor and winter hill. and of course i congratulate the england team on a fantastic performance last night and wish them well on saturday in the match against sweden. mr speaker. with fa res against sweden. mr speaker. with fares rising above inflation

passenger numbers falling and services being cut, does the prime minister accept her failure on yet another public service, the buses? cani can i first of all say to the right honourable gentleman that i absolutely agree with him and i‘m sure all members of this house that our thanks should go to the firefighters and troops struggling to deal with these terrible fires we have seen on the more lands in the north of britain. on the point about the buses, i would merely point out that we should look at the responsibility that local authorities have up and down the country for the buses. can i also just comment on a remark the right honourable gentleman made about putting sufficient funding into the

national health service? at the last election the labour party said that giving the nhs an extra 2.2% per year would make it the envy of the world. but we are not giving it an extra 2.2%, or 2.5% or 3%, we are giving itan extra 2.2%, or 2.5% or 3%, we are giving it an extra 3.4% per year. now he tries to say that is not enough. what should we believe? what he said before the election or what he said before the election or what he said before the election or what he said after the election? mr speaker, in case the prime minister forgot, my question was about buses. and since 2010 her government has cut 46% from bus budgets in england and passenger numbers are falling and passenger numbers are falling and amongst elderly and disabled it has fallen by 10%. her government

belatedly committed to keeping the free bus pass but a bus passes of much use if there is a bus. so does the prime minister think it is fair that bus fares have risen by 13% more than inflation since 2010? the right honourable gentleman says his elite that he asked in his first question about buses, and he did indeed and i gave him an answer in reference to buses. but what he cannot do is simply stand up and make assertions about what the government is doing without expecting them to be challenged, which is what i did on his funding to the national health service. what we have seen across the country and it was right that we made a commitment in relation to bus passes but what we have seen is that we are seeing that people‘s working habits are changing and we see people using the buses less around the country but this is something that we work with local authorities on and there

are many responsibilities that local authorities have in relation to buses and i suggest he asked some of those local authorities what they are doing about buses in their own area. mr speaker, under this government fares have risen three times faster than people‘s play. bus users after big one lower income whose wages are lower than they were ten yea rs whose wages are lower than they were ten years ago in an real terms and have suffered a benefit freeze. and this government under their stewardship has cut 500 bus routes every year leaving many people more isolated, lonely and damaging our local communities. does the prime minister believe that bus services area minister believe that bus services are a public responsibility orjust something you leave to the market? may i say to the right honourable gentleman and i did make the point on two occasions about the responsibilities that others have in relation to buses so he might for

example look at the mayor of london, who i last looked was a labour politician and what he‘s doing in relation to buses in london but he talks about the impact of fares on low income people and it‘s important we consider the situation of people on low incomes, which is why it is this government that introduced the national living wage and has increased the national living wage and that is why it is this government that has taken 4 million people out of paying income tax altogether. that is helping people on low incomes in this country. when sadiq khan ran for mayor of london he promised to freeze bus fares, and you know what he has done? frozen bus fares. if she is concerned about the travel ca rd if she is concerned about the travel card fares, speak to the secretary of state for transport. he is the one that sets the fair. bus routes

are being wiped out. 26 million fewer journeys made are being wiped out. 26 million fewerjourneys made across the north of england and midlands under her government. so much in northern powerhouse and midlands engine. can we be clear, does the prime minister think that deregulation of the bus industry, putting profit before passengers, has been the success or failure? can i say to the right honourable gentleman he talks about what the mayor of london has done but what have we seen about the number of people using buses in london has gone down under the current london mayor but if he wants to talk about what mayors are doing i‘m happy to talk about what andy street, the conservative mayor in the west midlands has done, he‘s extended free bus fares to apprentices and students. extended free bus fares to apprentices and studentsm extended free bus fares to apprentices and students. it will be apprentices and students. it will be a labour government that saves the bus industry and the labour government that gives free fares to under 26 roles. mr speaker, the

truth is, since deregulation fares have risen faster than inflation, riders have fallen, and these private bus monopolies have made a profit since 2010 of £3.3 billion. that is what the tories give you in public transport. the government has given metropolitan mayor the powers to franchise and regulate to secure better services, so why when the government extend that power to all local authorities? —— why won‘t the government? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that the local authorities do have responsibilities and capabilities in relation to subsidising bus routes and fares and we have given those powers to the metropolitan mayors, but can i also say to the right honourable gentleman that he talked a little earlier about what was happening in the northern powerhouse and the midlands engine. i‘ll tell you what is happening in the northern powerhouse and midlands engine, more

investment in public transport, in the roads, in the infrastructure that brings jobs to people in the north and across the midlands. it isa it is a shame that the government is shy of giving more powers to local authorities but instead cut their resources . authorities but instead cut their resources. bus services are in crisis. fares are increases. routes being cut, passenger numbers falling, isolating elderly and disabled people, damaging communities and high street and leading to more congestion in our towns and cities. people spending more time travelling to work or school. it is bad for our air quality and our financial commitments. will the prime minister at last realised the crucial importance of often the only mode of transport available for many people and end the cuts to bus budgets and

give councils the power to ensure that everybody gets a regulated bus service wherever they live? the right honourable gentleman, i‘ll ta ke right honourable gentleman, i‘ll take no lessons from him on devolution to local authorities. which party is it that has established those metro mayors and given them those powers? the conservative party in government. which party is it giving new responsibilities to local authorities? this government. what did we see in the north—east when we we re did we see in the north—east when we were talking to labour councils in the north—east about having a devolution deal, labour councils in the north—east rejected that devolution. he wants to know what they government is delivering for every pa rt they government is delivering for every part of this country, record high employment, rising wages,

falling rowing, stronger environmental protection, and a briton fit for the future. mr scott man. you wait for one bus question, and then seven, at once! cornwall council have deemed a walking route toa council have deemed a walking route to a school safe and parents have been refused free public transport for their kids. it is three miles there and three miles back and the road has no pavement, street lighting, and in winter the children will be as to walk to and from school in the dark on a single—track road with cars, tractors and lorries. there are similar rub is all around cornwall. will the primaries to speak to local councils about what can be done. obviously,

we are committed in recognising the responsibilities that local authorities have in these matters and we are committed to providing them with the funding they need. we have increased funding for the following year to be increased by 18 billion. i agree with the honourable gentleman and would encourage authorities to take into account the wishes and concerns of the communities that they serve, including the community that my honourable friend has referred to. mr speaker, as a football fan, can i congratulate england on their very fine victory. it is very unfair on the leader of the scottish national party. order! order! i informed the house almost certainly for the first time that we are today visited by an

american state senator and his wife who i had the great privilege of meeting earlier this morning. i am sure that we will wish to impress the two of them with the quality of our behaviour. mr ian blackford. perhaps an american independence day, we should welcome the senator. cani day, we should welcome the senator. can i congratulate england on the very fine victory in the world cup. and wish them all the best in the coming games. mr speaker, this morning we have learned that vote leave is expected to be found guilty of breaking electoral law. does the prime minister agree that we need absolute transparency in elections and that people must be held accountable? can i say to the right honourable gentleman, firstly, thanks for the congratulations and best wishes that he has given to the england team. on the issue that he

refers to, i‘m not going to comment on, isure refers to, i‘m not going to comment on, i sure members will understand, i‘m not going to comment on what appears to be a leaked report which the government has not seen. the electoral commission has said that it will consider representations it has received and will publish a thorough and detailed closing report to provide a balanced account and we will consider that report when the government receives it and will also consider any recommendations arising from it when it is released. it is the principle which is important. our democracy cannot and must not be bought. the conservatives are systematically shielding their donations from public scrutiny. the msp for eastward, the honourable memberfor msp for eastward, the honourable member for banff and msp for eastward, the honourable memberfor banff and buchan, the honourable member for moray. all have accepted donations from the scottish unionist trust. the trust

has donated to the scottish conservatives yet there is no information available about who the people at who currently manage the trust, no public accounts to indicate who its donors are or what assets it holds. the bbc has revealed that the former vice—chairman of the conservative party in scotland was behind dup‘s £435,000 donation during the eu referendum and has a trail of involvement in illegal activity and foreign money. i‘m now giving the prime minister... i think the right honourable member has finished his question. can i just honourable member has finished his question. can ijust say that i very much hope and trust that he is advise those members in advance that he has referred to them. he will be sensitive to the fact that the house once his peroration. i am giving the prime minister the chance to tell us what checks the scottish tories party had in place before accepting

such large donations and will she investigate the links between the conservative party and the trust and promised to publish all donations?” can tell the right honourable gentleman that all donations to the scottish conservative party are accepted and declared in accordance with the law. the scottish conservative party works with the electoral commission to make sure thatis electoral commission to make sure that is all done properly. gillian keegan. domestic abuse is an act of brutality often hidden in plain sight and it affects one in four women and one in four men across this country. last week saw the launch of the employers initiative on domestic abuse and 170 companies and some mps have signed up to train their employees to spot the tell—tale signs and help provide much—needed support. could i ask the

prime minister to support this initiative and encourage more mps and businesses across the country to sign up? can i say to my honourable friend she has raised an important issue and, of course, as she has said, this is something for which we see many women being fittings and men too. i welcome the efforts of the initiative in raising awareness of this issue and also the vital work in providing support to employers and employees on the steps they can take to address it. the minister for women attended the launch of a toolkit for employers recently which was developed in partnership with several parties and i would encourage all members to sign up and support it within their constituencies. president trump has

recently locked up children in cages, instigated a ban on muslims, styled action on climate change, and is now threatening women‘s reproductive rights so shouldn‘t the prime minister be challenging his divisive and damaging policies and instead of inviting him for tea and ca kes instead of inviting him for tea and cakes at number ten. i have responded to the point that she has raised. i have been very clear and i have said that in this house for example on the action that was taken about child migrants. that was not acceptable, we did not consider it acceptable. if she wants to challenge the president of the united states, what better way than being able to sit down and talk to him about it? mr simon clark. thank you, mr speaker. iwelcome him about it? mr simon clark. thank

you, mr speaker. i welcome heather stephen, a practice manager at a gp surgery later. can she assure the house that primary care services receive all the support that they need? can i say to my right honourable friend that the intention and what will happen with the increase in the nhs budget is we see are directed to front line and primary services. we need to this long—term plan. the nhs is developing that planet itself. the government will increase the budget by an extra £20 billion by comparison to today but it is in that 10—year plan that will be led by doctors that we make sure we deliver world—class care for eve ryo ne deliver world—class care for everyone and that plan must make sure that every penny is well spent. this morning, the head of the national audit office took the unprecedented step of writing an

open letter to the secretary of state for work and pensions setting out how she has misled parliament in three respected statements. she has made over universal credit. the ministerial code is very clear that it is of paramount importance that ministers give accurate and truthful information to parliament correcting any inadvertent error at the earliest opportunity. ministers who knowingly mislead parliament will be expected to offer their resignation to the prime minister. has she? as the honourable lady said, it‘s very clear that ministers should correct the record in parliament and the welfare secretary will be correcting the record as she has advised you after pmq ‘s at the dispatch box. the record as she has advised you after pmq 's at the dispatch box. on saturday in london no, the prime minister received a warm welcome as the nation paid tribute to our

brilliant armed forces. it‘s great news that valiant salisbury will hold the event next year and we are delighted that scarborough will be the location of national armed forces day in 2020. so, can i asked the prime minister if she is looking forward to coming to scarborough as much as we are looking forward to welcoming you her injune 2020 and does she suspect like me that the leader of the opposition will already put the date in his diary, as no doubt he will be planning to watch his hair again that day. as no doubt he will be planning to watch his hair again that daym was indeed a great privilege to attend armed forces day in london down on saturday and it was a fantastic celebration. other events took place around the country but it was a great opportunity to recognise the professionalism of our armed forces and the wonderfuljob they do day in day out putting themselves on the line making sacrifices for our safety. i‘ m the line making sacrifices for our safety. i‘m delighted that salisbury

and the scarborough will be hosting in the future and it will be yet another reason for wanting to visit the great resort of scarborough in 2020 and i look forward to continuing to celebrating armed forces day in the future. alex noren is. nottingham college are planning to close a vital resource for families. does the prime minister agree that we must remove barriers to accessing further education and will she support our call for the couege will she support our call for the college to revisit this decision?” haven‘t seen the details of the particular case around this college but on the general point i think it is important that we make sure that further education and higher education is available to people and whatever their background or

circumstances and whatever their particular circumstances because i do want to see a country where how far people go in life is about them, their talents and about their willingness to work hard and not where they come from or what the circumstances are. thank you, mr speaker. will let‘s get the latest now from amesbury in wiltshire we are getting more from salisbury where people are critically ill having been exposed to an unknown substance. tests are being carried out on the substance at porton down and counterterrorism officers are being involved in the investigation.

police are saying officers from the counterterrorism network are working with police regarding the incident in amesbury and are keeping an open mind to the circumstances surrounding the incident but police in yorkshire have declared the situation a major incident. it follows on from the poisoning of the russian ex—double agent sergei skripal and his daughter who were poisoned with a nerve agent in march in salisbury. on saturday, a man and woman were found unconscious in amesbury nearby. our correspondentjon kay is in amesbury. significant new details coming through. some of the substances have been sent to porton down. does this suggest this is a poisoning

situation. i think it represents the fa ct situation. i think it represents the fact that police and anti—terrorism officers are involved is, things are progressing as you would expect, bearing in mind what happened in salisbury four months ago and bearing in mind they don‘t know what they‘re dealing with. this is where they‘re dealing with. this is where the man and woman were found at seven o‘clock on saturday evening. police were called to this scene along with ambulances and fire crews. residents tell us that they saw officers wearing hazard material and masks and suits as they went into the property but as you can see, there is no sign of that. that is according, but people living in those flats. then add a couple of officers here but that‘s all we have seen. there is a charge and a park and chemists nearby, which it is thought this man and woman had

visited in the hours before they became unwell. they have been checked by police and sealed off but the met and wiltshire police are saying this is a major incident. it seems porton down is where this substance is being investigated but they say they are doing everything as you would expect until they know what it is they‘re dealing with. they initially thought it was some sort of drugs contamination like heroin or crack cocaine, which might be the case, but they are doing for the tests to establish what it is. is there any information about the couple, age, nationality? they're both in their 40s, a couple, age, nationality? they're both in their40s, a man couple, age, nationality? they're both in their 40s, a man and woman in their 40s. they had only lived here for a few weeks. this is a brand—new estate. it is a mixture of family homes, social housing, some properties are home to military and ex—military. it is still being built, there are still people moving

in all the time so it is hard to get a sense of who is living here because neighbours have said, we have only been here a couple of weeks. people have moved here in the last few weeks. they are being talked about as a couple. we understand that they had attended some kind of church social for people in this neighbourhood isjust around the back of your on saturday afternoon, just a few hours before they became unwell so gradually we and the people who live around here are trying to build up some sort of picture of who they are and where they have come from and what they we re they have come from and what they were doing here well the scientific word goes on to identify what sort of substance it was that this couple we re of substance it was that this couple were exposed to, what has caused them to become critically unwell. we arejust them to become critically unwell. we are just hearing that one journalist, tom newton dunn, is saying that this six couple are

showing very similar symptoms to the symptoms shown by sergei skripal and his daughter. is that anything you can comment on? i haven't heard that. the are in the same hospital so potentially could be looked after by members of the same team at salisbury district hospital about seven miles from here. there are all kinds of echoes and it is easy to jump kinds of echoes and it is easy to jump to conclusions. you have a man and woman, a mystery substance, you have a small town close to salisbury, the same hospital, the same kind of questions, areas being searched. it feels, in one way, very like the situation for months ago when sergei skripal and his daughter became unwell. even though it happened nearby, the officers are small in number, address and regular uniform, people have not been

cleared out of their homes. you don‘t get a sense of emergency here at the moment, it feels relaxed. you get the impression the authorities are doing what they would do bearing in mind what happened in salisbury to double—check everything, but things are happening all the time and it will become clearer as the hours go by. there was some criticism about the length of time it took to issue warnings to anybody that might have been in the vicinity of the areas that sergei skripal had been and therefore may potentially have been exposed to any risk. yes and some people in this neighbourhood have said, this happened on saturday, they became unwell. we saw officers and personnel in masks and in suits and now on wednesday morning, we get news that is an unknown substance and we‘re still investigating and they are critically and people here are saying, could we have found this out sooner? the delay was too long,

bearing in mind what happened in salisbury. people are nervous and anxious about this. the police initially thought they knew what they were dealing with, a contaminated class a drug. it seems it is still an unknown substance after four days so they are investigating and trying to check yeah find out what it is but as long as people living nearby are concerned, it doesn‘t feel frenzied or hectic or alarmed here in any sense. there is still nervousness bearing in mind what happened in salisbury and people want to know what has happened here, what it is that this couple have been exposed to. thank you, john. a quick reminder on the latest details we‘ve got, it is understood that tests are being carried out on the substance that the couple in amesbury are believed to have been exposed to at

the government chemical weapons research is laboratory at porton down and counterterrorism officers are involved. we will continue to keep you updated on the very latest developments on that situation. let‘s see the england team training after their win last night. this is live from repino. it is a miserable day, it is raining, but they are out because they have another match on saturday. a smile from gareth southgate. all smiles last night, of course, when england went through, defeating colombia in a penalty shoot out. i‘m just hearing that these other subs —— are the subs, so they‘re getting their

practice in right now. i guess that means the team who were in action last night and getting a bit of a rest, which is a well—deserved thing. a woman arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and the attempted murders of another six at a hospital in chester has been named as 28—year—old nurse, lucy letby. her home has been searched. cheshire police say they are working "as quickly as possible" to provide families with answers, as part of an investigation into the deaths of 17 infants at the countess of chester hospital. police on the scottish island of bute say they are now treating the death of a six—year—old girl there earlier this week as murder. the body of alesha mcphail was found in woodland on monday morning just a few hours after she was reported missing. officers believe members of the public involved in the search for her may have vital information and have appealed for information. our scotland correspondent james shaw is on the island. just to give you a sense that this

isa just to give you a sense that this is a very live police investigation, you can see that a line of police va ns you can see that a line of police vans outside that house. somewhere in this area is where alisha macphail was staying before she disappeared on monday morning. police enforcement have been arriving over the last three days but one of the most significant things that came up in a police news conference yesterday was a warning to the public to be vigilant to keep an eye on their loved ones to make sure they had good security in their homes, which i think has caused people to worry about what that means. does it mean that there is a continuing threat following the death of alisha macphail? no one knows and no one can say, by people we have spoken to say it has made a difference and there making sure their doors and windows are locked and they are keeping an eye on their children. this is a holiday island and people come here for holidays

every year but the locals are saying the atmosphere is really very different from what it would normally be at this time of year. thai officials have released a new video of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave system. the group, who were found on monday, nine days after they went missing, are reportedly in good health and have been given enough food to prepare them for a rescue attempt. as pumps continue to lower the water level in the caves, rescuers have been staging a rehearsal. the latest from richard galpin. the boys and football coach remain trapped here on this mound above the flood water, deep inside the cave, but at least they‘re now getting some basic supplies including these emergency blankets and some food. brought in by thai navy divers who are staying with them and treating them firm in injuries. the boys are in reasonably good health. but today, officials said they would not rush into trying to get the boys out of the cave because the operation,

however it is done, will be complex and dangerous. translation: we need to be 100% confident in order to get the boys out and it does not have to happen all at one time. it all depends on the situation. we are assessing the situation now. if there is a risk, we will not move them out. after entering the cave onjune 23, the boys and the coach moved about four kilometres inside, searching for the safety of high ground as the water levels rose in the monsoon rains. they are now being taught how to swim and scuba dive so they can get back to the entrance via several flooded areas. one is so narrow that rescu e rs flooded areas. one is so narrow that rescuers are trying to drill into the rock to widen it. on the ground nearby, where the operation is being coordinated, medical teams have today been carrying out drills. they are practising how they would move the boys to ambulances if and when they eventually emerge from the cave

at how dealfrom they eventually emerge from the cave at how deal from any injuries they eventually emerge from the cave at how dealfrom any injuries —— and how they would deal with any injuries. the parents and relatives of many of the boys can at least now watch videos of their children inside the cave, filmed by rescue divers, providing some reassurance. this family still have the cake they bought for their son‘s birthday on june 23, the day he and his team—mates entered the cave. they are keeping it ready for when they hope to be reunited with him. how long the wait will be, is very unclear. the government claims britain will "take back control of its seas" as it sets out plans for the fishing industry after brexit today. ministers say the new proposals will make fishing more sustainable and environmentally friendly in future. our correspondent chris morris explains what the issues surrounding fishing policy are. everybody wants something from the

brexit talks, but when they are finally over, was fishing be the one that got away —— will fishing be the one that got away? the government promised when we leave the eu in 2019 also leaving the common fisheries policy. but that is a catch, the 21 month transition has been agreed in principle. during that time, old rules and regulations will stay the same. the eu refused to make fishing a special case.” com pletely to make fishing a special case.” completely understand how fishing communities feel about the situation at the moment. i share the disappointment. so why do so many people in fishing communities hit the common fisheries policy? it basically says rules for how many tonnes of each species of fish can be caught in the eu waters. and then divides that into quarters for every country and try to make fishing sustainable to make sure stocks don‘t run out. but for years, uk fishermen have insisted that other

countries have got a better deal. you got foreign vessels plundering stocks all the time. and now they feel they could be let down again. we're still going to have all those rules and regulations. we need to walk away, that's what we voted for. what they want and what the government is promising his full control of british waters with an awful lot of boats from other countries fish. in fact, nearly 60% of all the fish caught in british waters are landed by boats from elsewhere in the eu so will british fishing fleets get what they want in the long term ? fishing fleets get what they want in the long term? hard to know because it‘s not only about catching fish, it‘s not only about catching fish, it‘s about selling them as well. it‘s not only about catching fish, it's about selling them as well. at the moment, selling fish to europe couldn‘t be easier. the moment, selling fish to europe couldn't be easier. the uk sends nearly £1 billion worth of fish produce to the eu every year without ta riffs produce to the eu every year without tariffs or taxes. now the eu says if you want that to continue, then it‘s

boats still need to be able to fish in british waters. you get market access in return forfishing in british waters. you get market access in return for fishing access. the government says that is not a cce pta ble the government says that is not acceptable and there have been protests. chucking a few dead fish into the thames won‘t make much difference, although some tory mps have threatened to vote against the brexit steel in parliament if fishing gets sold down the river. —— the brexit deal. the bottom line is that fishing accounts for well under 196 that fishing accounts for well under 1% of the british economy. for many coastal economies, though, there are few other jobs coastal economies, though, there are few otherjobs around. the government has promised to protect fishing but when it comes to the crunch, but other things in the brexit talks take priority? the fishing industry worries that talks ofa fishing industry worries that talks of a better future could still slip through the net. an american hunter is pushing

back against her critics after a photo of her next to a giraffe she killed in south africa circulated. in a statement to cbs news tess thompson daily said david begnaud from cbs has this report. conservationists fear that one of the greatest piece of the african savannah could soon face extinction. fewer than 100,000 of us remain on the entire planet so when these pictures surfaced of tess thomson daily posing with a giraffe she had just killed, conservationists were sickened. it is shocking that anyone would take joy or pleasure in killing a beautiful and graceful animal likea killing a beautiful and graceful animal like a giraffe. it was an obscure news website that posted the pictures on twitter, describing tess

thomson daily as a white american savage was partly a neanderthal. she was described as vile, selfish murderer. people say stuff on a computer screen they would never say to you is face. she was hunting in south africa and giraffes are illegal to hunt in south africa. south africa and giraffes are illegalto hunt in south africa. in a statement, tess thomson daily said the giraffe she killed... the trophy view for a giraffe is 2000 or $3000 per animal. the trophy view for a giraffe is 2000 or $3000 peranimal. he the trophy view for a giraffe is 2000 or $3000 per animal. he says because hunting helps support local community, it provides an incentive to make sure big—game animals don‘t become extinct. you‘re poachers will kill animals indiscriminately which is very unfortunate. tess thomson talley‘s was an old african giraffe that had a black cords due to its

age. its population is 167% since 1979 to more than 21,000 but the giraffe population overall has declined as much as 40%. iris ho with humane society international insist that wildlife tourism is more beneficial for the animals and communities as opposed to hunting. 4000 giraffe trophies for the last ten years, probably every day there has been a giraffe killed and imported into the us as a trophy. on the thursday, the nhs turns 70 years and across the week we‘ll be looking back at some the stories of staff and patients over the years. aneira thomas‘s mother was just about to give birth before midnight on sunday fourth july 1948, but was told to hold on by the doctors and midwives. she was born at one minute past making her the first nhs baby. bbc news went to meet her. my

my name is aneira thomas and i am the first baby born under the national health service in great britain, named after aneurin bevan, the founder. my mother is about to give birth to me around midnight, the 4th ofjuly, independence day, waiting to hear the words harsh, but all she could hear were the words, stop, hold on. she held her breath for one minute and i came into the world at one minute past midnight on the 5th ofjuly 1948. world at one minute past midnight on the 5th ofjuly1948. growing up, i don‘t think i really understood the significance of it until i had children myself. at the point of

need when i needed it. i don‘t think it‘s taken for granted. we all take it‘s taken for granted. we all take it for granted. my mother took me out of the hospital in my sister‘s coat and i think she was relieved she didn‘t have to pay one shilling and sixpence for the stay in hospital and attendance of the doctor. one and sixpence would have meant a lot to mum because money was tight. wages were low. a friend of mine asked me the other day, she said, if you could use one word to describe what the national health service means to you, what word would it be? the word i can think of is safe. let‘s bring you more out of amesbury

after the couple were taken to hospital critically ill after falling ill having come into contact with an unknown substance, currently being tested at porton down. brits have announced one of their stores in amesbury has closed at the request of police. boots want to apologise for the inconvenience. they are directing patients towards a different store if they need medication. boots as saying the store has been closed as a precautionary measure is part of police got a call. counterterrorism police got a call. counterterrorism police are also now involved in investigating what has happened here and we will continue to keep you updated as we hear anything else. this year marks the hundredth anniversary of the royal air force, an opportunity to look back at the history which began

at the end of the first world war. but it was the second world war that saw the raf‘s most iconic action — the battle of britain, described by winston churchill as the raf‘s finest hour. we‘re going to go to the commons because prime minister‘s questions has just finished and esther mcvey, the work and pensions secretary, has to explain comments she made previously on universal credit. in fa ct, previously on universal credit. in fact, that was not set and i want to apologise... this is rather unseemly. i know passions run highly but the secretary of state contacted me to say that she intended to say which is about to say and i think the house would hear her say it.”

wa nt to the house would hear her say it.” want to apologise for inadvertently misleading the house. it was said that there was no practical alternative to continuing with universal credit. we adopt a test and roll—out of the approach of universal credit which the nao says follows good practice and therefore the point i was trying to make without the calls seem to fly in the face of those particular conclusions. as you know, i asked you yesterday if i could come to the house to correct the record. i believe it is like that as a minister i should correct the record andi minister i should correct the record and i therefore hope you will accept my apology. in regard to the issues raised today by the nao, they contacted my office last week and we are setting up a meeting and with regard to the nao report of not taking into account the changes to universal credit, i still maintain thatis

universal credit, i still maintain that is the case such as housing benefit run on at 100% advances and the removal of waiting days. the impact of these changes are still being felt and therefore by definition couldn‘t have been fully taken into definition couldn‘t have been fully ta ken into account definition couldn‘t have been fully taken into account by the nao report. i hope that clarifies the position. order. i thank report. i hope that clarifies the position. order. ithank the secretary of state. she most certainly did contact me last night. she did indicate that she would like to apologise on a point of order and i accept to apologise on a point of order and iaccept an to apologise on a point of order and i accept an apology. i would just very gently say to the right honourable gentleman that the apology has been proffered and as faras apology has been proffered and as far as the trade is concerned, it is accepted. i don't want there to be an further points of order. it can be the subject of future debate but i don't see what point of order can

arise. if the gentleman has a point of order rather than argument or criticism, i am of order rather than argument or criticism, lam happy of order rather than argument or criticism, i am happy to hear it, but if it ceases to be a point of order, he will have to reason his seat —— order, he will have to reason his seat — — reason order, he will have to reason his seat —— reason than a resume his seat —— reason than a resume his seat —— reason than a resume his seat —— i invite him to resume his seat. i would like to give notice foran seat. i would like to give notice for an agenda to follow up that statement tomorrow.” for an agenda to follow up that statement tomorrow. i thank him for asking me publicly. i don't know if he means he is giving me notice just now on if he means he has made an application to my office. people don't normally advertise urgent questions to the nation in advance andl questions to the nation in advance and i will make a decision about it at the appropriate time. flattery will get him everywhere, he says i'm

an innovator! well, my innovations are there for people to see, but as faras urgent are there for people to see, but as far as urgent questions are concerned, i think the house except ido make concerned, i think the house except i do make a judgment about them at an appropriate time but the right honourable gentleman, with some cheekiness and a degree of perspicacity, has made his one point in his own way and it is on the record. caroline flint. studio: the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey having to explain herself in the commons after the national audit office said she had made a number of incorrect state m e nts had made a number of incorrect statements in the commons about welfare reform on universal credit. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with jane hill but first it‘s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor another warm and sunny day across the uk. there has been clouded in northeast england, some of that into the evening and more cloud towards the evening and more cloud towards the northwest of the uk for scotland

and northern ireland, where temperatures today have been in the mid—20s, then it is this world of cloud. the odd shower here and there. most into the mid—20s this afternoon, cool down the eastern coast, but let‘s focus on the cloud across the south because it has already produced showers in the southwest. there could be more in south wales and close to wimbledon, but the emphasis is dry weather. into tonight, most will be dry, but the quote from the atlantic is spreading across northwest scotland and ireland. temperature—wise tonight, slightly milder across the south after the fresh conditions of last night, temperatures holding in the mid teens. into tomorrow for the fresh air, we have to turn attention to this cold front edging in across scotla nd to this cold front edging in across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, bringing atlantic air and a drop in temperature for some, as

much as 10 celsius relative to this afternoon. it also brings cloud to west of scotland, that will break up some sunny spells, still warm enough in the sunshine, more isolated towards the southeast corner. mostly dry, sunny and hot and we will see cabbage contrasts to this afternoon, still warm relative to where we should be at this time of year. into friday, still a bit of a breeze coming off the atlantic to scotland and northern ireland, western parts of northern ireland and the hebrides, the cloud will thicken to bring one or two spots of light rain or drizzle, temperatures are still in the low 20s. for england and wales, temperatures at on the rise once again. into the weekend, you will see on our chart, the orange colours starting to warm up more widely across the country so warmer air across the uk into saturday and sunday. still close to 30 celsius if

not above, cooling off into next week but from most of us it stays dry, sunny and hot. —— for most of us. to two people criticially ill in hospital in wiltshire. a man and woman were found collapsed in a house, having been exposed to what police say is an unknown substance. tests are being carried out on the substance at porton down chemical weapons research laboratory. we will be live in amesbury with the latest. also on the programme: police are continuing to question the nurse arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. new video is released of the schoolboys trapped

in a flooded cave in thailand as rescuers stage a rehearsal. and the agony and the ecstasy — we hear from fans about