you're watching gmt on bbc world news. our top stories... theresa may and her cabinet are spending the day at chequers in an attempt to agree on what relationship britain wants with the eu after brexit. a senior government scientist tells the bbc that it is unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to 12 boys and their football coach who had been trapped ina football coach who had been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. also... last—minute preparations are under way for england as they prepare to ta ke way for england as they prepare to take on sweden, they take place in training before the quarterfinals of the world cup. china has imposed billions of dollars worth of retaliatory tariffs against america after accusing the us of starting

the biggest trade war in economic history. welcome to bbc newsroom live. cabinet ministers are gathered at the prime minister's country retreat chequers this morning for what are expected to be showdown talks about the brexit deal the uk will present to the european union. as they arrived, ministers had to surrender their phones. it's understood the main proposal is for the uk to remain closely aligned to the eu when trading goods, but not services. our political correspondent iain watson explains where we are so far with the brexit deal. so, what is the government's future

customs plan after brexit? the title roles off the tongue... to keep access to eu markets and keep manufacturers happy, the uk would mirror existing eu rules and regulations on goods. to try to keep brexiteers happy, the uk will decide whether to adopt new eu rules, this would not happen automatically, and the uk would set its own tariffs on goods outside the eu, allowing the government to do trade deals but would technologically track goods in the eu. tariffs would be charged on them. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at the prime ministers country retreat — chequers. what does theresa may need to do today to get to an agreed position? some of them are not happy, there was a meeting in the foreign office led by boris johnson, was a meeting in the foreign office led by borisjohnson, the foreign

secretary. they are not totally content with what they have got, we have heard rumblings from other conservative brexiteers and backbenchers saying this is not brexit, it does not look or sound like brexit and we will be too closely aligned with the eu after we leave. therefore, they cannot reap any of the rewards, as they would see it, of that breaking free from the european union. obviously, this isa the european union. obviously, this is a compromise and has to be a compromise. i think the message from theresa may would clearly be that parliament, there is no majority in parliament, there is no majority in parliament for this very definite clea n parliament for this very definite clean break. it does not feel that way and what she will say to her brexiteers ministers is that you need to accept the compromise otherwise there's a big possibility that when the customs union trade bill comes before parliament, actually mps will vote to be in the customs union or a customs union. they will be given that choice. they are locked away in the house behind

me, they arrived this morning with their hands over their phones —— and they had to hand over their phones and their apple watchers. we don't know how they are getting on but it sounds like from what david liddington had to say this morning that he is positive and he feels that he is positive and he feels that theresa may can get a compromise. i think it is a balanced package. it combines delivering on what the prime minister has promised and ending the jurisdiction of european courts in the uk and freedom of movement, out of the single market and customs union. with proposals for a creative and forward—looking partnership with european colleagues that cover security, police cooperation and principe covers cooperation and principe covers cooperation on business and trade as well. in the automotive industry in this country at agriculture and fisheries, they are integrated into european markets, a lot of two—way

trade and customers in other eu countries, jobs depend on that, so it's important we ensure any disruption to business is the minimum possible. so, that is david liddington, putting across the positive side there but there are many questions. people are asking about services, they are talking here about goods but what about services? that makes up a majority of the uk economic output. and freedom of movement, immigration, what is known politically to be so tricky not only for the conservatives but also labour. will brussels in any way allow that to happen? freedom of movement? they will be accused of cherry picking. some say that it is a pointless exercise as when they go to brussels they will reject it out of hand but theresa may needs to put forward her vision, what she thinks britain should be and what kind of relationship we should be in with the eu and see what happens. it

feels like what she is saying to people in her party is low, at the moment it would voluntarily align on good regulations but in the future parliament could diverged, but it would have a cost. that is a decision for another day but today it is over the next eight, nine or ten hours as to whether they can come to an agreement and whether there is anyone who decides they just cannot, and walks out theirjob in the cabinet. vicki young there, thank you. iain watson is at westminster. phones have been handed overfor westminster. phones have been handed over for the westminster. phones have been handed overfor the duration of westminster. phones have been handed over for the duration of those talks, backbenchers need to wait until tonight along with everyone else, for more details, and you have got one with you? it does not stop them from having an opinion, as david liddington were saying, a creative relationship with the european union but the big question is how close britain gets to the eu after brexit. does it someone so

close that it becomes impossible to do independent trade deals? it has been described as a long—standing leave campaign that peter bone joins me now. will theresa may stay within the red lines of leaving the customs union and the single market? we have 264 days before we leave the eu, and the prime minister is clear on any red lines, not giving billions of pounds every year to the eu and making our own laws in our own countryjudged by our own judges. making our own laws in our own countryjudged by our ownjudges. if the meeting comes up with that we are fine and moving ahead but it sounds like the common rule book, whatever we are hearing, it seems to ci’oss whatever we are hearing, it seems to cross the line on a couple of accounts, you are not accepting the law in your own country, but what the eu tells you and you have the european court of justice. the eu tells you and you have the european court ofjustice. i don't believe what is being said is what is going to come out the meeting. do

you think some of these ideas being put forward, they will be knocked down? we no half a dozen cabinet ministers who, like you, wanted to leave the eu and they met last night to discuss tactics, with the prime minister give ground on that?|j think minister give ground on that?” think it will be acceptable to brexiteers and half the cabinet brexiteers and half the cabinet brexiteers now. but so long as red lines are kept intact i think everyone will be happy but if they are broke and we have a serious problem. and if as you see it they are broken, what would your advice be to the cabinet? you cannot text them now, their phones have been confiscated but what would you say? ido confiscated but what would you say? i do not think the red lines would be breached, ithink i do not think the red lines would be breached, i think whenever i have seen the prime ministers she has been clear on this. but the common rule book with the eu? that seems to

be crossing the red line, what they will do is —— should do is argue strongly against that, but it is like the eu, they will reject it a nyway like the eu, they will reject it anyway but the question is, should brexit ministers resign? no, we want to see more brexiteers in the cabinet and not less. i do not think we will be in that position, i think the prime minister is going to steam ahead with what she has already laid down as red lines and we will have to wait and see what actually comes at the meeting. you don't expect to see any resignations today? i've beenin see any resignations today? i've been in politics long enough not to predict, i've given up on predicting what will happen in brexit in a few hours' time! it is a fool 's what will happen in brexit in a few hours' time! it is a fool '5 game. it isa hours' time! it is a fool '5 game. it is a big and important meeting. so far we have driven forward brexit, let's hope we can move forward and win a big football match tomorrow! peter bone, talking about a big football match tomorrow! you may have noticed a resemblance to a

former england manager. but we don't wa nt to former england manager. but we don't want to see anyone walking out of checkers on a permanent basis. iain watson there, thank you. lets get the view from brussels, kevin connolly, our correspondent is there. the first of two big hurdles for theresa may today, if she can get her cabinet to a collective position there. but the hurdle of getting this deal agreed by the eu and whether they would accept the sort of things we are hearing about what is being discussed today at chequers? good afternoon, i think the reality here is that brussels mac negotiations, led by michel barnier, will try and stick to the sort of positions it has kept all along. there is huge movement on the british side and there is one aspect that will be broken by brussels, they have said for a very long time now that theresa may needs to spell out a

vision of what she wants and then at least there is something to talk about, even if they cannot immediately agree. some of those things they are not going to find a cce pta ble things they are not going to find acceptable would be anything that looks like an attempt to preserve some of the benefits of being in the single market without taking all the responsibilities. so, for example, a free movement of goods but not labour. the european views of all areas of the single market must go together, that includes the free movement of people. they are incredibly fine lines that theresa may has two tread between finding a compromise which can get through the cabinet on one hand but also which will be acceptable to the eu on the other. it is easy to look at it from this point of view and take the much repeated mantra about cherry picking, and say there will be difficulties in selling some of these british proposals in brussels, but in one sense at least, this will be viewed as progress. britain, in the view of the european union, is

at least now starting to spell out how it sees the future and what it wa nts for how it sees the future and what it wants for it. they will see that as being new and welcome, i think. this stage, kevin, is there any sympathy for theresa may and the difficulty she finds herself in at home? in trying to bring her cabinet together, that's the view very much that this is of the uk, the uk government's own making, and they have got to get on with it? the simple truth is i've never met anyone in brussels or any european capital he feels that brexit is a good idea, or that it is worth pursuing or doing. that is the essential view of brexit. as a political character, i detect quite a bit of sympathy for theresa may because, as i say, of the fine line she has to walk in preserving the union, and some kind of frictionless trade with the eu and keeping her cabinet and party together in difficult parliamentary circumstances. they are aware of all

of that and if you think back to december when it looked as though britain was going to fail that first test of making sufficient progress in talks to move them on to future arrangements, at that point, jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, seemed very sympathetic to theresa may because a key awareness in brussels is that if theresa may were to fall 01’ is that if theresa may were to fall or her government were to be in real parliamentary trouble in london, than the process would be derailed and it is running on a tight timetable already and they are worried about running out of time so in that sense there is huge sympathy for her. kevin connelly in brussels, thank you. a senior government scientist has told the bbc it's unlikely that a nerve agent was left in the open before a couple from amesbury were poisoned by it last weekend. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess have been poisoned by the same nerve agent used on the former russian spy sergei skripal, and his daughter yulia, in march. they both remain in a critical condition in hospital.

mr rowley‘s brother matthew has told the bbc that he is shocked by what's happened. he is my younger brother. i love him to bits. i don't want for anything to bits. i don't want for anything to happen to him. and yet, it has. how would you deal with it? you know? it's heartbreaking. it is. and you live here in wiltshire and you knew about the attack in salisbury a few months ago. yeah. you must never have believed that apparently your brother would end up part of the same investigation? i'm not quite sure how he got involved with that but i haven't spoken to him yet. i'll let you know. i will seriously let you know, as soon as i know. how

is your brother doing? he is all right... yeah, he's right. tell me, he is in hospital and we are told that his condition is critical. what is he like? what kind of guy is your brother like? tell me about him. he's a lovely guy and would do anything for you. he really is. he's anything for you. he really is. he's a sweetheart, basically. umm... that's all i can say. that's what it is. and what about his physical fitness? as he fights this and tries to come through? he will do, eventually, yeah. he will do. i'm sure he will. for the latest — let's cross to our correspondent — charlotte gallagher who is in salisbury. let's look at what this senior government scientist has told the bbc, that the nerve agent was unlikely to have been left in the

open. therefore, how much further forward does that take the investigation in terms of what police and scientists and investigators are actually looking for? while officers, as you say, they are very confident that dawn stu rg ess they are very confident that dawn sturgess and charlie rowley were poisoned when they touched something that contained novichok. as you say, the scientist says that it cannot have been left out in the open because it would have degraded through the rain and the rest of the weather so what they are looking for is some kind of container. a vile, a syringe, or something that looked com pletely syringe, or something that looked completely innocuous like a bottle of perfume or something. i'm stood in front of where dawn sturgess lived, in supported accommodation, and you can see i’ows lived, in supported accommodation, and you can see rows of forensic tents, people coming and going and forensics officers doing fingertip searches through the property. that is one of five locations in

salisbury and amesbury that has been cordoned off where officers know that dawn sturgess and charlie rowley visited in the hours before they fell ill. now, speaking to people in salisbury, that is something that is really concerning for them. but at the moment they do not know where the couple were poisoned and what the poison was in. i spoke to one man who said he goes to queen elizabeth gardens most days, which is an area that has been cordoned off. if the poison is there, you have family is coming and going, there's hot weather, people going, there's hot weather, people go there daily to walk round the park and get their ice creams and it seems to be the randomness of this couple being poisoned that has worried so many here in salisbury and amesbury. now, after the initial attack on sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, people were told the situation was under control and there was no risk to the public and they are saying the same thing after they are saying the same thing after the poisoning of dawn sturgess and

charlie rowley but people here understandably are not very confident that is the case, considering two random members of the public are now critically ill in hospital after being exposed to this nerve agent. it is very, very worrying here in salisbury and coming into the town today, it is very quiet. you aren't seeing many people walking around. that is another concern for the town, it is affecting tourism and business at a time it should be busy. charlotte, thanks for that update. charlotte gallagher in salisbury for us. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may and her cabinet are spending the day at chequers in an attempt to agree on what relationship britain wants with the eu after brexit. a senior government scientist tells the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave

for almost two weeks. in the sport, england are getting ready to leave their training base ahead of their world cup quarterfinal game tomorrow morning against sweden. manager gareth southgate calling it a big opportunity to make history. serena williams and roger federer are the big names in action at wimbledon today, both playing third round matches on centre court later. and leeds rhinos former captain kevin sinfield is the new director of by sinfield is the new director of rugby at super league club. he takes over from barrie mcdermott, rugby at super league club. he takes overfrom barrie mcdermott, who rugby at super league club. he takes over from barrie mcdermott, who was sacked last week. i will have more on those stories later. a former thai navy diver has died as he attempted to deliver supplies to the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave. 38—year—old saman kunan, who had volunteered to help in the rescue efforts, lost consciousness on his way back from the boys' cave and could not be revived by his colleagues.

there's still no decision on how to rescue the children who have been been trapped in the flooded cave for almost two weeks now. they ventured in while the cave was dry but were caught out by a sudden deluge of rain, which flooded the system. they were found on a rocky ledge around two and a half miles — that's about four kilometres — from the mouth of the cave on monday. more than 128 million litres of water have been pumped out of the cave — allowing rescue teams to walk further into the tunnel. but some parts are too narrow — and more heavy rain is forecast. there's still no decision on how to rescue the group. the boys are being taught the basics of diving — some need to be taught how to swim — but it's feared that option could be too risky. our correspondent, dan johnson, is at the tham luang nang non cave — and has just sent us this update. this is one part of the rescue

operation, the attempt to pump water out of the cave to try and reduce the water levels. that is a really tough effort because it requires millions of water being pumped every hour and it has been raining this morning already, and the real threat is if the rain gets heavy, the water level in the cave could rise. i will ta ke level in the cave could rise. i will take you appear to the cave entrance, and where the rescue effort is based. the whole team here this morning has really taken a knock because of what happened overnight, one of their divers, a former member of the navy, who left and worked in security at bangkok airport, volunteered to come back here and offer his experience and expertise to the dive team. he lost his life last night on the way out of the cave. he had been to deliver supplies to where the children are stranded, and it was on his way out that his oxygen round though, and he fell unconscious and could not be resuscitated. —— ryan lowe. that has

added to the urgency, illustrating the nature of the risk and that is why there has been more activity this morning. they are trying to work out what the best way is of getting these boys free. notjust pumping the water but working out if they can teach the boys to swim, dive, or the other option is digging down from above. you can see from here that the terrain is mountainous and it is really tricky. none of these options are easy and a p pa re ntly these options are easy and apparently the oxygen down there is beginning to run out. so there is definitely added urgency to this mission and sadness that it has already claimed someone's life. danjohnson dan johnson for us in danjohnson for us in thailand. a nurse who was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at a cheshire hospital has been released on bail, cheshire police say. lucy letby, who's 28, had also been detained on suspicion of the attempted murder of six other infants. the babies died at the countess

of chester hospital over the last several years. a 16—year—old boy will appear in court today in connection with the death of six—year—old alesha mcphail. alesha's body was found in woodland, hours after she went missing from her grandmother's house, on the isle of bute on monday. the nhs in england is promising to provide an extra 22 million pounds to help people with learning disabilities to leave care and receive increased support in the community. a recent review into deaths of people with learning disabilities found they can die up to 29 years earlier than other people. speaking to our disability correspondent nikki fox, nhs england's learning disabilities director, ray james, described how they want overhaul patient treatment. there is always more that we can and should be doing, crucially as part of that we need to be listening to families. but we have reduced the number of inpatients by 18%, we are investing the money, we are making sure that we are doing more by way of staff training. i want less people to be spending time in hospital.

i want everybody up and down the country to be listening to and working with people with a learning disability in their family, hearing their experiences and using their experiences to change the way in which they provide services for the future. when 12—year—old billy caldwell had his medicinal cannabis oil confiscated at heathrow airport, it led to some mps calling for a change to drugs laws. the home office is reviewing the use of medicinal cannabis, and looking at individual cases. radio 1 newsbeat‘sjim connolly has been to meet one man who says he'd benefit from the drug being prescribed. i've had crippling pain which has left me bedbound and unable to work at times. alex was diagnosed with crohn‘s disease at age 19 and over the past eight years, he has tried a range of medication to control his condition. alex knows he is breaking the law but says taking cannabis in a variety of ways helps him. i've recently had surgery to remove most of my large bowel which has

left me with a colostomy. and helps me eat and sleep with minimal side—effects. he is not alone. campaigners say tens of thousands would benefit from it being prescribed. the government is currently reviewing medicinal cannabis use brought on by billy caldwell‘s story, his mother charlotte campaigning to get cannabis oil for him which she says reduces the number of epileptic seizures he has. common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of six children has burst the political process wide open. and while the review is happening, it's set up an expert panel to look at individual cases but there is criticism. put yourself in this situation. you've got a friend or family or loved one who you believe can benefit from medical cannabis. and they say it's available if you go in front of this panel. you are going to be there. what would you do differently then? medical cannabis under prescription prescribed by a gp.

gps have a whole range of drugs already for a whole range of circumstances but it has to be widespread throughout the united kingdom because the problem is widespread throughout the united kingdom. alex wants to arrange a meeting with the expert panel. thank you for calling the home office. but he's worried he doesn't qualify. so there isn't the number at all to speak to the expert panel on medicinal cannabis? the process they set up is complicated and convoluted for chronically ill patients like myself to get through and i just want to sit down in front of the panel to explain why it helps me in my life and it's incredibly frustrating that i don't think i fit the criteria and i won't be seen. we've been trying to get more details on this but the home office won't speak to us. cases like billy's... we wanted answers to a range of things, like what medical conditions would be considered by the panel and how many cases they expected to review. they wouldn't speak to us and sent us a statement instead. it says the expert panel will look at applications from senior clinicians for patients with exceptional conditions. this means cases will be firmly based on medical evidence, meaning patients will get access

to the most appropriate treatment. it all means, for now, by using cannabis to manage his crohn‘s symptoms, alex is breaking the law and could go to prison for five years. jim connolly, bbc news. we can hear from we can hearfrom billy we can hear from billy caldwell‘s mother speaking earlier today. billy is not dealing with this position that we've been left in very well. he is living... we have had to check into a hotel in belfast again. he's in unfamiliar territory here once again. i think enough is enough and i'm calling on steve austin, the deputy medical director of the belfast trust and i'm also calling on martin dillon, the chief executive of the belfast trust. please step up to the plate here and arrange it so my little boy can go home to save surroundings, of his

own house. charlotte corporal speaking. 15 of the most popular websites and apps have terms and conditions that require a university—level of education to understand, according to analysis from the bbc. that's despite the fact that most can be used by children as young as 13 — asjoe miller has been finding out. i really like the rainbow one! 5pm on a school day and maxwell and nola are relaxing at their friend ella's home with the help of youtube and instagram. normal siblings versus my siblings... all three children are 13 and legally allowed to join these sites — but unsurprisingly, none have actually read the terms. everything is so long and such small text, it is almost sneaky of them to like, put it like that so that kids would just look at it and just skip past it, i guess. the bbc has analysed the privacy policies of 15 popular websites and apps — including facebook and youtube — and found that most of them take at least half an hour to read and that all of them require

a university—level education to be properly understood. facebook, google and others say they are constantly improving their terms and making them clearer and that easy—to—read summaries are available. but one mp says the key legal documents are simply too complicated. you have to give informed consent for your data to be used, it is not enough to print a load of gobbledygook that you know no—one will ever read and say "ah—ha — we have got the right to do it because it says so in here." max and their friends say they won't wade through any lengthy policies however well they are written, but hope the adults who draft them are on their side. joe mellor, bbc news. news coming in, the musician elvis costello has had to cancel the remaining dates of his european tour, it has been announced, following advice from his doctor to

arrest. this follows surgery for cancer. the musician, his real name is declan patrick mcmanus, are advised to rest by his doctor following surgery for cancer. and so elvis costello cancelling the remaining dates of his european tour, it hasjust cancelling the remaining dates of his european tour, it has just been announced. it's time now to take a look at the weather forecast. staying mostly dry, sunny and hot this weekend. we have seen some sunshine this morning. there has been some cloud around but you can see that cloud is breaking up. some patches of cloud still remaining. but plenty of sunshine. just the risk of one of two thundery showers creeping into kent and essex as well. temperatures feeling warm or very warm. a maximum of 3132

degrees. tonight, any showers will fizzle out. it would be very co mforta ble fizzle out. it would be very comfortable for sleeping in the south. temperatures getting no lower than 17 celsius in london. tomorrow, lots of sporting events and it looks like it's going to be a dry day with plenty of sunshine for scotland and northern england but some good spells of sunshine and these are the temperatures. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: theresa may and her cabinet are spending the day at the prime minister's country retreat chequers in an attempt to thrash out what relationship britain wants with the eu after brexit. a senior government scientist tells the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury had been left out in the open. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand

while trying to take supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. china has imposed billions of dollars‘ worth of tariffs on american goods in retaliation against the us after accusing the trump administration of starting the biggest trade war in economic history. let's get the latest sports news now. good morning from bbc sports centre. i'm jeanette kwa kye. let go straight to russia where england are about to set off to samara for tomorrow's world cup quarter final. our sports correspndent david ornstien is in repino.

what's happening? any minute now being blunt bus will depart here and take the 45 minute journey to saint petersburg airport where they will fly by private jet across a time zone, more than 1000 miles away. it's much warmer there. england trained this morning for the final time before this crucial quarter against sweden on saturday. onlyjamie quarter against sweden on saturday. only jamie vardy was not involved. he is nursing a groin injury that makes a doubt for this match. otherwise england should be at full strength and what an opportunity they have. it's an opportunity that gareth southgate says they might never have again. reaching the world cup semifinals for the first time since 1990. since then england and britain have enjoyed such sporting

success. is this the time that the footballers get in on the act after so footballers get in on the act after so many years of hurt. they conquered their penalty shoot out demons against campbell —— colombia on tuesday night and now it's full stea m on tuesday night and now it's full steam ahead for sweden. it's england's first world cup quarter final since 2006 when they lost to portugal in germany. rio ferdinand played in that match, and says he expects the current squad to deliver. i think we are going to go to the final. i am a believer. right now. they have made me believe. ffirst time in years that i have believed that this england team can do it. because when your goalscorer is bang in form scoring goals, you've got a chance. there is a realfeelgood buzz around the squad, there has always been a depressive cloud that surrounds the england squads for some reason, over in years gone by. but this squad seems like everybody seems happy to be there, everybody is enjoying it. let's have a look then

at what the players have been saying on social media. ‘focus‘ very much the word of the day for captain harry kane and his spurs team—mate dele alli. we're told that dele is fit and will be part of the matchday squad. and gareth southgate showing that he's not afraid to get stuck into training, trying to get a hold of danny welbeck. plenty then for england to be positive about, but it won't be easy against sweden who also have their own history to make, as our sports news correspondent richard conway's been finding out. on the black sea coast, sweden have been plotting a course towards what they hope is a golden future. win against england on saturday and they will be just one victory away from a chance to lift the world cup. could open up here. forsberg! chose to shoot! their 1—0 win over switzerland in the last round was hard—fought. but despite that, and previous success in topping the group, they have surprised many by getting this far. and with england now looming, they insist all the expectation

is on their opponents. i'm sure the pressure will obviously be on england, a little bit more time on us. i'm sure people back in england expect them to go through. so, sweden are heading to saturday's quarterfinal with a quiet confidence. have england perhaps underestimated their nordic threat? # it's coming, football's coming home! england fans may be singing about how it's coming home, but some swedes think such confidence is premature and could ultimately be beneficial to their own team's chances. i hope the players get caught up in this hype that is in england, and they think they are world champions so they can go home after this game. sweden have now left their seaside base behind. they haven't been to the semifinal of the world cup since 1994, and they don't want this unexpected journey to end just yet. but they know all three lions await in samara this saturday. here's how you can follow it.

live on bbc1 at 3pm tomorro and if you are out and about, listen on bbc radio 5live. before all of that, there's a couple of quarter finals to get excited about today. our football reporter john bennett is in sochi, and john it all kicks off with france vs uruguay? yes. what a way to start. the unstoppable yes. what a way to start. the u nstoppa ble force yes. what a way to start. the unstoppable force against the immovable object. i do believe the best attacking the world cup, france have been so good going forward. four goals they scored against argentina in their last game. still a few? about their coach. can they get it right with him in charge? as the uruguay they have got the best offence at this tournament. just one

goal conceded. worries though other ederson companion who scored two goals in their win over portugal. he has been training separately from the team and all the indications are he will be on the bench for this game. as for the other quarterfinal today, another brilliant game. brazil against belgium. i have seen brazil against belgium. i have seen brazil against belgium. i have seen brazil a couple of times live at this tournament and they are getting better and better. they have got strength in depth as well. the likes of roberto for me near coming off the bench and scoring goals. it looks like marcella will be back for brazil. belgium did well to comeback against japan brazil. belgium did well to comeback againstjapan in the last round. brazil. belgium did well to comeback against japan in the last round. two brilliant games today. so france vs uruguay up first at 3 — you can listen to that one on bbc radio 5 live. then at 7 it's brazil vs belgium that's live on bbc one and 5 live. that's all the sport for now.

i'll have more for you in the next hour. the us has imposed its first wave of new tariffs on china. donald trump previously said the $34 billion worth of import taxes are needed to stop the transfer of american jobs, technology and intellectual property to china. officials in beijing have promised to respond to protect the interests of their people. what impact are the trade tensions having in the us? one group who are likely to suffer are america s soybean farmers, who send nearly two—thirds of their exports to china. kim gittleson has been to a soybean farm in minnesota. a nearly endless expanse of green leaves. with a row after row of soy beans it's easy to see why this part of minnesota is known as the prairie ocean. for nearly five decades each july bob has walked his farm here. this is an first trade war. this is

nothing new for me. is it good? no. but he thinks his farm will be ok, at least for this year. he worries for the next generation.” at least for this year. he worries for the next generation. i can weather the storm but what bothers me is our weather the storm but what bothers me is our younger weather the storm but what bothers me is our younger farmers who are just getting started. they will suffer. this could lower the price a little more. it will really hurt and they might not be able to survive. farmers here send their majority of this site beans abroad, mostly to china. an easy way to understand just how important the chinese market is to the us soy bean industry is to take a closer look at this farm. every third road here is sent abroad the china. but now as the threat of tariffs has turned into a reality orders from china has mostly dried up. us soy bean prices have plunged by more than 15% since the tariffs were announced in may

and that's wiped over $150 million of unexpected revenue. but even with the prospect of economic problems looming at the celebration of american independence day many say they still supported president trump's support for trade independence. america first. something has to be done because we have been unfairly treated for years and years. if other nations are doing it i don't know how we avoid doing it i don't know how we avoid doing it. for now, farmers here and not react ready to abandon a businessman president who promised to help them even if they are caught in the crosswinds of an escalating trade war. a series of explosions at a fireworks depot near mexico city has killed at least 24 people and injured forty others. emergency workers are among the casualties. the town where it happened is known as mexico's pyrotechnic capital.

two years ago, an explosion at the market killed more than forty people. lives and livelihoods lost in a plume of smoke. this is known as the pyrotechnics capital of mexico and for the second time in a month at the site of the fatal accident involving the local fireworks industry. the explosion was visible for miles as once again a sparking a fireworks factory set off a chain reaction. it left behind a trail of devastation and loss of life. once the blaze was under control the extent of the damage became clear. among those killed was a child and some of the emergency service workers who were first on the scene. translation: when the emergency services arrived there was a second

explosion. that is why they lost their lives. when they were providing first aid after the initial blast the second one happened. for many mexicans this tragic episode could have been avoided. as recently asjune several people died in some circumstances. in late 2016 more than 40 were killed when a fireworks market packed with christmas shoppers and revellers caught fire. at the time the president promised to rebuild the president promised to rebuild the site with improved fire revelations. on this occasion he simply said on his twitter account that he deeply regretted the loss of life. however, questions will have to be answered about how this can continue to happen. the town is famous for its fireworks but local producers admit that regulations are lacking. translation: often as firework makers we take precautions.

some fireworks are unmarked and others don't even show the percentages of what's in them. that is what causes the problems. there is what causes the problems. there is little doubt that fireworks are the mainstay of the local economy, providing an income for thousands of families in the community. but with an average of a serious incident every year authorities must now decide whether to clamp down on this dangerous and unrelated industry. —— and regulated. the royal air force was formed towards the end of the first world war. next week sees a spectacular display in the skies over london to celebrate its 100th anniversary. the bbc‘s sophie raworth has been taking a look at the life of her grandfather edwin, who was one of the raf‘s original pilots, risking his life for his country. it's really heavy! my goodness. it's so heavy! it started with a battered suitcase in my parents‘ cellar.

oh, my goodness, look at that. my grandfather had rarely spoken about his service with the royal flying corps. he'd forged his birth certificate tojoin up at 17 and here, along with his uniform cap, were clues to his experiences in the closing months of the first world war. the role of air power changed dramatically during the war. unarmed tiny machines designed for taking pictures of the battlefields quickly evolved into a fighter planes and bombers. the faces of the men who flew them line the walls at the raf museum in hendon. around and above them are aircraft so flimsy, it makes you wonder how they stayed in the air. amazing, these planes. absolutely, and here is a be2. that's what my grandfather flew, the be2. absolutely, it's this type here, the construction is amazing. it's a wooden frame around which is stretched the irish linen and you can hear, it's tight and it's also been lacquered. it looks so fragile, so flimsy. that's right.

well, early construction techniques were a bit of trial and error, the whole thing, the wings are braced in shape with piano wires. my grandfather would have been only too aware of the risks he faced. more than 14,000 british pilots were killed, many more simply disappeared over the battlefields. as a bomber pilot, edwin raworth‘s chances of survival were better than the men dubbed the suicide squad. exhausted, and living on their nerves, most fighter pilots only lasted a few weeks. at an airfield in the thames valley, i could at least get a sense of what my grandfather went through. my father had spoken of the be2 aircraft my grandfather had trained in. this replica is virtually identical. i never met my grandfather but,

for a few moments, i had an idea of what it must have been like for him up there, a frightened teenager in the skies above france. edwin raworth was one of the original pilots 100 years ago. what he did and saw scarred him so much that when he left the raf, he neverflew again. sophie raworth, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in a special programme this evening. "raf100 — into the blue" will be on the bbc news channel at 9.30pm. in a moment we'll have all the business news,

but first the headlines on bbc news. theresa may's entire cabinet has gathered at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers, for a crunch meeting on brexit. whitehall officials tell the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair are in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. in the business news: ahead of a key government meeting about brexit, the chief executive of airbus accuses ministers of being clueless in their attempts to negotiate a dealfor the uk. only last month the aviation firm warned it may leave the country if no deal was agreed with the european union. house prices rose at their slowest pace since march 2013, that's according to the latest

survey by halifax which says prices rose by 1.8% last month. however over the last quarter prices actually fell by 0.7%. and a bbc investigation finds that children may be signing up to apps with terms and conditions that only university students can understand. apps such as youtube and facebook have a minimum age of 13 to become a member. a couple of hours ago the office for national statistics reported that productivity fell 0.4% in the three months to the end of march, compared to the previous quarter. that was the biggest contraction in a year. productivity in the manufacturing sector was particularly hard hit, the ons said, dropping by 1.7 per cent quarter—on—quarter. in services, productivity also slipped, down 0.2 per cent. meanwhile both hours worked and jobs grew by 0.6 per cent

from the previous quarter. the news come on the day the cabinet meets for crunch brexit talks at chequers. joining us now is lena komileva, chief economist what theme behind this drop? after two quarters of surprisingly strong growth. the weather can play havoc with the figures from the first quarter. we have seen this decline in productivity. jobs and hours worked actually increased in the first quarter. there was a surprise in decline in the second half of last year. the underlying trend has

not changed dramatically. we will probably get a rebound in the second quarter of the year. it tells us that we are stuck in the slowing the growth. productivity remains below the rate of growth. that does raise some concerns about the health of the economy going forward. this news come on the day of these crunch brexit talks in chequers. many in business are concerned about what will it mean if services are not included in any sort of deal that we strike with the eu when it comes to trade? services are the most important part of the jigsaw puzzle of the uk economy. although productivity and growth was 1% in the first quarter when we talk about the first quarter when we talk about the service is part of the economy, that has seen phenomenal record growth in recent years. it has seen

growth in recent years. it has seen growth in recent years. it has seen growth in the range of 16% year—on—year. that tells us it is the strongest and most productive pa rt the strongest and most productive part of the economy. the reason is because the uk houses the best financial centre in the world. the city of london is the number one export of financial services in the world. it's the financial centre of the eu. the figures show there is the eu. the figures show there is the biggest trade partner and it's also the biggest contributor to growth of financial services. so there is no deal on services of the brexit it is impossible to replicate that kind of growth going forward. let's take a look at some of the day's business stories. rolls—royce holdings has agreed to sell its loss—making commercial marine business to norway's kongsberg for an enterprise value of £500m. the business has about 3,600 employees, mainly based in the nordic region. the move comes as part

of a wide—ranging restructuring plan for rolls—royce, which aims to save £400m a year. south korean tech giant samsung electronics has estimated that its second—quarter operating profit will be a lower—than—expected. operating profit is expected to hit £10 billion for the april to june period. slowing smartphone sales are a big factor for samsung, which sells its own models as well as making components for other firms. and deutsche bank shares are up more than 5%, after us investment bankjp morgan denied a report in a german newspaper that it was interested in buying a stake in the german bank. the report also said that industrial and commercial bank of china might be interested in taking a stake. shares in deutsche bank are trading at record lows due to the bank's poor performance, so it wouldn't be surprising if rivals were sniffing around for a cheap deal. that's all the business news.

excitement is building for england's world cup quarter—final against sweden on saturday and after that penalty shoot—out win against colombia, the euro 96 anthem, three lions football's coming home, is once again rising up the charts. it's still a fans‘ favourite, and it's also been all over social media. meme—makers have been hard at work creating their own tributes to the song. here's a selection of the best. marcel, where you going with that disc? we're not putting that on again. if you press that button you are in very big trouble. it's coming home, it's coming home, football's coming home. it's coming home, if

coming home. it's coming home, if coming home, football's coming home. gary? it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home. it's coming, it's coming home, football's coming home. it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, for all‘s coming home.

i have to confess, i've seen all of those already. time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to lucy martin. lots of sporting events on the way this weekend and it looks like we've got some dry and hot weather to come. as we move through the day we have seen plenty of blue skies already. this photo was sent in from torquay. some high—level cloud

turning the sunshine hazy. we are seeing more in the way of low—level cloud in eastern coastal areas but that cloud is breaking and there is a good deal of sunshine around. we will hold onto that sunshine as we move through the afternoon. just the chance of one or two showers in parts of kent. they could drift into essex as well. it will feel very hot in the south—east with a maximum of 31 degrees. elsewhere we are looking at mid to high 20s. as we go through this evening any showers in the south—east will die out. a lot of dry weather and clear skies and temperatures fairly humid in the south. overnight lows around 17 degrees in london. that takes us into the weekend and we want to see

a great deal of change. it will stay mainly dry with sunshine and some hot temperatures. as we start the day on saturday, further sunshine and some patchy cloud and 12 showers are part of scotland. still the chance of one of the two showers in the south—east and temperatures again very warm. temperatures in the south—east up to 31 degrees. at 3pm, the world cup kicks off and if you are wondering what the weather is doing in russia for the footballers, it looks like it's going to be warm. a very small chance of a shower. that takes us into sunday. i pressure still in charge. this weather front clips into north—west scotla nd weather front clips into north—west scotland sofa sunday still a lot of sunshine and dry weather for much of england and wales but it will be cloudierfor england and wales but it will be cloudier for north—west scotland. the cloud moving into northern ireland later. some very bright

colours across england and. it'll be the hottest year. temperatures around 30 degrees. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at midday... a crucial meeting of theresa may's cabinet is under way at chequers as ministers attempt to reach an agreement on a future trade relationship with the eu. a senior government scientist tells the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. also this hour — last minute preparations are under way for england as they get ready to take on sweden. the team are training ahead of the crucial quarter final of the world cup. china has imposed billions of dollars‘ worth of retaliatory tariffs against american goods after accusing the us of starting

the biggest trade war in economic history. and ahead of tomorrow's crucial clash — social media has been creating tributes to the england team. good morning. it is friday the 6th ofjuly, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. cabinet ministers are gathered at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers, this morning, for what are expected to be showdown talks about the brexit deal the uk will present to the european union. as they arrived, ministers had

to surrender their phones. it's understood the main proposal is for the uk to remain closely aligned to the eu when trading goods, but not services. so let's take a look at the deal so far. so what's the government's future customs plan after brexit? well — the title just rolls off the tongue... the facilitated customs arrangememt to keep access to eu markets and keep manufacuters happy the uk would mirror exisiting eu rules and regulations on goods. to try to keep brexiteers happy, the uk would decide whether to adopt new eu rules — this wouldn't happen automatically. and the uk would set its own tarriffs on goods from outside the eu allowing the government to do trade deals. but technology would track goods that go on to the eu, and the eus taffifs would be charged on them. let's go now to our chief political correspondent vicki young whojoins me now from chequers.

hello again, vicki, there is a ban on phones. nothing leaking out about what is going on in the house behind you? no, they are in there, not exactly locked in, but pretty much, they had to hand over their phones and their apple watches, it is standard, we have to do that when we go to downing street, but in this case, if they are there for another eight or nine hours, it means nobody knows what will be going on. but we do know that theresa may really does wa nt to do know that theresa may really does want to get some kind of deal done today. she's already been to see angela merkel in berlin, she has meetings lined up to sell this idea to brussels. they have to agree too

but firstly she has to get them to agree. there was a meeting last night in the foreign office, led by borisjohnson, of night in the foreign office, led by boris johnson, of seven night in the foreign office, led by borisjohnson, of seven so—called brexiteers in the cabinet who are not happy. some of them do not feel that this will fly and that the eu will not accept it but they do not think it would give the uk opportunities, as they see it, that they do outside the eu. maybe we could not do our own trade deals? there are questions surrounding freedom of movement and immigration. it was a potent issue during the referendum but despite that, the cabinet minister david liddington said today that he was optimistic about this plan and what it would mean. it is a balanced package, combining delivering on what the prime minister has promised, ending the jurisdiction of the european courts in the united kingdom and ending freedom of movement, ensuring we are out of the single market in

the customs union. proposals for a creative and forward—looking partnership with our european colleagues, covering security, police cooperation but crucially covering business and trade as well because if you look at the automotive industry in this country, agriculture and fisheries in this country, they are very integrated in european markets. a lot of customers here, jobs depend on that. we have two insure any disruption to business is the minimum possible. so, you can be rest assured that the argument about trade and businesses, thatis argument about trade and businesses, that is going to be a fundamental pa rt that is going to be a fundamental part of today. you can expect the chancellor philip hammond, who has been leading the charge on all of this, to be present in that case to the cabinet, that the idea of frictionless trade, that it stays closely aligned, so as not to disrupt that, but there are questions about the service industry

and questions about freedom of movement and i suppose the point is now, where do brexiteers go in all of this? if they were to resign and levi at night and say, we cannot accept this or defend it, and theresa may is challenged over leadership, she may be thinking that parliament is on her side in some ways, they would back this plan even if brexiteers don't, then she has two seller to brussels, that could be the way she is going but certainly tonight she wants some kind of agreement on her cabinet, at the very least. vicki young, thank you. the european chief negotiator, michel barnier, is giving a talk in brussels regarding the uk's exit from the european union. he says there are major withdrawal issues outstanding, there is a long way to go and not much time. let's listen in. we need to deal with two

types of checks. first, regulatory compliance checks, these checks exist to protect, enhance security and ensure food safety a nd enhance security and ensure food safety and animal health. the backstop proposal would mean that the limited set of eu rules, which continue to apply in northern ireland, are steady. there would be no need to carry out corresponding checks at this border. these controls concern checks and, as you know, already today, for example, livestock entering northern ireland from the rest of the uk is checked at entry. as an island, northern

ireland and ireland are free for many animaland ireland and ireland are free for many animal and plant diseases that exist elsewhere. second, customs controls are carried out at external borders at the customs union. we do this to collect duties on goods entering the eu and implement security and safety measures. for instance, against smuggling or counterfeited products. these are based on import and export declarations. a significant share of northern ireland exports is carried out to businesses with fewer than ten employees. they and the uk are jointly agreed to protect the irish

economy but impose customs declarations on small and micro businesses could harm cross—border directions. in order to avoid the need for these controls, with the land border, they use backstop proposal is to move them to the port and airports, which at entry points to the ireland of ireland —— the island of ireland. the proposal includes draft consultations with the taoiseach and ireland with 26 member states who all support ireland. once again, let me be clear... studio: michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator speaking in brussels, the keyline so far from him is that we still have a long way to go and we don't have much time.

talking at length about the question of the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, saying that we obviously need more clarity and most importantly certainty in the long run. we need a cast—iron guarantee to avoid the ha rd cast—iron guarantee to avoid the hard border, whatever the future relationship is. a little earlier i spoke to our europe correspondent kevin connolly he explained what brussels is expecting from the talks. the reality here is that the brussels negotiating, led by michel barnier, will try and stick to the sort of positions it has kept all along. there is a sense of huge movement on the british side and there is one aspect of this which will be welcomed by brussels, they have said for a very long time that theresa may needs to spell out a vision of what she wants and at least there is something to talk about, even if they cannot immediately agree with it. some of the things they will not find a cce pta ble the things they will not find acceptable would be anything that

looks like an attempt to preserve some of the benefits of being in the single market without taking all the responsibilities. so, for example, a free movement of goods but not labour, the european union views that all of those in the single market must go together, including the movement of people. they are very fine line that theresa may needs to tread, in finding a carbonate she can get through on one hand but being acceptable to the eu on the other. it is easy to take that much repeated mantra about cherry picking and saying there would be difficulties in selling some of those british proposals in brussels but as i say, in one sense at least it will be viewed as progress. britain, in the view of the eu, is at least now starting to speu the eu, is at least now starting to spell out how it sees the future and what it wants from it. they will see that as new and welcome, i think. at this stage, kevin, is there any sympathy for theresa may and the

difficulties she finds herself in at home, in trying to bring her cabinet together? or is the view that this is the uk government's own making and they've got to get on with it? the simple truth is i've never met anyone, in brussels or in the european capital, who thinks it is a good idea, worth pursuing or doing. that is the essential view of brexit. as a political character, i detect quite a bit of sympathy for theresa may because, as i say, of the fine line she has to work in preserving the union and keeping some kind of frictionless trade with the eu and keeping her cabinet and party together in difficult parliamentary circumstances. so they are aware of all of that, if you think back to december when it looked as though britain was going to fail that first test of making sufficient progress in the talks to move them on to future arrangements,

at that point, jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission, seemed very sympathetic to theresa may, a key awareness here in brussels is that if theresa may we re in brussels is that if theresa may were to fall or her government were to be in real parliamentary trouble in london, the process would be derailed and it is running on a tight timetable already and they are worried about running out of time. in that case, there is huge simply for her. kevin connelly in brussels. a senior government scientist has told the bbc it's unlikely that a nerve agent that poisoned a couple from amesbury, had been left out in the open. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess have been poisoned by novichok and are in a critical condition in hospital. it's the same nerve agent used on the former russian spy sergei skripal, and his daughter yulia, in march. for the latest — let's cross to our correspondent will glennon — who is in amesbury — and an increased activity there in the last hour.

tell us what is going on? yes, there has been a huge sudden increase in activity here on monkton road in this new housing estate in amesbury where charlie rowley lived, and where charlie rowley lived, and where he and dawn sturgess were found critically ill in the early hours of saturday. in the last 30 minutes, two fire engines have arrived here, they have been kitting up arrived here, they have been kitting up and going into the house. two ambulances have arrived including incident response units and two unmarked white vans carrying what looked like a large number of personnel, they arrived and went straight into the property, they opened the steel gates and let those fa ns opened the steel gates and let those fans in. those steel gates were not here yesterday. yesterday, the media could look straight into the property of charlie rowley, just a thin police cordon protecting it. through the day gradually the cord and has extended and extended and the media were pushed back and then

the media were pushed back and then the steel fence was erected. that is indicating the level of seriousness of the activity that is going on behind there. more questions, is the novichok here in amesbury? police said yesterday that dawn sturgis prickle and charlie encountered a container in which the novichok was somewhere in salisbury but did they bring that container back here to amesbury? i have spoken to some worried about that possibility. metropolitan police officers were here yesterday, going door—to—door and carrying out house—to—house enquiries and trying to find out as much information as they could about the movements of dawn and charlie on friday and saturday, prior to them becoming critically ill. there seems to bea becoming critically ill. there seems to be a renewed focus here is the investigation here, at least, seems to be ramping up to the kind of levels that we saw with yulia skripal and sergei skripal in march.

and other people on the estate have been told to go about their normal business, or as close to normal, with all of that activity around them? i have spoken to a number of them? i have spoken to a number of them again, they are concerned for their own welfare and their children's welfare. one gentleman i spoke to was thinking about keeping his children home from school today to try and protect them, he said he is stopping them from going into the garden and telling them not to pick anything. he had advised not to touch anything that they see, that looks slightly strange but i have spoken to a number of people who say they would like to have more information from police, they would like to see police coming door—to—door and knocking but rather than asking questions, telling them about what is going on. if you people i have spoken to say that they are in the dark, they know it is dangerous, they have seen on the news that it is the deadly nerve agent novichok, and that makes them

concerned. will glennon in amesbury, thank you. the headlines on bbc news... theresa may's entire cabinet has gathered at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers, for a crunch meeting on brexit. whitehall officials tell the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair are in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to 12 boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. let's begin with wimbledon... let's start this afternoon at wimbledon where the two biggest

names in the sport are due on centre court later. holly hamilton's there for us, fans pouring in to watch roger federer and serena williams who've looked in good form so far . you are not wrong, it is very hot here today in wimbledon, i can only imagine what it is like in the queues but serena williams and roger federer are in action as well as venus williams. roger federer here to defend his title and looking for his eighth title at wimbledon. he faces the 65" german, looking in excellent form. serena williams is in centre court this afternoon, taking on kristina mladenovic in that contest. but remember that wimbledon has had some shocks already this year. some of the biggest names have gone already, six of the top ten. serena williams, on court, could she suffer the same fate? current fed cup captain says that there is every chance that u psets that there is every chance that upsets are still likely. we have seen

upsets are still likely. we have seenin upsets are still likely. we have seen in the last few years the depth of the women's game, and the top ten players, i guess, theyjust are not playing consistent tennis every week. there are always going to be opportunities at every tournament for the lower ranked players to make a big upset and i guess we've seen that a lot already this week. to the world cup, and england are on their way to samara for tomorrow's quarter final with sweden. they trained for the final time this morning. jamie vardy‘s back with the squad but working on his own — he's unlikely to feature tomorrow as he continues to recover from a groin injury. gareth southgate has told his side they may never have a better opportunity to win the world cup. victory over sweden would put them into their first world cup semifinal since 1990. leeds rhinos' former captain kevin sinfield has been appointed as director of rugby at the super league club, after brian mcdermott was sacked last week. sinfield spent 18 years at leeds — and captained them to seven super league titles, two challenge cups and three world club challenges.

james lowes has been appointed first—team coach. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you in the next hour. a former thai navy diver has died as he attempted to deliver supplies to the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave. 38—year—old, saman kunan, who had volunteered to help in the rescue efforts, lost consciousness on his way back from the boys' cave and could not be revived by his colleagues. there's still no decision on how to rescue the children who have been been trapped in the flooded cave for almost two weeks now, they ventured in while the cave was dry but were caught out by a sudden deluge of rain, which flooded the system. they were found on a rocky ledge around two and a half miles — that's about four kilometres — from the mouth of the cave on monday. more than 128 million litres of water have been

pumped out of the cave — allowing rescue teams to walk further into the tunnel. but some parts are too narrow — and more heavy rain is forecast. there's still no decision on how to rescue the group. the boys are being taught the basics of diving — some need to be taught how to swim — but it's feared that option could be too risky. for the latest developments — here's our correspondent, danjohnson, who is at the tham luang nang non cave. this is one part of the rescue operation, the attempt to pump water out of the cave to try and reduce the water levels. that is a really tough effort because it requires millions of water being pumped every hour and it has been raining this morning already, and the real threat is if the rain gets heavy, the water level in the cave could rise. i will take you up here to the cave entrance, and where the rescue effort is based. the whole team here this morning has really taken a knock because of what happened overnight, one of their divers,

a former member of the navy, who left and worked in security at bangkok airport, volunteered to come back here and offer his experience and expertise to the dive team. he lost his life last night on the way out of the cave. he had been to deliver supplies to where the children are stranded, and it was on his way out that his oxygen ran low, and he fell unconscious and could not be resuscitated. that has added to the urgency, illustrating the nature of the risk and that is why there has been more activity this morning. different teams have been coming in and out. they are trying to work out what the best way is of getting these boys free. notjust pumping the water but working out if they can teach the boys to swim, dive, or the other option is digging down from above. you can see from here that the terrain is mountainous and it is really tricky. none of these options are easy and apparently the oxygen down there is beginning to run out. so there is definitely added urgency

to this mission and sadness that it has already claimed someone's life. some news coming in that one of the killers of the teenager steven lawrence has settled a claim with the ministry ofjustice after he was attacked in jail. david the ministry ofjustice after he was attacked injail. david norris suffered a broken nose and ribs at her majesty ‘s prison in belmarsh in 2011 where he was her majesty ‘s prison in belmarsh in 2011where he was being held on remand ahead of his trial for murder. he sued the ministry ofjustice for damages after the assault. a spokesman said that they would robustly defend all claims and are successful in two thirds of claims brought against us by prisoners. it is not known in this case how much compensation norris will get although it has been reported he was seeking £10,000 in damages. our collea g u es seeking £10,000 in damages. our colleagues in the home affairs

department suggest it is likely that some of these damages will go towards his legal fees. some of these damages will go towards his legalfees. one some of these damages will go towards his legal fees. one of the killers of black teenager steven lawrence has made a settlement after he was attacked in jail. a nurse who was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at a cheshire hospital has been released on bail, cheshire police say. lucy letby, who's 28, had also been detained on suspicion of the attempted murder of six other infants. the babies died at the countess of chester hospital over the last several years. a 16—year—old boy will appear in court today in connection with the death of six—year—old alesha mcphail. alesha's body was found in woodland, hours after she went missing from her grandmother's house, on the isle of bute on monday. the nhs in england is promising to provide an extra 22 million pounds to help people with learning disabilities to leave care and receive increased support in the community. a recent review into deaths of people with learning disabilities, found they can die up to 29 years earlier than other people.

speaking to our disability correspondent nikki fox, nhs england's learning disabilities director, ray james, described how they want overhaul patient treatment. there is always more that we can and should be doing, crucially as part of that we need to be listening to families. but we have reduced the number of inpatients by 18%, we are investing the money, we are making sure that we are doing more by way of staff training. i want less people to be spending time in hospital. i want everybody up and down the country to be listening to and working with people with a learning disability in their family, hearing their experiences and using their experiences to change the way in which they provide services for the future. a belfast woman with type one diabetes has been awarded £2000, after security staff confiscated her fizzy drink at a concert in belfast

two years ago. 20—year—old kayla hanna carries lucozade for her blood sugar levels. staff employed by eventsec limited took it from her, even after she showed them her diabetes tattoo and insulin pack. thejudge ruled it was discrimination. eventsec says it's disappointed by the decision. kayla says she felt belittled by the experience, and was worried for her life. because of it, i was so anxious at the concert, i was worried that i would have a hypo, i will end up passing out or something. it almost ruined the whole experience for me at that concert that i had been looking forward to for months. 15 of the most popular websites and apps have terms and conditions that require a university—level of education to understand, according to analysis from the bbc. that's despite the fact that most can be used by children as young as 13 — asjoe miller has been finding out.

i really like the rainbow one! 5pm on a school day and maxwell and nola are relaxing at their friend ella's home with the help of youtube and instagram. normal siblings versus my siblings... all three children are 13 and legally allowed to join these sites — but unsurprisingly, none have actually read the terms. everything is so long and such small text, it is almost sneaky of them to like, put it like that so that kids would just look at it and just skip past it, i guess. the bbc has analysed the privacy policies of 15 popular websites and apps — including facebook and youtube — and found that most of them take at least half an hour to read and that all of them require a university—level education to be properly understood. facebook, google and others say they are constantly improving their terms and making them clearer and that easy—to—read summaries are available. but one mp says the key legal documents are simply too

complicated. you have to give informed consent for your data to be used, it is not enough to print a load of gobbledygook that you know no—one will ever read and say "ah—ha — we have got the right to do it because it says so in here." max and his friends say they won't wade through any lengthy policies however well they are written, but hope the adults who draft them are on their side. joe miller, bbc news. the former prime minister of pakistan nawaz sharif has been sentenced to ten years in prison by an anti—corruption court in pakistan in this breaking newsjust an anti—corruption court in pakistan in this breaking news just coming into us. this is a case relating to his family's ownership of four flats in central london. the ruling comes just under three weeks before elections in pakistan. he has consistently denied wrongdoing and said he is the victim of a political

conspiracy. prosecutors alleged that he could not prove where the money had come from to buy the four flats in london. some of he and his children's links to the properties we re children's links to the properties were revealed in the panama papers lea ks were revealed in the panama papers leaks in 2016, and he was dismissed from office last year. just to repeat that headline coming into us, and an anti—corruption court in pakistan has sentenced nawaz sharif to ten years in prison concerning the ownership of four flats in central london. let's have a look at the weather forecast. let's go to the other side of the newsroom and join nick miller. plenty of warm to hot sunshine around, not just nick miller. plenty of warm to hot sunshine around, notjust today but over the next several days as well. the heat is on, high pressure in control across the uk. the vast majority will be staying dry, into the start next week, although

probably for much of next week, although things will cool down compared to where they are this afternoon. in the high teens in north—west scotland, some patches of cloud but there's a chance later this afternoon and in the evening of catching an isolated thundery downpour. sussex into essex, do not be surprised if you catch one of those, they will be isolated. they move away but overnight, we have dry and variable cloud, lengthy spells, it is likely to be overnight, the day and the warm nights will be a feature. there's plenty of kohler—cadmore warm to hot sunshine, isolated showers possible in scotla nd isolated showers possible in scotland and maybe in eastern england. some rain in north—west scotla nd england. some rain in north—west scotland on sunday but elsewhere, fine, and dry weather, that will continue. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: a crucial meeting of theresa may's cabinet is underway at chequers as ministers attempt

to reach an agreement on a future trade relationship with the eu. a senior government scientist tells the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while trying to take supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. china has imposed billions of dollars‘ worth of retaliatory tariffs against american goods after accusing the us of starting the biggest trade war in economic history. the us has imposed its first wave of new tariffs on china. donald trump previously said the 34 billion dollars worth of import taxes are needed to stop the transfer of american jobs, technology and intellectual property to china. officials in beijing have promised to respond to protect

the interests of their people. but what impact are the trade tensions having in the us? one group who are likely to suffer are america s soybean farmers, who send nearly two—thirds of their exports to china. kim gittleson has been to a soybean farm in minnesota. a nearly endless expanse of green leaves. with a row after row of soy beans it‘s easy to see why this part of minnesota is known as the prairie ocean. for nearly five decades each july bob has walked his farm here. this is not the first trade war. this is nothing new for me. is it good? no. but he thinks his farm will be ok, at least for this year. he worries for the next generation. i can weather the storm but what bothers me is our youngerfarmers who are just getting started.

they will suffer. this could lower the price a little more. it will really hurt and they might not be able to survive. farmers here send the majority of their soy beans abroad, mostly to china. an easy way to understand just how important the chinese market is to the us soy bean industry is to take a closer look at this farm. every third row here is sent abroad the china. but now as the threat of tariffs has turned into a reality, orders from china has mostly dried up. us soy bean prices have plunged by more than 15% since the tariffs were announced in may and that‘s wiped over $150 million of expected revenue. but even with the prospect of economic problems looming, at this celebration of american independence day many

say they still support president trump‘s policies for trade independence. america first. something has to be done because we have been unfairly treated for years and years. if other nations are doing it i don‘t know how we avoid doing it. for now, farmers here are not ready to abandon a businessman president who promised to help them, even if they are caught in the crosswinds of an escalating trade war. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in pyongyang for talks with north korean officials. he will also reportedly meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. mr pompeo is under pressure to get more details on how and when the regime might give up its nuclear weapons. last week, us intelligence officials said they believed north korea had increased its production of enriched uranium. mike pompeo arrived on friday

afternoon. this is his third trip to the north korean capital. the first overnight trip on the first since the historic summit in singapore we re the historic summit in singapore were president tramp meant kim jong—un. there is a lot of pressure on the us secretary of state to get more thanjust on the us secretary of state to get more than just words from kim jong—un to give up his nuclear weapons. in singapore he said he is committed to the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula and yet us intelligence agencies said last week they have evidence that north korea continues to work on the into structure for its missile and nuclear programmes. the declaration from that singapore summit was so vague that it doesn‘t necessarily mean that kim jong—un actually violated any thing that he committed to in singapore, but it adds to speculation whether kim jong—un is

really sincere and genuinely committed to the day nuclear radiation of the peninsula. he is bringing to gifts from president tramp, a letter from bringing to gifts from president tramp, a letterfrom the us president and also a signed cd of rocket man. if you remember when tensions were high between the two countries after a number of missile tests from north korea president tramp called him a little rocket man on twitter. apparently in singapore mrtrump on twitter. apparently in singapore mr trump asked on twitter. apparently in singapore mrtrump asked him on twitter. apparently in singapore mr trump asked him if he has heard of the song by eltonjohn and the a nswer of the song by eltonjohn and the answer was no. so mr pompeo has brought a signed cd for the north korean leader. mr pompeo is going to stay until saturday evening local time before heading to tokyo to meet with the japanese foreign ministers. speaking at an event in brussels

this lunchtime the eu‘s chief brexit negotiator — michel barnier — said both sides need to move forward to find realistic and workable solutions. we need to find a solution that respects the principles of the single market and the eu. it needs to be as ambitious as possible within the constraints of the uk's redlines. as the european council has made clear we are ready to adapt our offer should the uk's redlines

change. time is short. we need to find realistic solutions and obviously we look forward to the uk's obviously we look forward to the uk's white paper. the uk's proposals will facilitate the uk's political debate and negotiation with us. my objective has always been defined in agreement with the uk. the royal air force was formed towards the end of the first world war and next week sees a spectacular display in the skies over london to celebrate its 100th anniversary. the bbc‘s sophie raworth has been taking a look at the life of her grandfather edwin, who was one of the raf‘s original pilots, risking his life for his country. it‘s really heavy!

my goodness. it‘s so heavy! it started with a battered suitcase in my parents‘ cellar. oh, my goodness, look at that. my grandfather had rarely spoken about his service with the royal flying corps. he‘d forged his birth certificate tojoin up at 17 and here, along with his uniform cap, were clues to his experiences in the closing months of the first world war. the role of air power changed dramatically during the war. unarmed tiny machines designed for taking pictures of the battlefields quickly evolved into a fighter planes and bombers. the faces of the men who flew them line the walls at the raf museum in hendon. around and above them are aircraft so flimsy, it makes you wonder how they stayed in the air. amazing, these planes. absolutely, and here is a be2. that‘s what my grandfather flew, the be2. absolutely, it‘s this type here, the construction is amazing. it‘s a wooden frame around which is stretched the irish linen and you can hear, it‘s tight

and it‘s also been lacquered. it looks so fragile, so flimsy. that‘s right. well, early construction techniques were a bit of trial and error, the whole thing, the wings are braced in shape with piano wires. my grandfather would have been only too aware of the risks he faced. more than 14,000 british pilots were killed, many more simply disappeared over the battlefields. as a bomber pilot, edwin raworth‘s chances of survival were better than the men dubbed the suicide squad. exhausted, and living on their nerves, most fighter pilots only lasted a few weeks. at an airfield in the thames valley, i could at least get a sense of what my grandfather went through. my father had spoken of the be2 aircraft my grandfather had trained in. this replica is virtually identical.

i never met my grandfather but, for a few moments, i had an idea of what it must have been like for him up there, a frightened teenager in the skies above france. edwin raworth was one of the original pilots 100 years ago. what he did and saw scarred him so much that when he left the raf, he neverflew again. sophie raworth, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in a special programme this evening. "raf 100 — into the blue" will be on the bbc news channel at 9.30. and it will be repeated at one

thirty and eight thirty on saturday. when 12 year old billy caldwell had his medicinal cannabis oil confiscated at heathrow airport, it led to some mps calling for a change to drugs laws. the home office is reviewing the use of medicinal cannabis, and looking at individual cases. radio 1 newsbeat‘sjim connolly has been to meet one man who says he‘d benefit from the drug being prescribed. i‘ve had crippling pain which has left me bedbound and unable to work at times. alex was diagnosed with crohn‘s disease at age 19 and over the past eight years, he has tried a range of medication to control his condition. alex knows he is breaking the law but says taking cannabis in a variety of ways helps him. i‘ve recently had surgery to remove most of my large bowel which has left me with a colostomy. cannabis helps with my pain, and my nausea, and helps me eat and sleep with minimal side—effects. he is not alone. campaigners say tens

of thousands would benefit from it being prescribed. the government is currently reviewing medicinal cannabis use brought on by billy caldwell‘s story, his mother charlotte campaigning to get cannabis oil for him which she says reduces the number of epileptic seizures he has. common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of six children has burst the political process wide open. and while the review is happening, it‘s set up an expert panel to look at individual cases — but there is criticism. put yourself in this situation. you‘ve got a friend or family or loved one who you believe can benefit from medical cannabis. and they say it‘s available if you go in front of this panel. you are going to be there. what would you do differently then? medical cannabis under prescription prescribed by a gp. gps have a whole range of drugs already for a whole range of circumstances but it has to be widespread throughout the united kingdom because the problem is widespread throughout the united kingdom. alex wants to arrange a meeting with the expert panel. thank you for calling the home office. but he‘s worried he doesn‘t qualify.

so there isn‘t the number at all to speak to the expert panel on medicinal cannabis? the process they set up is complicated and convoluted for chronically ill patients like myself to get through and i just want to sit down in front of the panel to explain why it helps me in my life and it‘s incredibly frustrating that i don‘t think i fit the criteria and i won‘t be seen. we‘ve been trying to get more details on this but the home office won‘t speak to us. cases like billy's... we wanted answers to a range of things, like what medical conditions would be considered by the panel and how many cases they expected to review. they wouldn‘t speak to us and sent us a statement instead. it says the expert panel will look at applications from senior clinicians for patients with exceptional conditions. this means cases will be firmly based on medical evidence, meaning patients will get access to the most appropriate treatment. it all means, for now, by using cannabis to manage his crohn‘s symptoms, alex is breaking the law and could go to prison for five years. jim connolly, bbc news.

last month 12 year old billy caldwell — who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy — was granted permission to be prescribed medicinal cannabis to help control his seizures. now his mother is demanding health officials let her treat her son at home. charlotte caldwell and billy returned home to northern ireland last night after spending three weeks in london. charlotte says billy needs two doses of medicinal cannabis a day as part of his treatment and at the moment the only place he can be given it is at a hospital, which is a two hour drive away from his home in county tyrone. earlier today i spoke to charlotte caldwell. billy is not dealing with this position very well. we had to check into a hotel in belfast last night.

he is on an unfamiliar territory once again. i think enough is enough andl once again. i think enough is enough and i am calling now on the deputy medical director of the belfast trust and also calling on the chief executive of the belfast trust, please step up to the plate and arrange that my little boy can go home to his safe surroundings of his own house. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may‘s entire cabinet has gathered at the prime minister‘s country retreat, chequers, for a crunch meeting on brexit. whitehall officials tell the bbc it‘s unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair are in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. let s hear more on the sentencing of former

prime minister nawaz sharif. we now go live to our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani who is in islamabad. so this sentencing ten years handing down to now is sharif by an anti—corruption down to now is sharif by an anti—corru ption court. down to now is sharif by an anti—corruption court. remind us to the back round of the case? this is a huge moment in pakistani x. it revolves around for luxury flats in central london where the money came from to buy them. the sharif family was linked to these properties. there was an investigation here and that resulted in him being

disqualified as prime minister last summer disqualified as prime minister last summerand him being sent disqualified as prime minister last summer and him being sent to this anti—corruption summer and him being sent to this anti—corru ption court summer and him being sent to this anti—corruption court for summer and him being sent to this anti—corru ption court for trial. today a judge gave him ten years in jail. he also sentenced his daughter and apparent political aim to seven yea rs and apparent political aim to seven years injail. and apparent political aim to seven years in jail. they and apparent political aim to seven years injail. they also receive a fine of £8 billion and £2 million respectively. it‘s so important because in just a few weeks‘ time... the opposition which is led by political —— cricketer turned politician imran khan. he and his daughter and not in islamabad and we re daughter and not in islamabad and were not in court. they are in london. ironically they are in the

flat that this case revolves around. they have always denied any wrongdoing and say these corruption charges and a political conspiracy against them by the pakistani military establishment with whom they have often clashed. but actually the opposition say that com pletely actually the opposition say that completely untrue. the pakistani military denies interfering in politics. the opposition say this is a real victory for accountability. will he now return to pakistan? if he does return, you might end up in jailand he he does return, you might end up in jail and he could be a political martyr. others say this could be the end of a hugely important political dynasty in pakistan. the head of the us environmental protection agency, scott pruitt, has resigned after months of controversy

over his spending habits and conflicts of interest. his resignation follows a series of ethics scandals which have dogged his tenure. from washington, chris buckler reports. scott pruitt was always a controversial choice to lead america‘s environmental protection agency. he questioned scientists claims about climate change and stripped back regulations and protections, making him the target for the public anger of protesters. don‘t we deserve to have somebody who actually does protect our environment? someone who believes in climate change and takes it seriously for the benefit of all of us, including our children? it wasn‘tjust in restaurants he feared scrutiny, democratic politicians questioned his very appointment and their concerns grew as the stories emerged alleging lavish spending and conflicts of interest. including in his renting of a room from the wife of an energy lobbyist at well below market rate. it has been reported that at least five epa employees were reassigned, demoted or retaliated against after they raised concerns about your spending. is that correct, yes or no? i don't ever recall

a conversation of that end. i‘ll take that as a yes. for months, donald trump remained loyal, but many tabloid tales and a dozen official audits and investigations eventually proved too much. the decision for scott pruitt to clear his desk was welcomed by some of the employees in the very agency which he ran. it was becoming increasingly harder and harder for me to get out of bed and come to work every day in an agency being run by a gentleman who has sued it 12 times while serving as attorney general for the state of oklahoma, where he came from. president trump is already campaigning ahead of congressional elections, deciding that scott pruitt had become a distraction. but he will operate successor who also believes in policies that prioritise the interests of business and energy companies, even over some environmental concerns. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. excitement is building for england‘s world cup

quarter—final against sweden on saturday and after that penalty shoot—out win against colombia the euro 96 anthem, three lions football‘s coming home is once again rising up the charts. it‘s still a fans‘ favourite, and it‘s also been all over social media. meme—makers have been hard at work creating their own tributes to the song. here‘s a selection of the best. marcel, where areyou going with that disc? we‘re not putting that on again. if you press that button you are in very big trouble. # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, # football‘s coming home. # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, # football‘s coming home.

# it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, # football‘s coming home. gary? # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, # football‘s coming home. # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, # football‘s coming home. # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, it‘s coming, # football‘s coming home. # it‘s coming home, it‘s coming home, it‘s coming, # football‘s coming home. # it‘s coming home, it‘s

coming home, it‘s coming, # football‘s coming home. iam sure i am sure we will be seeing a few more like that. in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with ben brown but first it‘s time for a look at the weather. plenty more fine and hot weather on the way through the rest of today and through the weekend as well. high pressure in control and for most of us it is cloud free. some areas of cloud towards some coastal areas. the vast majority of us will

stay dry. high teens for scotland and 31 for the south. it is east sussex and kent, there is a chance ofan sussex and kent, there is a chance of an isolated shower. they will die away this evening. elsewhere overnight it stays dry with plenty of clear weather. temperatures not going down as far down as many of us would like. tomorrow, very similar day. large areas without cloud. some patchy cloud here and there. it might hear bit warmer today across western parts of scotland. isolated showers possible in scotland. but

the vast majority of us staying dry again. on sunday this weather front just clipping into north—west scotla nd just clipping into north—west scotland so more cloud around here and the chance of a rix of light rain. temperatures will come down a few degrees and a few more spots of cloud filtering in elsewhere. but it won‘t do much to change the temperature between saturday and sunday. it will be a cooler feeling day in the north and north—west of scotland. this is the range of temperatures on sunday. a bit of a change next week. we will start to see the heat leaking away particularly into south—east england but what would change will be the fa ct but what would change will be the fact there will be plenty of fine weather. a brexit showdown at chequers — the prime minister tries to get her cabinet to agree at last on our future

relationship with the eu. it‘s likely to be a tense meeting, with brexiteer ministers expected to oppose theresa may‘s new plan for close alignment on eu rules. i think it‘ll be a full and open discussion, as you‘d expect amongst colleagues, but i think there will bea colleagues, but i think there will be a wish on everybody‘s part to get to agreement. we‘ll have the very latest from chequers. also in the programme: police in wiltshire try to find the contaminated item that poisoned a couple with novichok nerve agent. a diver has died in thailand after trying to help the 12 boys trapped in a cave. controversy as donald trump tries to build another wall — this time to protect his golf resort in ireland from the sea.