this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine. england players celebrate after making their first world cup semifinal in 28 years after a 2—0 win against sweden in samara. the celebrations continued at home as millions of people tuned in to watch the three lions make history. it's coming home. football is coming home. the authorities in thailand confirm a rescue operation is under way — to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticises her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are sian griffiths and james millar. hello, good morning. welcome to bbc

news. england fans are waking up to the fact that their team are just one win away from the world cup final, after their comfortable victory yesterday against sweden. their opponents in the semifinal will be croatia who beat the hosts russia in a penalty shoot out. this was the england squad returning late last night to their base in repino. here's our sports news correspondent, natalie pirks. they sang their hearts outjust as the players have ran theirs. but they still had enough in the legs for a party. just as england fans up and down the country were beginning their own. # it's coming home #.

in truth, it took a while for drama in samara to materialise. but when england finally upped the tempo, it reaped immediate rewards. commentator: harry maguire got his head to it. if one harry doesn't get you, the other one will! a memorable first international goalfor harry maguire. from the space—inspired cosmos arena, england had blast off, and a nation rejoiced. for most of the game, dele had looked off the boil. southgate stuck with him. yet again, it was the right call. this is the stuff of dreams from the three lions! just one sweden goal, though, could've turned the game, but they weren't getting past pickford, who seems to grow taller with each second. it's another remarkable save by pickford! as the clock ticked down, this young team kept their calm and composure. a team of grafters are closing in on immortality. not all heroes wear capes.

some wear waistcoats. well, eight of these players weren't even born the last time england made a world cup semifinal. just look what it means to them and their fans. they are writing their own history! our togetherness and our mentality is different, we just keep — we'll work hard and recovery tomorrow and we'll get ready for the next game. this is amazing. it's so exciting! yeah, we've not done it for so long, have we? so this isjust real good. i cannot believe that. that is the best thing i've ever witnessed. i'm following this country all over the world. i love them. fantastic. amazing. come on, england! the fans in samara sang "don't take me home." not just yet, anyway. these boys of summer are giving england a heatwave to remember. natalie pirks, bbc news, samara. let's speak to our correspondent, sarah rainsford who is in samara.

i know those england fans, many of them spent thousands of pounds getting there. i guess they will think that is money well spent. yes, some extremely dedicated england fa ns some extremely dedicated england fans that we've been meeting over the past couple of days, they are pretty pleased that they make that investment because this was, for a lot of people, they did not think england will get this far and as soon as they were sitting on their sofas or the pub watching england progress and perform, a lot of them started scrabbling to get tickets, spending a small fortune to get it and to experience the moment. the moment i think has been well worth it. they have been saying a huge jubilant crowd here, at the stadium himself, extremely pleased with the performance and this morning, in samara, ithink performance and this morning, in samara, i think it is fair to say that the bleary eyes and saw heads as the celebrations went on well

into the night. amongst those england fans, there was one of rather unusual person, an man who bore a striking resemblance to perhaps the most popular person among england fans.|j perhaps the most popular person among england fans. i few people have been telling me over the years, finally gareth has gone into this new position where it is delighting the whole country and i thought why not wear the waistcoat and the tie and have a bit of fun? you are working they look. apparently be wasted really taking off. they are selling. i had to go to a you branches of the particular department store. tell me about the team, the performance. are you fans think the chances of your team to breasts bring this trophy home? after the iceland game, he has managed to turn it around and the country is going bonkers, he has turned it around.

you presume the game, tell us about the atmosphere in the stadium. you presume the game, tell us about the atmosphere in the stadiumm was nuts. i managed to get in the england and with the fans and we can have some amazing songs, singing about stargate have some amazing songs, singing about sta rgate and have some amazing songs, singing about stargate and drinking vodka and being in russia, a carnival atmosphere. after all the years of hurt, like the song goes, who thought we would be here now? semifinals now, can southgate's team really do it? well, we got this far. we we re really do it? well, we got this far. we were pretending to cheer for russia yesterday but now it is greater, it makes it a bit easier to get there and get tickets. let's go for it. france or belgium or the final might be tricky, but let's do it. it's coming home. great exclusive interview with the england manager there, well done! all the england fa ns there, well done! all the england fans are trying to scramble to get tickets for the semifinal now? they are, neal rowe were saying that they were watching that russian game kind of hoping that russia and the

cheering for russia but hoping they would not win. one of the key reasons if russia had one, that stadium in moscow would be absolutely packed out with russian supporters. for england fans, those who've not got the tickets yet, that is hope there won't be quite so many enthusiastic rushers supporters in the grounds about that means more tickets for england fans. —— russian supporters. there have been many russians backing england as well. of course the majority of people buried yesterday were russians and loads of them had painted the flag on their faces. i was asking them why, they said because we love english football. they watch the premier league and british football is all over the world and the like the game, they have been backing england and that is despite the dire state of politics between our two countries. politics has been that far to one side at the moment and the figures is on the football and when it comes to the fans, there's nothing that stands between them. let's reflect on the tournament, so many dire predictions going into

this tournament about hooliganism in russia and racism, it has been, england are celebrating their success on england are celebrating their success on the pitch, it has been a fantastic tournament all around, hasn't it? i think it has. it has been a shake—out for the very best of russia. of course those problems are birth. -- russia. of course those problems are birth. —— a showcase. hooliganism and racism is a big problem in russia but at the moment it seems a different country. it is where people from all over the wild and coming here and seeing the failures and the best side of the country. it is deliberate, —— the friendliness of this country. i would say there are many other side of russia that perhaps they are not sing at the moment. perhaps many russians are seeing a side of the country they have not seen for a long time. it is a country where for mother leaves the police are helping drugs to their homes instead of policing protest here. —— a month

the police are helping drunks. thank you, sarah. in other news: more signs of tension have surfaced in the other news: conservative party over the prime minister's brexit plan, agreed with her cabinet on friday. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is understood to have used colourful language at the meeting to criticise the proposal before later giving it his backing. critics say the plan would be "unworkable" and could cost the conservatives the next election. however, theresa may insists it would ensure brexit is delivered. i'm joined now by our political reporter, pete saull. the question now for the prime minister, collective agreement, can she get it through the party? she's talking to the committee tomorrow. collective agreement, she called

yesterday for collective responsibility and this is why there's quite a lot of attention on these, supposedly from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. these, supposedly from the foreign secretary, boris johnson. he these, supposedly from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson. he did not mince his words. we should not be surprised that borisjohnson has stepped out of line, here is done so in the past, colourful language. he suggested that getting ministers to sell this brexit plan was akin to polishing a turd. excuse my crude language. this is apparently what the foreign secretary said. other ministers are trying their best to give the prime minister some positive pr this morning. michael gove and greg clark, have written a joint article in the mail on sunday today effectively saying we are best buddies now and we tried to do our best to battle for britain. so, you know, as you say, theresa may in a difficult position and has to carry an sort of trying to keep them all together. there were indications from downing street before the summit if people spoke out against the agreement,

against her like the foreign secretary appears to have done, she might suck them. the challenge now is whether she is likely take disciplinary action. —— she might fire them. more serious consequences, a lot of them are speaking this morning, iain duncan smith saying if people feel like they do that is going back on their promises to leave the single market and the customs union there will be some consequences at the next election for the tory party. one other brexit going one step further, andrew and suggesting it is time for theresa may to go and be replaced by jacob rees mogg. i think the moment she has a majority of her party behind her, most remain seem pretty happy with what was agreed on friday, but what might happen in the next three days as more and these are briefed on the deta, they might

start to put their heads above the parapet a little bit more. she has got to sell it to her party and the public, she has got to sell it to the eu. certainly, another interesting intervention today from the business community, more than 100 businesses and entrepreneurs, including the boss of innocent drinks, domino's pizza, jack wills, they are saying they do not like the proposal as it stands, to bureaucratic and they would like more formal customs union with the eu. once again, businesses making their feelings known. eu. once again, businesses making theirfeelings known. yes, you're absolutely right, theresa may said yesterday evening the eu needs to get serious and come to the negotiating table because all the wrangling that is happening here domestically, brussels could well turn around and say, no, none of this is acceptable whatsoever. thank you very much indeed. an officer tested for novichok has

been cleared. the substance was used to attack the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury four months ago. a man and woman are still critically ill after handling a contaminated item which police are still searching for. donald trump's visit to the uk this week will put "unquestionable pressure" on forces according to the police federation. the american president will spend time in london, oxfordshire and windsor during the two—day working visit. thousands are expected to protest and forces from across the country have been asked to send officers to assist. the home office said other forces can be "recompensed by the hosting force". the summer is always busy, presidential visit will be busy, the walk—out will always give more the need for police and then salisbury, other incidents around the country. —— the bulk up. we have got the perfect storm that uk policing is

struggling to cope with because of everything else they've had to endure. injapan, at least 50 people are reported to have been killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains. 118,000 police, firefighters and members of japan's self—defence forces are responding to appeals for help. more than 1.5 million residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes. andrew plant has the latest. from a helicopter, as far as the eye can see, parts of japan are underwater. mass evacuations are now under way. whole families are being floated to safety. others left stranded and forced to wait on roofs for rescue. most of the damage is here, 100 miles west of tokyo in from a helicopter, as far as the eye can see, parts japan's hiroshima prefecture, hit by high winds, rising river levels and what japan's meteorological agency has called unprecedented rainfall. translation: heavy rain will continue in the area from western to eastern japan. it will be historic torrential

rainfall which could be the heaviest rain ever recorded. with roads cut off, the floodwaters have caused escape routes to crumble. whole stretches of road have collapsed and here, a train has been derailed. with widespread landslides across the country, hundreds of homes and buildings have been destroyed, with more than 50 deaths now confirmed, often from people swept into this fast moving floodwater. dozens more are reported missing. more than1 million people have now been ordered to leave their homes, and another 3 million have been advised to do so, with emergency services working nonstop in places from friday into saturday. more than half a metre of rain fell in just 2a hours and the misery is far from over. with more rain expected over the coming days, authorities have warned the death

toll will continue to rise. andrew plant, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. england's footballers are celebrating after making the world cup semifinal for the first time in nearly 30 years. a rescue operation has begun in thailand to save 12 boys and their football coach. they have been trapped for nearly a fortnight. the foreign secretary borisjohnson strongly criticises the prime minister's new plans for a brexit deal with the eu during the cabinet meeting at chequers. north korea has issued strong criticism of the us — just hours after the secretary of state, mike pompeo, left pyongyang after two days of talks. the foreign ministry says america made too many demands, and that it had displayed a regrettable attitude. the north korean statement says trust between the two countries

was at risk of breaking down. the statement also accuses mr pompeo of insisting on unilateral denuclearisation — which it says is against the spirit of the summit. but speaking in tokyo, mr pompeo said he was encouraged by the progress made during his recent two—day visit to north korea. we had lengthy discussions about the scope of what complete denuclearisation means over the past two days. they acknowledged that. this is broad. this is from weapons systems to fissile material to the production enrichment facilities, across the range of weapons and missiles. it's a broad definition of denuclearisation. the north koreans understand that and have not challenged that. second, they also understand that denuclearisation makes no sense absent verification. they acknowledged that as well. there will be a verification

connected to the complete denuclearisation, that is what president trump and chairman kim both agreed to. so folks can try to parse words, should they choose to do so. what's most important is what the north koreans understand and demands that the world is making of north korea will be, it's unmistakable, the scope of what denuclearisation means to the north koreans, i've been very clear with them. mike pompeo there. there are warnings that people are trying to smuggle migrants across the border in kent. they say there is evidence that a small minority of lorry drivers are complicit in with the guys in people smuggling. ever since these so—called calais jungle camp was closed down, numbers of migrants in calais trying to cross

the channel in the kent have fallen. but attempts from elsewhere in france and europe continue. the national crime agency is warning people smuggling by organised criminals is an increasingly lucrative industry. with lorry drivers being offered a minimum of £2000 per migrants to hide them in the backs of their trucks. we have seen some evidence of drivers from eastern europe who have been prepared to act on behalf of the organised crime groups. let's not forget in order for the organised crime groups to be successful, they must have access to complicit lorry drivers to be able to move people across the channel to the uk. the freight transport association says it is usually concerned that criminal gangs are turning to more dangerous methods of smuggling people into the uk. we have seen what we would describe as cough and concealment is, tiny areas within vehicles in which to hide and secrete people and that includes

women, children as well as men. working tirelessly to stop people getting into britain, the t20 do, is always a battle. but what we do know is that the numbers of people breaking into britain from dover from calais has been falling ever since the jungle was dismantled. we need to keep up the battle, keep vigilant. something the national crime agency say it is focused on, disrupting one of the biggest organised crime threats to the uk. in thailand, an operation has begun to rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded cave where they've been trapped for the last for the last fortnight. the head of the rescue mission said it could take up to four days to bring them all to the surface, depending on the weather. the weather is not good, as we can see from talking to sophie long, our correspondence at the mouth of the cave. we can see how hard it is

raining, the rain has got worse and worse. the water levels inside the cave with rice. that is exactly right, the governor who is leading this operation causes of war against water. it has always been a race against time but that is became more critical. it is monsoon season and the fear was that if they did not move now, that the brain, the water that they are pumped out of the cave, hundreds of millions of litres they have pumped out of the cave over the last three days, the water levels in the cave, they are the lowest they have been set ten days, the day was that they left it any longer, the water would read their lead leaving the boys and additionally a worse condition. this will be a lengthy operation, it started four hours ago. we will have no indication of how successful a lesbian for another seven hours. we we re lesbian for another seven hours. we were told that each of the boys will ta ke were told that each of the boys will take seven bright 11 hours. —— how

successful it will be for another seven hours. there will be points along the way when the boys can rest and they will be medically assessed and they will be medically assessed and check that they are capable of going on. we were told by the leading operation that that hearts are strong and that they are determined, theirfamilies are strong and that they are determined, their families have are strong and that they are determined, theirfamilies have been told and they said they agreed that the mission should start now. it is not without its risks. there are 13 young lives at stake here in a rescue attempt that has already claimed one life. not without risk and obviously the family is holding their breath, the world watching this extraordinary rescue operation, holding its breath. how exactly are they going to get these boys out? we know that some of them are as young as 11, they cannot even swim. yes, they have breast—fed for it as best they have breast—fed for it as best they can. since they were found on monday, they have been having

swimming lessons. —— they have been prepared for it as best they can. they have played out any obstacles they can whip jackhammers, taking out the jagged edges. they will be led by two expert divers. we are told that because of the level of water has reduced significantly, there are parts of the cave which they will be able to freight along they will be able to freight along the top. we do not know, it has not been confirmed, how much diving they will have to do. some of these boys cannot swim, none of them have any diving experience and as it was underlined by the tragic death of a former thai navy seal two nights ago, he was making was him a five hour journey out the ago, he was making was him a five hourjourney out the cave having delivered oxidant chance, he lost —— oxygen tanks, he lost consciousness. a real highlight of the dangers that these boys are facing. it is a high—risk operation that they felt

that they were left with no other choice, as you can see. they have really agonised long and ha rd they have really agonised long and hard about this. one alternative proposal was to wait a few months until the end of the rainy season. yes, that was one option on the table book is the only safe way to bring them out of the way they came in by walking. that is at the moment is impossible and it was thought initially that that's the best thing to do was to sit and wait. but the party goes, there have been concerns about the air quality inside the cave. oxygen levels have dropped to 1596. cave. oxygen levels have dropped to 15%. they have connected on a tide that has brought them back up again. but what they do not know is how much water will fall over the next few days, weeks or months and it is possible the worst—case scenario, they would be cut off again and it would be impossible to get food into them. the other option on the table was to drill down. more than 100 holes have been drilled in the mountains behind me, some of them to improve the air quality in the cave but it was hoped that the true they could reach the boys that way and

bring them up to the top. that again would take time. you would need to get heavy drilling agreement up the mountain, probably need to build new roads. this has always been a race against time, a race against the weather and it was felt this morning that conditions would not get any better. they have started the operation, it will go on for several days. yesterday, it emerged the boys had written letters to their families saying they were ok, not to worry and also the football coach writing to the parents, apologising for getting the boys into the cave for the first place. yes, these were messages that were brought out by thai navy seals who had been into the cave, delivering supplies. they brought messages out. one is from the coach, 25 years old, but he said to the parents, i am really sorry. he promised that he would do his best to look after the boys and reassure them, they had been treated so well by the rescue

workers. some really sweet messages from the boys themselves, given their ages and a predicament. one of them said do not worry, i can look after myself. others were concerned about the food they were going to get, lots of requests for their favourite food to be gripped by their grandmothers. other police todayis their grandmothers. other police today is as not to set them too much homework. one boy said the errors, do not worry, i will be back, but do not forget about my birthday party. their spirits are high, we know that letters from their parents have been taken into the boys in a hope to boost the morale ahead of this rescue operation. they don't have to be pretty brave, i think, over the next a8, 72 hours. sophie, thank you very much indeed for bring us the very latest in northern thailand. sophie long reporting. it is 26 minutes past nine. a record 30 million viewers were expected to watch yesterday's england match, along with

the 5,000 fans at the cosmos arena in samara. english villages, towns and cities came to a standstill as fans gathered around big screens as graham satchell reports. inexperienced, young, fearless. an england team writing their own history. we won penalties for the first time. everything's going our way. gareth‘s got the players. we believe, you believe, they believe! come on, england! this is what we needed! # god save our noble queen # god save our queen #. fans watched the game all over the world. this, the national anthem at a pub in portugal. england were always on top in this game, and after half an hour... wild cheering. this way, please, everyone! out! they were also celebrating in bristol. this was a wedding party.

like 30 million across the country, they're watching the match. but the pressure is on for the best man. i had to get them upstairs at half—time to watch paul and jo getting married and not watch england potentially get to the semifinal for the first time in a long time. i have the greatest of pleasure in publically declaring you are now husband and wife! cheering. he succeeded. jo and paul married with a room full of happy guests. in the sunshine somewhere in the north—west of england, we found a pair of swedish fans. we're here on vacation, so we make a quick stop here at... blackburn. yeah! and how's it going? not so good right now. it was about to get worse. wild cheering. while england fans

were celebrating... # it's coming home #. brazil were going home. germany, spain, portugal have already gone. and outside the ground in russia, england fans were starting to dream. we're going to go all the way, we're gonna win it and we're gonna bring it home. at the end of the day, england's where football came from. so it's coming home. it is coming home! it's coming home! football is coming home! is that a piano i can hear? # it's coming home...#. andrew lloyd webber with the accompaniment to the song of this world cup. they were singing it in san francisco... in singapore... in peterborough... and on the streets the camden in north london. is football coming home? it might be. 0f

of course it is. and the weather is pretty good as well. here is ben roach. hello again, if the heat is getting a bit too much for you, there's something a bit cooler on the way through the next few days but not just yet. for most of us, the rest of today brings plenty more dry and hot weather with strong sunshine but the first hint of something cooler beginning to push in across the north west of scotland with extra cloud, a very small chance of a shower in southern scotland and northern england. the further south you are, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the south—east up to 31 or 32. as we go into the evening and overnight, you can see some of the cloud in northern scotland will work its way down the east coast and there could be the odd spot of drizzle and clear spells