the world cup in 1996. the world cup in1991o. they the world cup in 1996. they have in the world cup in 1996. they have departed in a coach in the last three minutes, heading for the airport, they will arrive in samara later today, that quarterfinal against england awaits. both teams know how big an opportunity this is to progress to the very end, perhaps, of the world cup. thank you very much for that, richard conway there. let's have a look at the weather with matt taylor. familiar story today, lovely blue skies across scotland, this is western scotland, and indeed northern ireland, but some subtle changes, particularly scotland and northern ireland, if you are under the sunshine, because substantially cooler than yesterday. very pleasant there, but compared to yesterday, there, but compared to yesterday, the giant's causeway, aviemore, 29 degrees, for some it is over 10 degrees, for some it is over 10 degrees cooler, but very nice in the sunshine. this area of cloud which extends into the south of northern ireland, it is a very weak cold front, and around that we will

continue to see clouds through the afternoon, threatening the hills, the odd isolated shower, and a big temperature contrast north to south. for southern areas, hot and humid, temperatures close to 30 degrees in the london area. that humidity could spark one or two severe thunderstorms anywhere from essex to the southern counties, dorset, very isolated, most places will be dry, garden is desperate for a drink may have to go thirsty yet again. any showers that do form will fade away overnight, a dry night forjust about all, and we'll see more cloud around northern and eastern scotland, down to eastern parts of england. much more comfortable in the north compared to the south, a muqqy the north compared to the south, a muggy start across southern areas once again, a dry and sunny day. various amounts of cloud coming and going, clearing on the east coast, temperatures shooting up. central and eastern england seeing the highest temperatures, close to 30 degrees, a pleasant stay across scotla nd degrees, a pleasant stay across scotland and northern ireland, an outside chance in the far west of

one or two outside chance in the far west of one oi’ two showers. outside chance in the far west of one or two showers. as for the weekend, if you have got plans, the dry weather is set to stay, high pressure building quite widely, and on saturday long sunny spells for just about all. maybe a bit more cloud later on, the west of northern ireland and the far west of scotland, threatening the odd shower, but a dry day, and across scotla nd shower, but a dry day, and across scotland and northern ireland feeling warmer, temperatures climbing to the 20s. pushing 30 further south, and we could see that hot upa further south, and we could see that hot up a little bit further into sunday, a greater chance of a few showers in northern scotland with increased cloud here, temperatures down on saturday, but further south temperatures could peek at up to 32 celsius. the heatwave certainly continues. simon. thank you very much. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the home secretary, sajid javid, says the novichok used in the latest nerve agent poisoning of a couple in amesbury was the same as that used against a former russian spy earlier this year. i recognise that some local wiltshire residents will be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you that public safety is of paramount importance. that's all from the bbc news at 0ne,

so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it is 1:30 p:m., and here is your latest sports news. let's start at wimbledon, on a big day for the brits. holly hamilton is there for us, and there has been some disappointment for kate bolter? yes, disappointment, but this was a lwa ys yes, disappointment, but this was always going to be a big ask for the british wild card. she was taking on naomi 0saka. remember, this is the first time she has been into the second round main draw here at wimbledon. she put up an incredible fight. it was very respectable, and many had been hoping for perhaps a bit ofan many had been hoping for perhaps a bit of an upset over on court two,

but it just wasn't to beef bit of an upset over on court two, but itjust wasn't to beef on the 21—year—old. beaten in straight sets, but finishes off what is an excellent grass court for boulter. next, over to the british number ones. johanna konta, the british number one, is up first on centre court, she is taking on the former world number four dominica sepulchre over, so there will be a tough ask for her if you look back at her performance on tuesday. —— dominica sepulchre over. she will be hopeful of advancing quite far here at wimbledon after advancing to the semifinals just last year. however, since then, she has lacked consistency and has got to world number 26. all eyes will be on centre court for her later. later, it will be kyle edmund, her counterpart, who will be looking to work on his momentum following his victory on tuesday over alex bolt.

he only has one main draw match here at wimbledon, so with the absence of andy murray as well, a lot of pressure on him, he takes on bradley plant later on centre court. but before that, the world number one, rafael nadal and centre court right now. all the action on the website. thank you very much, holly. let's head to russia, and the world cup, where england have an injury worry ahead of that quarterfinal against sweden. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at england's base in repino. yes, england's base in repino. yes, england's first full training session today since they returned from that epic night in moscow on tuesday. it was behind closed doors, so we don't know a great deal about what happened, but we do thinkjamie vardy was not involved. he needed an injection for a groin problem he picked up towards the end of that match after coming on as a late substitute, and he is now classed as a doubt for the crucial quarterfinal against sweden on saturday. elsewhere, there is still a thigh

problem for dele alli, an ankle problem for dele alli, an ankle problem for dele alli, an ankle problem for ashley young, while harry kane was among those who came away with some bumps and bruises. but vardy is the only major concern. england are boosted by the return of fabian delph, who returned to the uk ahead of the birth of his third child. that trial has now arrived. —— that child has now arrived. he has got a baby girl, and —— that child has now arrived. he has gota baby girl, and he is —— that child has now arrived. he has got a baby girl, and he is back in the camp as they prepare for what could be the chance of a lifetime on saturday. anthonyjoshua has saturday. anthony joshua has ended saturday. anthonyjoshua has ended speculation that he might look to fight in the united states by confirming his next two fights will be at wembley stadium. having defended his world titles in cardiff on the last two occasions, joshua will fight at the national stadium in september, on the 22nd. he is likely to face alexander qu bec and, with talks of a unification fight with deontay wilder ongoing. chris froome has admitted he can understand why organisers wanted to stop him from competing in the tour de france. the three—time winner and

defending tempi and says it was a big relief when an anti—doping commission into him was dropped ahead of the race, which starts on saturday. his team sky boss dave b ra ilsfo rd saturday. his team sky boss dave bra ilsford says saturday. his team sky boss dave brailsford says he is unhappy with how the team has been treated. we have always absolutely abided by the rules and things absolutely the right way. we have tried to take young cyclists and develop them in an environment where they are absolutely guaranteed never to be pressurised to put under any pressure to do anything, and i think at times, that has been lost, and so thatis at times, that has been lost, and so that is disappointing, but nonetheless, we are absolutely proud of what we do, how we do it, and we are going to continue. that is all for now. more for you in the next hour. talk to you then, thank you very much. more now on our top story. the home secretary sajid javid has been chairing a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, to discuss the nerve agent poisonings at amesbury in wiltshire. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess are critically ill in salisbury district hospital. scientists say they're victims of the same toxin, novichok, that was used to attack the former

russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter in salisbury in march. but the authorities don't believe they were targeted. mrjavid delivered this statement in the commons. all the sites that have been decontaminated following the attempted murders of sergei and yulia skripal are safe. all sites which have been reopened have undergone rigorous testing and any items that may have harboured any residual amounts of the agent were safely removed for disposal. we have taken a very robust approach to decontamination, and there is no evidence that either the man or the woman in hospital visited any of the places that were visited by the sergei. 0ur strong working assumption is that the couple came into co nta ct assumption is that the couple came into contact with the nerve agent in a different location to the sites

which have been part of the original clean—up operation. the police have also set up two dedicated phone numbers for anyone with concerns relating to this incident. salisbury district hospital remains open as usual, and is advising people to attend routine operations unless they are contacted and told otherwise. we are taking this incident incredibly seriously, and working around the clock to discover precisely what has happened, where, and why. be assured that we have world leading scientists, intelligence officers, and police on this case. local residents can expect to see an increased police presence in and around amesbury and salisbury. all six sites that were visited by the pair before they colla pse visited by the pair before they collapse have been cordoned off and are being securely guarded as a precaution. an investigation has started to work out how these

individuals came into contact with the nerve agent. around 100 detectives from the counter—terrorism policing their work are working to support this investigation alongside colleagues from wilshere felice. 0bviously, this will evoke memories of the reckless attempted murder... murder attem pts reckless attempted murder... murder atte m pts of reckless attempted murder... murder attempts of sergei and yulia skripal earlier this year, and i know that many of you will question whether this incident is linked to that one. that is clearly the main line of enquiry. however, we must notjump to conclusions, and we must give the police the space and the time to carry out their investigations. the police's work will take time. but we are ready to respond, as and when new evidence comes to light and the situation becomes clearer. following the events and salisbury earlier this year, we have rapidly worked

with international partners on the 0rganisation with international partners on the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons to confirm our identification of the nerve agent that was used. through a process of extensive impartial testing and analysis, ourfindings extensive impartial testing and analysis, our findings were confirmed correct beyond doubt. the use of chemical weapons anywhere is barbaric and inhumane. the decision taken by the russian government to deploy them in salisbury on march the 6th was reckless and callous. there is no plausible alternative explanation to the events in march, other than the russian state was responsible. and we acted accordingly. the british government and the international community immediately and robustly condemned this inhumane action. in light of this inhumane action. in light of this attack, the uk expels 23 russian diplomats from our shores, and we were joined by 28 of our closest allies in this action, from the united states to ukraine, who expeued the united states to ukraine, who expelled over 150 of the russian

state's diplomats. we have already seen multiplexed the nations from state—sponsored russian media regarding this latest incident. we can anticipate further disinformation from the kremlin, as we saw, following the salisbury attack, and as we did before, we will be consulting with our international partners and allies following these latest developments. the eyes of the world are currently on russia, not least because of the world cup. it is now time that the russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on. that may be clear. —— let me be clear. we do not have a quarrel with the russian people. rather, it is the russian people. rather, it is the actions of the russian government that continue to undermine our security and that of the international community. we will stand up to the actions that threaten our security and the security of our partners. it is com pletely u na cce pta ble security of our partners. it is

completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or people to be either deliberate or accidentaltargets, orfor people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, orfor our streets, parks, or towns to be dumping grounds for poison. we will continue with our investigations of the matter of urgency, and i will keep the house and the public updated on any significant developments. i commend this statement to the house. we will be live in amesbury throughout the afternoon. it's 70 years since the nhs was created — and to mark this special anniversary, services have been held in westminster abbey and york minster. the head of nhs england simon stevens spoke at the service in london and paid tribute to nhs staff and patients. a health service that belongs to us all, to those of all faiths and none, to those who fought to bring the nhs to life, to the staff and volu nteers the nhs to life, to the staff and volunteers who have sustained it ever since, and our families, volunteers who have sustained it ever since, and ourfamilies, who rely on it in their troubling times of need. all these people are represented here in this abbey

today. because at its best, our national health service is the practical expression of a shared commitment by the british people, there when we need it, at the most profound moments in our lives, at the birth of our children, the deaths of our loved ones, and at all times in between. as we grapple with hope and fear, generosity, loneliness, compassion, some of the most fundamental elements of the human spirit. these are the times when, as patients and as families, we experience the health service in an intensely vivid and personal way. both the blessing of new life, but the intrusion of our own mortality. these are the moments in our life when we seem to stand outside of

time, outside the drumbeat of the humdrum, when we reassess our pasts and are forced to rethink our own futures. as we do so, standing alongside us in the extraordinary staff of the national health service. today, we give thanks for their service, for their skill, and for their compassion. and for their bravery, at times of exceptional challenge. nurses and volunteering alongside ebola patients. junior doctors with victims of terrorism, ambulance crews, gps and therapists at grenfell tower. and, yes, today, once again, the skill and bravery of nhs intensive care staff at salisbury district hospital, probably the best hospital in the world now to be caring for these new victims. because today's anniversary

is not just about victims. because today's anniversary is notjust about our collective endeavour. it's a celebration of the dignity of individual life, and the staff of our health and social services who supports that. simon stephens. in a moment, the business news. first, the headlines. two people are critically ill after being exposed to the nerve agent novichok. the home secretary tells mps that the public should not be worried. ahead of a crunch cabinet meeting tomorrow, more calls for clarity on brexit, as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of negotiations during talks in berlin. and the national health service turns 70 — events to mark the anniversary are held across the uk. in the business news... mark carney, governor of the bank of england, has said he now has more confidence in the uk economy, and that the latest data suggested a slow down earlier in the year

was largely due to the bad weather. however, he also warned that a global trade war could dampen economic growth. the uk's biggest carmaker — jaguar land rover — is the latest big company to warn of the dangers of a so—called "bad" brexit deal. it says it could cost it more than £1.2 billion in profit each year, jeopardising future investment in britain. jlr says it needs "free and frictionless trade with the eu "and unrestricted access to the single market." energy giant edf is to increase standard tariff prices by an average of 6% for those customers who take both gas and electricity. it said these dual—fuel customers would on average pay £1.35 a week more from 31 august. it increased electricity charges by 2.7% in april. more now on our top story, the boss of jaguar land rover, the uk's biggest carmaker, has issued grave warnings over what a bad brexit deal could mean for the company. according to ralf speth, it could cost the company £1.2 billion

profit each year. it's spent £50 billion in the uk in the past five years, and currently has plans to spend a further £80 billion in the next five. but a "bad brexit deal" would put this investment in jeopardy, the company would "drastically adjust" its spending profile. uncertainty over brexit, as well as the future of diesel cars, has already led the carmaker. to announce a series of changes to its uk business. at the beginning of the year, jlr said it would cut production at its plant in halewood, merseyside where it builds three of its range rover models. in april, it decided not to renew the contracts for 1,000 temporary workers in solihull. and last month, jlr said it would shift production of the land rover discovery suv to slovakia, potentially leading to some uk job losses. 0n the plus side, it is investing

in its solihull site to allow it to build its new range rovers. earlier, we spoke to emma butcher, from the society of motor manufacturers and traders. we have figured that leaving the eu without a deal with a bad deal would be disastrous. the way to continue is to maintain our membership of the customs union and retain all the benefits we enjoy as part of the single market at the brexit. 0ur supply chain are very integrated right across europe and indeed, the rest of the world, and if you think about the fact that every day in the uk, more than 1000 trucks cross over the borderfrom europe, and they deliver parts just in time to car assembly lines, and those parts are

delivered at exactly the minute they are needed. if we were to introduce new customs procedures that involve extra bureaucracy and checks, that would mean delays, and that with rob are very delicately balanced, finely tuned just—in—time manufacturing processes into absolute havoc. emma butcher there from the smmt. as well as the news from jaguar land rover, there are other results from some well—known names today — associated british foods, which owns the budget clothes store primark, and one of its rivals, superdry. abf has disappointed the market. it's got problems with sugar as prices are falling and primark, while still growing, looks like it won't be growing as fast as hopoed. as for superdry, its results look very good. joining us now is michael ingram, chief market strategist at wh ireland. first, on the car story. jaguar land

rover, perhaps the biggest, but not the only one. this is pretty worrying, what they are saying, isn't it, what they are saying about problems throughout the car industry, which we have already known about, really, if they are is a high brexit, as they say. yes, indeed, dire warnings from ralph speth, and it comes on the heels of similar warnings from companies such as bmw and airbus last week. 80% of jl are's production gersbach sport. you mentioned some very big numbers in terms of maybe a £1.2 billion hit two jl are's profit in in terms of maybe a £1.2 billion hit twojl are's profit in the event of a so—called high brexit. maybe £80 billion overfive a so—called high brexit. maybe £80 billion over five years in investment, and a number which includes wages. here are two other numbers for you. they directly play 60,000 people in the uk, jlr, and another 260,000 people in the supply chain. so that is 300,000 jobs,

maybe with a question mark over them if theresa may does not thrash something out on friday. just to make it clear, the problem is not so much tariffs, how much you pgy- is not so much tariffs, how much you pay. it is more to do with just the logistics of shifting stuff quickly from one place to another, and that really affects the car industry, it really affects the car industry, it really affects the car industry, it really affect the aircraft industry, doesn't it? yes, indeed, and we have got reports for quite some time that ports such as dover, for instance, just couldn't physically cope with the trade that needs to "between the uk and mainland europe, if there is a lot of box ticking in paperwork to complete. at the moment, that doesn't really exist, and in many brexit scenarios, we would have to negotiate that. let's talk briefly about associated british foods. they have trouble with sugar prices, but also prime art not as strong as we have been led to believe? yes, sugar is 70% revenue down. there is a glut of sugar worldwide down to the climate and so forth. in

europe, you had quotas abolished at the end of last year as well. with prime art, the strategy has been largely about expanding floor space. —— with primark. they have cut that down about 25% this year, which is one reason the market hasn't looked —— hasn't liked the look of these numbers. they have a well—developed east at you, so you have some of the asoses of this world nibbling away at their businesses. superdr today are infact at their businesses. superdr today are in fact more on top of that game, selling via companies such as asos and also next. thank you very much. a quick look at the market here. here is superdry. this is pretty good. underlying profit of about 1.5%, and you can see here the eu markets responding well. associated british foods, down

over 6%. the pound to the euro, about 1.13. more in about an hour on the business news. thank you, see you then. rescuers in thailand say they re facing a race against the weather to free the group of boys and their football coach who've now been trapped underground for 12 days. they say good conditions in the last 26 hours have helped lower the water level inside by an average of a centimetre and a half every hour ? but they re concerned a turn in the weather could reverse the progress they ve made. a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent sophie long a big concern is that they will be more monsoon rains, heavy rains, over the weekend, sunday in particular, causing concern. that is their main worry, the weather. in terms of how the operation is developing at the moment, we have heard that they have been able to reduce the water levels inside the cave complex significantly. we were told this morning by the guy running

the operation that they had managed to pump out 128 million litres of water. the aim is to bring the water levels down enough so that they can get the boys out the way that they came in without having to teach them to die or useful is gerber equipment. when we heard from the governor of the province this morning, who is running the operation, he said that if there is a window of 90% possibility that they can get them out then they will ta ke they can get them out then they will take it. he also said that they would not necessarily bring all the boys out together. if they felt somewhat strong enough in terms of swimming, physical health and mental health, they would be brought out first. sophie long reporting. let's catch up with the weather. we can let's catch up with the weather. we ca n cross let's catch up with the weather. we can cross the newsroom, and there is matt taylor, with news of sunshine and happiness! yes, good afternoon to you. more about sunshine around across most of the uk this afternoon. let's show you what happened earlier in scotland. cloudy skies for a time, but they brought with them a drop in temperature, which continues into

the afternoon, meaning it is much fresher day across parts of scotland and northern ireland compared to yesterday, as much as 10 degrees was on. this is the zone where we saw the drop come. a week, cold front, and to the north of it, more co mforta ble and to the north of it, more comfortable conditions, compare to the more humid ones further south, where temperatures could top 30 degrees this afternoon. the humidity in the airenough degrees this afternoon. the humidity in the air enough to set up some isolated showers and under stones. the odd one over the hills, south wales too, but toward essex, southern counties of england, also included in the london area, where we can see one to severe thunderstorms this is afternoon and into the evening. but every gardener will get a welcome drop of rain. it will get a welcome drop of rain. it will stay dry for most parts tonight will stay dry for most parts tonight will stop a bit more cloudy times, in around eastern scotland and the eastern counties of england, and the west of wales. much more comfortable might for sleeping for the northern half of the uk competitor humidity. the breeze we have had over recent daysis the breeze we have had over recent days is lost. a breath of wind in

the south tomorrow, but another hot and humid day. that marc laird here and humid day. that marc laird here and there, slightly fresher day across northern england combined with today, comfortable in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in the high teens and 20s compared with the low 30s towards the south and east. into the weekend, if you are eyeing up more outdoor weather, you certainly have it. high pressure in charge once again, keeping the sky is largely clear, and for many, dry into saturday. just a small towns of a future as clothing the far western northern ireland, and into the western isles of scotland. that of their weather cloud building up that of their weather cloud building up elsewhere. temperature is higher on saturday across scotland and northern ireland combined with what we see today and tomorrow. still pushing 30 degrees across parts of central and eastern england, as we will do on sunday. sunday, however, brings a bit more breeze and cloud to the highlands and islands. more chance of if you showers by then, and if you need to rein for the garden in the south, you will not get it. notice the timber to map shows the orange colour is quite widely. high temperatures expected, maybe even low 30s across parts of

the midlands, north west england, and the south—east. 32 the higher on saturday afternoon, and the dry weather and warm weather will continue into next week too. that is how it looks. good bye for now. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. my colleague ben brown has our top story and he's live in amesbury. i'm in the road where the couple on saturday fell ill just i'm in the road where the couple on saturday fell illjust here behind me, and they i'm now critically ill in hospital in salisbury after being exposed to novichok, the nerve agent. speaking the in the commons this lunchtime the home secretary sajid javid said he understood the public‘s concerns. i recognise that some local wiltshire residents will be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you,

the public safety is of paramount importance.