time to decide — theresa may tells her divided cabinet it's their "duty" to reach an agreement on the uk's relationship with the eu after brexit. feeling the heat — ministers are still locked in talks, trying to agree on a policy that all can sign up to. it'll be a full and open discussion, but i'm confident that at the end of the day we'll end up with a good deal to offer to our european union counterparts. we'll have all the latest from that cabinet summit at chequers, as the eu's chief negotiator warns that time is running out. also tonight... in search of the source of the nerve agent that poisoned two people, investigators in full protective suits enter a hostel in salisbury. a diver dies, while taking part in efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in thailand. i'm in samara where england captain harry kane has called his team—mates

his brothers as they prepare for their quarterfinal against sweden. coming up in sportsday live from moscow later in the hour on bbc news, we will have details of france's win against uruguay to reach the semifinals. good evening. a crunch meeting to thrash out a blueprint for brexit has been taking place all day at the prime minister's country residence at chequers. the bbc understands that theresa may presented a 120—page plan that would keep the uk's trade rules in line with those of the eu on goods — things like food and appliances — but not on services, like it or the financial sector. her proposal would end the free movement of people, one of the key issues

for brexit supporters. with her ministers split on how best to move forward, the prime minister has said it's their duty to finally come to an agreement. our political editor laura kuenssberg is at chequers. the prime minister's country mansion, it's hardly a bad place for a day out, but this gathering is likely to have been anything but relaxing. as the most senior politicians in the land try to thrash out their differences over the most important decisions that the most important decisions that the government has to take on all oui’ the government has to take on all our behalf. and as the tories know so our behalf. and as the tories know so well, hiding their differences over the european union has been far from easy. look close. then closer. look through the haze. there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate

to get him and the other brexiteers on board. it'll deliver on the outcome of the referendum, restore sovereignty of parliament and end the jurisdiction of the european courts in the united kingdom. but it will also offer a deep, enduring partnership on economic matters, on trade, with our european neighbours. that's what they want. if it was easy, theresa may wouldn't have rushed her ministers to her retreat. her version of brexit has not yet persuaded them all. tory unity vanished into thin air some time ago. theresa may is hidden away here with her cabinet to try and get them to sign of what you might call brexit with caveats. them to sign off what you might call brexit with caveats. under her plan, there would be an end to limited would be an end to unlimited european immigration. but to protectjobs and avoid a hard border in ireland, she would sign up legally to much of the european union rule book. for many of her colleagues,

it might not be perfect, but it's a vital step forward. but for some brexiteers, it's hardly leaving at all. so they are determined to push back hard. the animals here have been better behaved than the political creatures in the tory party. the prime minister has been stuck between sparring eurosceptics and former remainers. almost impossible to tame. what she's got to do is listen to the views of the 17.4 million people who turned out on the 23rd june two years ago to vote for the united kingdom to leave the european union. everyone on both sides of the argument needs to stop fighting the referendum again. the eu seems a touch more ready to listen. the uk has started to engage with us on all these topics, which is welcome, and i look forward to further clarity from the uk. but it's still if, not when, cabinet ministers can agree today. their decision, to cooperate or

quit, to find common cause or clash. and that will shape if this government is one that will stay the course or simply be passing through. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, chequers. investigators wearing protective suits have entered a hostel in salisbury as they search for the item contaminated with a nerve agent which poisoned a couple. police believe charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were exposed to novichok after handling the unknown object. the pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. june kelly has more. key sites have been sealed off and this afternoon the decontamination process began. a team in special protective suits arrived at the hostel where dawn sturgess had been living in salisbury. these suits are resistant to nerve agent. eight miles away in amesbury, emergency vehicles moved

in en masse to the estate where charlie rowley lived, ahead of the decontamination operation here. residents saw scenes like this in other parts of the county four months ago. now they're faced with disruption on their own doorstep. this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store. within 2a hours, she was the first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that

even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed here have to endure the torment of the wait for news. two days ago, this hostel behind me was full of residence. this afternoon it became full of kit and experts in special gear. in recent days we have had statements from the police on this investigation, but so far today we have had no update. so no word on whether there has been any progress on finding the source of this poison. studio: june kelly,

thank you. a nurse who was being held on suspicion of murdering eight babies, and attempting to murder another six, has been bailed. lucy letby was arrested on tuesday as part of a police inquiry into the deaths of 17 babies at the countess of chester hospital. she will not be returning to work while the matter is ongoing, the hospital has said. a diver in thailand has died while taking supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who've been trapped in a flooded cave for almost a fortnight. the former navy diver had been delivering oxygen to the group but ran out of air on the way back. officals are warning there is limited time to carry out the rescue, as jonathan head reports. this is what it takes just to keep the trapped boys alive. and this is the easy part. the last part of the route in takes six hours and needs six heavy air tanks for each diver to get there and back. it was while returning

from laying down those extra tanks that saman gunan, a 38—year—old former navy diver, became unconscious and died. this is him just a week ago, as he boarded the plane to come here and help. today, he was flown back to his hometown, to a hero's funeral. his commander promised that their difficult mission would continue, but said time was running out. translation: we had thought the children could survive there for a long time, but everything has changed. we have quite limited time. the death of this diver has brought home just how difficult it will be to try and pull these 12 weakened boys and their coach through flooded passages, which one diver described as like being in a darkened water tub and being battered by water.

but the agonising truth confronting the thai authorities is that leaving them where they are for a rainy season that may well cut off their supply lines could be much riskier. the thai government is trying everything. they are still scanning the jungle slopes for possible cracks in the rock that might lead to the caves. they are bringing in drills to drain the water and now to try and make a new exit. more ominously, they've brought in five kilometres of piping to try and get more oxygen into the depleted air of the cave. all the time, the impending rainy season threatens to complicate this rescue with a great deal more water. jonathan head, bbc news, tham luang caves, northern thailand. at wimbledon it's been a day of mixed fortunes for the williams sisters. venus lost to kiki bertens

of the netherlands in their third round match. it means only two of the top ten women's seeds remain. but the draw is opening up for her sister serena, who's chasing an eighth wimbledon title, after she beat kristina mladenovic in straight sets. england's footballers are making final preparations for their world cup quarterfinal against sweden tomorrow. if they win, a first semifinal in 28 years is the prize. already through are france. their quarterfinal victory was sealed when uruguay‘s goalkeeper failed to deal with this antoine griezmann shot. that made it 2—0 to france, who now meet either brazil or belgium, who play this evening. england's big match will be in samara, from where our sports news correspondent natalie pirks reports. shimmering in the heatwave like it's descended from space, samara's ufo—shaped stadium is a nod to the city's role as the hub of russia's rocket programme and as england arrived here late this afternoon, it's clear that the team spirit knows no limits. i look at them like my brothers, and i know they look at me the same. we'd do anything for each other.

that's what we've got to do for the rest of the tournament. samara is much further to travel, but england fans are intrepid souls. this is what we call the pub deck. the pub deck! and in a floatel on the volga river, the talk is all of england's renaissance under gareth southgate. this is a different type of england. i think there's no prima donnas. they've got no expectations. because it's a young squad, they have no fear. i've only booked a one—way ticket and i'm not going home till we get beaten. and i don't think i'm going home till a week on monday. joe cole, with steven gerrard on the far side. england have only beaten sweden twice in their last ten games. it was a 2—2 draw when they last faced each other in the world cup. england's swedish manager then knows better than most the pressure southgate is under. he's clearly a fan. elegant, calm. seems to be in total control of everything. i hope he and the team can go on like this. well, against sweden, i'm not sure.

but anyhow, he's doing a greatjob. england looked relaxed in training today. their first world cup semifinal in 28 years is the prize at stake. it's hard not to get carried away. england have swapped the reign of repino for the son of samara. but they know how tricky sweden will be. organised, stubborn, they keep clean sheets and always seem to play well against england. but when they take to this pitch tomorrow, it's against england. but when they take to this pitch tomorrow, its three hours ahead here, and they will know a side ranked 12 places lower than them is all that stands between them and a semifinal place. at 3pm england will come to a standstill. studio: it certainly will, natalie pirks, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. people enjoying a heat, will it continue? absolutely through the weekend,

hotter for absolutely through the weekend, hotterfor some. absolutely through the weekend, hotter for some. it's not everybody‘s cup of tea, some people would like some rain, but that's not in the forecast. sunshine continuing, warm and hot, with some places in excess of 30 celsius. before the uk whether let's talk about the russian weather for the match tomorrow. zooming into the samara arena. the england team can expect a warm one, but not as hot as earlier in the week. 26, 20 7 degrees and the air is very still. but if the match was happening at wembley could be as hot. —— it would be just as hot. wembley could be as hot. —— it would bejust as hot. some in scotland will be into single figures tonight, 12-16 will be into single figures tonight, 12—16 elsewhere. saint—cloud and link the clear spells. apache mist and fog here and there. —— some cloud and clear spells. misty low cloud and clear spells. misty low cloud may help some of the coasts of

north wales around liverpool bay and the far east of northern ireland. it will feel warmer in scotland, northern ireland and north—west scholar, where it has been cool today. warm to hot in the sunshine in england and wales. i pressure holding on for most of us on sunday. but they were different on the chart, and in north of scotland, cloud and breeze and some light rain. staying elsewhere. scotland and northern ireland making it feel quite warm. patchy cloud developing, and every bit as hot here, but cooler in north—west scotland. that's how the weekend is shaping up. if you are not a fan of the temperatures like this, bear in mind that going into next week you will find things cooling off for a time with more cloud around. but it will still stay mainly dry. much more on the weather this weekend on the website and app. welcome to bbc news. a trade war between the world's two biggest economies now appears to be underway. american tariffs on billions of dollars worth of chinese imports have come into force. china is retaliating and has accused

president trump of starting the biggest trade war in history. john sudworth reports from beijing. here isjust one here is just one of the products on the us tariff list. 12,000 of these chinese built machines have been shipped to america this year, a trade that is about to be flattened. an extra 25% tax affects us very much. it will produce our potential profits. is cf moto stealing americanjobs? profits. is cf moto stealing american jobs? if you take a look at oui’ american jobs? if you take a look at ourfactory, american jobs? if you take a look at our factory, you will realise where we are and we respect international rules. such individual protests are 110w rules. such individual protests are now in vain. china was making

credible economic success has been built on bending the rules, donald trump argues. in particular the large—scale theft of us intellectual property. tariffs, he hopes, will force china to change its behaviour. china hopes its matching tariffs on us imports will force america to back off. if it is not yet a fully fledged trade war than it is the beginnings of one. mr trump is threatening a massive escalation brat moving beyond the relatively obscure products on the current list to almost everything china produces. for decades, successive us presidents have, whatever the difficulties and differences, seeing trade with china as a good thing. not any more. donald trump is doing precisely what he said it would on the campaign trail, taking the fight to factories like this, where falling orders make quickly translate into lost jobs. falling orders make quickly

translate into lostjobs. —— may wea kly. translate into lostjobs. —— may weakly. the world's two largest economies are careering into the loan. little sign of meaningful dialogue and no one seems ready to put on the brakes. when 12—year—old billy caldwell had his medicinal cannabis oil confiscated at heathrow airport, it led mps to call for a change in 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 have had crippling pain which has left me bedbound and unable to work at times. alex had crohn's disease. over the last eight years he has tried in range of medication to control his condition. he knows he is breaking the law but says taking

cannabis ina is breaking the law but says taking cannabis in a pariah tee of ways helps him. i have had surgery to remove helps him. i have had surgery to re m ove m ost helps him. i have had surgery to remove most of my large bowel. cannabis helps me sleep and it helps my pain. tens of thousands of people would benefit from it being prescribed. the government is currently reviewing medicinal cannabis‘s use. currently reviewing medicinal cannabis's use. common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of sick children has bust the political process wide open. it has set up an expert panel to look at individual cases. there is criticism. you believe a loved one can benefit from medicinal cannabis. you will be there. what would you do differently? medicinal cannabis can

be prescribed with a prescription. there has to be a widespread use. this man is worried he does not qualify. there is no number to speak to. the process they set up is convoluted for patients fight myself to get through. i really want to be sat down in front of the panel to explain my cannabis helps me to live my life and it is incredibly frustrating. i do not think it will fit the criteria and i do not think i will be seen. we have been trying to get more details but the home office will not speak to us. we wa nted a nswers office will not speak to us. we wanted answers to a things like what medical conditions would be considered by the panel and how many cases they are expected to review. they would not speak to us and sent us they would not speak to us and sent

usa they would not speak to us and sent us a statement instead of dalits says the expert panel would look at applications from senior clinicians will pace is with exceptional conditions. it means patients will get a ccess conditions. it means patients will get access to the most appropriate treatment. for now, it means by using cannabis to manage his symptoms, alex is breaking the law and could go to prison forfive yea rs. a toddler has suffered serious head injuries after timber, thought to be from scaffolding, fell on her while she was in her pushchair. the girl, aged three, is in a serious condition in hospital. a 32—year—old hove man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, and a 39—year—old brighton man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to discharge general health and safety duty at work. and we can now ci’oss to our corespondent charlie rose, who is in brighton. tell us more about what happened. this happened around 10:45am here on preston street in brighton, which is a very busy street, full of

businesses. behind me you can make out the greek restaurant that this scaffolding in front of it. according to the police, a piece of scaffolding timber fell off the scaffolding timber fell off the scaffolding and fell onto the head of 83—year—old toddler. she was taken to hospital and is currently in hospital with serious head injuries. —— a three—year—old toddler. 832—year—old man from hove has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. another man has been arrested for failing to disclose general safety duties. police are keen to speak to any witnesses, especially any drivers making their way up the street who may have recorded what happened on the— can footage. anyone who was here at the time, do get in touch with sussex police. i have spoken to the manager of the greek restau ra nt spoken to the manager of the greek restaurant behind me. he is keen to point out the scaffolding is nothing to do with him, it is all to do with a separate company. in a statement

he said he was keen to express his thoughts and prayers are with the little girl and her family at this very difficult time. you mentioned it was a call for witnesses. presumably it was very busy, the street, when it happened. yes. i have been speaking to one or two eyewitnesses on the street. the manager of the business just to the right of the greek restaurant. a beautician business, it appears to beautician business, it appears to be full she told me at the time she did not see the of timber fall onto the head of the little girl but she remembers hearing screaming from people around. the mother of the little girl was hugely distressed. clearly police are keen to hear from anyone who is here at the time and again anyone who was driving up the busy street at the time and may have been recording on their— can. busy street at the time and may have been recording on their- can. thank you very much. one volunteer diver has died after

losing consciousness as he went back from trying to help those trapped in thailand. the royal navy has said it wa nts to thailand. the royal navy has said it wants to get those out whatever the challenges. how to do so is not clear. danjohson is still at the site of the rescue operation. bring us up to date. it has gone midnight. the press conference is breaking up which has been given by the provincial governor for this pa rt the provincial governor for this part of thailand. he is talking about the progress that has been made in the rescue operation over the last day or so from here is talked about the fact they have managed to get an airline into the cave, to the part where the boys are stranded and that has helped to improve oxygen levels. that was a real concern. the level had dropped

to 15% when it is normally 21% in the airwe to 15% when it is normally 21% in the air we breathe. the number of people who are going into the cave to keep the boys supplied and healthy was draining the oxygen levels. now they have an air pipe which has improved the situation. he spoke about the different options of rescue. it was underlined to eve ryo ne rescue. it was underlined to everyone with the death of the former navy diver that there are real risks associated with even experienced divers actually making the journey through this cave, through the flooded parts of the cave. one option that was talked about was drilling down instead to try to get to the boys and lifting them out for that this is mountainous terrain and it is covered in thick, jungle vegetation. it is difficult to find the right point to start drilling and then it isa point to start drilling and then it is a long way down. the governor has said they have drilled 100 boreholes and 18 are promising. he said they'd dug as far as 400 metres and that

has helped them to work out the right angle to reach the point where the boys are both that they also worked out they need to dig 600 metres. they have made some progress but it looks like they will have to doa but it looks like they will have to do a lot more digging. he has asked about the threat of the rain that is forecast. if it comes in the next few days, the possibility of water levels rising, if that happens, there is an emergency plan to get there is an emergency plan to get the boys out as soon as possible, possibly by using the method of getting them out using scuba—diving equipment. you know they have been having some training from british divers who are here. some of them have been learning to swim. they do not feel confident enough they have made enough progress, considering the risk outlined last night. that is the back—up plan should the situation in the caves worsen. thank you for that update.

time for a look at the weather with nick miller. almost without exception some fine, very warm to hot weather this afternoon for the plenty of sunshine does that temperatures in the warm spots into the low 30s and the high teens in the north west of scotland. a bit of cloud building in east sussex, kent and essex. there could be an isolated boundary downpour late afternoon and into the evening. overnight they will die away. a rather warm nights to come. there will be more of those over the next few nights as we go through the weekend. by day there will be warm to hot weather around. variable cloud with long, sunny spells. isolated shower in scotland and perhaps somewhere in eastern england. the majority will stay dry

with very light winds as well. the north west of scotland will see rain on sunday and it will cool a bit in the north east. this is bbc news.