this is bbc news. i'm sophie long, live at the cave in northern thailand. word looks like the operation to bring the remaining boys to safety is now resumed. four out — nine more to go. divers get ready to start what they hope will be the last part of the cave rescue. they're racing to complete their mission before the forecast of heavy rain brings more flooding underground. and i'm nkem ifejika in london. also on the programme: here in the uk, the brexit minister david davis sensationally quits the government. and, a british woman who'd been exposed to the nerve agent novichok has died. the prime minister theresa may says she's appalled and shocked. —— where it looks like.

hello and welcome to bbc news. i am sophie long live at the cave in northern thailand were looks like the operation to bring the people remaining in the cave to safety. in the last few moments, we have seen five ambulances go down that track towards the cave. it is deep in the cave, in that mountain, four kilometres in that nine people were made. there have been there now for more than two weeks. the rescue mission began at 10am sunday morning local time. 18 expert divers, supported by a team of over 70 international and thai divers, entered the cave to attempt to guide the boys to safety. medics assessed the group to determine who would come out first. then, in total darkness, two divers swam with each child tethered to the diver in front. they followed a previously laid guide rope to help

over difficult terrain. it's reported that the narrowest part is just under a0 centimetres wide. the boys will be helped through by the diver in front, before continuing. once out of the cave network, the children are taken to hospital by ambulance. as jonathan head asjonathan head now reports. the day started with rescue workers and extra dive tanks going in. a daring and complex rescue was under way. waiting nervously for the outcome, the man who's coached the boys football team, nicknamed the wild boars, forfour years. it was his assistant who went into the caves with them. i asked him what he'd say to them when they came out. translation: i don't know what i'll say when i see them again, but i do know that i want to hug them. after their dramatic discovery on monday, they've been fed and treated by an army medic on the rock shelf where they'd been forced to retreat by rising water.

they were judged fit enough to make the dangerous journey, though none has ever dived before. inside the now sealed—off area around the cave entrance, ambulances waited to carry those rescued to hospital. and outside, as the light faded, the sound of helicopters and the sight of flashing lights was our first sign that at least some of them were out. then governor narongsak osotta na korn, who's led the operation, made this announcement. translation: i would like to inform the public at home, and all those who have been giving us support, after 16 days, this is the day we are waiting for. we are finally seeing the faces of the wild boars. as he spoke, the first two boys arrived at the hospital in the city of chiang rai. an hour later, we saw the third coming in. well, this is what all of those who've been involved this operation have

been waiting to see. we saw two ambulances go into this hospital earlier, that's another. the boys are coming out. the four who were brought out today were described by one rescuer as doing remarkably well. there are nine more still in the caves, but this first day went better than many had feared it would. jonathan head, bbc news, chiang rai, northern thailand. a successful start to the operation but there is a long way to go. there are still nine people trapped in the cave behind me. we believe divers will now have gone in to start the rescue operation again. we have got another ambulance there just about to make its way down to the cave entrance. that is six we think we have counted going down there so far. the men leading this operation said that water is the enemy here, this is a war against water.

let's speak now to edd sorenson, an experienced technical diver, who has conducted a number of successful underwater cave rescues. hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from plodder. thank you so much forjoining us. —— from florida. just gives your thoughts on the operation so far because they brought the boys out a lot more quickly than they thought they were going to, there is still a lot more that could grow wrong today. yeah, they are against terrible odds and a lot of dangerous restrictions, zero visibility, high flow, lot of dangerous restrictions, zero visibility, highflow, inexperienced and very young children. but there is no substitute for the local knowledge of the caves and we have been doing just fantastic. now, they will be hugely buoyed of course by the fact that they have now brought for boys out of the cave successfully. we hear so much about

the water and the caves here. —— four. just how much could heavy rainfall coming now complicate the operation at this stage? well, if you look at the film clips from the earlier last week, when they were, rescue personnel could not even get into the cave because of the extreme flow and low visibility, and the flow and low visibility, and the flow has reduced down considerably from the slacking rain, with the rainfall that is expected, is that flow picks up, it is going to make this rescue extremely... and does give us your thoughts on the suspension of the operation because we have heard so much here in northern thailand about how this is a race against time, there is no natural light in the cave obviously. it was thought at one point that this rescue operation at one stage would go around the clock, they get suspended at 9pm last night though.

is that so the divers could rest, so ta nks is that so the divers could rest, so tanks could be refilled? it is your thoughts on the suspension?” tanks could be refilled? it is your thoughts on the suspension? i can't really speculate, it could be a lot of things. i know they had to be fuel tanks. i don't know if they have a limited number of divers that can do that kind of rescue mission, there is no way to say why they suspended. and does looking ahead to today, everyone very buoyed by the fa ct today, everyone very buoyed by the fact that they have already brought out whatjo of the boys successfully and they did that very quickly, we we re and they did that very quickly, we were told at the beginning of yesterday when this operation started that it will take at least 11 hours to bring each boy out. the first one emerged within eight. i suppose we can't take too much from that because every child will react very differently to these very difficult conditions that they are being forced to deal with. yeah, i think everyone is going to react differently to the circumstances.

they have the odds stacked against them and they did bring the healthiest ones out first, as i recall, and so it is going to be increasingly more difficult as the younger, less healthy, less able for this kind of mission get into the cave. 0k, thank you very much indeed for joining cave. 0k, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. to get your thoughts on the operation that is now under way. we think another ambulance has just gone down towards the cave entrance and that is seven ambulances in there at the moment. it is those ambulances, we believe, that will be used to take the boys to hospital, as we saw the other night with the other four. a very long days everyone involved in this operation, not least the boys‘s pa rents. operation, not least the boys‘s parents. they have been there for more than 16 nights. everyone will

be watching and waiting, notjust their parents, unimaginable to think what they have gone through over the last two weeks, but the whole of thailand and the world is watching too. again, we sit and wait. much more on the rescue operation from here in northern thailand. until then, back to you. thank you. breaking news from here in the uk: the politician in charge of the brexit negotiations, david davis, has resigned from the government. the news comes just two days after the cabinet of prime minister theresa may approved a compromise document intended to guide the negotiations over britain's departure from the european union. the departure of the brexit secretary came just before midnight local time here, and within the last half an hour or so, it's been reported that steve baker — david davis's deputy in the brexit department — has also quit. with us now is our news reporter, andrew plant. why is this the big deal? well, for a start it will not be the way

theresa may wanted things to pan out. there was supposed to be a unified, united cabinet that put together this policy document this week to then take to the eu and said this is a negotiating position, this is what we would like the deal to look like when britain finally leaves the eu in 2019. i think the timing is it interesting, happening at midnight on a sunday evening, so very busy not just at midnight on a sunday evening, so very busy notjust in westminster but also in brussels too because they will be looking to the uk to see what happens next in theresa may's government. david davis was in charge of the brexit and now he has gone, charge of the brexit and now he has o charge of the brexit and now he has gone, so theresa may will have the feel that outbreak quickly. i think what she does next is really what people will be watching both here and abroad. the assumption here is that both the position put forward by theresa may and the cabinet is unacceptable by theresa may and the cabinet is u na cce pta ble to by theresa may and the cabinet is unacceptable to those, i hate this phrase, hard brexiteers, those who really wa nt

phrase, hard brexiteers, those who really want to leave the eu and abandon many of the rules or restrictions of the eu. that's right. there are lots of issues on the table but things like free movement within the european union, things like trade policy, the role of the european court ofjustice within britain's laws. all those sort of big issues were thrashed out at chequers, the sort of country residence of the uk prime minister on friday. there is a sort of common rule book for goods going across the border, facilitated movements for eu citizens across britain's orders, also things like a joint institutional framework for the courts. i think a lot of people looked at that language and said well, this does not really extricate written from the eu laws in the way that people wanted. david davis actually has released a statement now, we did not have this half an hour ago, but some of the language is used as interesting too. he said that he thought that the general

direction of policy would leave the uk in direction of policy would leave the ukina direction of policy would leave the uk inaat direction of policy would leave the uk in a at best week negotiating position, he also said that he thought the consequence of the proposed policy would be to make control by parliament look illusory rather than real, so what we are saying is it does not go far enough and it would not give britain back control of its own laws. where does this leave theresa may's prime ministership? well, as i say, i think there is a very busy day ahead and there is probably a lot of panic in westminster right now. jeremy corbyn, the leader of the opposition, saying that he thought that this undermined the authority com pletely that this undermined the authority completely and that she would now have two cling on power or completely. but i should point out that theresa may has survived some other high—profile resignations from the cabinet in the last six years, six from her cabinet table, so this could just be the seventh in that long line. 0k, thank you.

police have launched an investigation after one of the two people exposed to novichok died in hospital. it is thought dawn stu rg ess hospital. it is thought dawn sturgess became hospital. it is thought dawn stu rgess became exposed hospital. it is thought dawn sturgess became exposed to the substance sturgess became exposed to the su bsta nce after sturgess became exposed to the substance after the attack in march on former spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia skripal. killed after somehow coming into contact with a deadly nerve agent. dawn sturgess‘s death means the police are now investigating murder. the staff here at salisbury district hospital worked tirelessly to save dawn sturgess. our staff are dedicated, talented and professional, and i know that they will be hurting too. they did everything that they could. chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn stu rgess decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as another chop, it used against a former russian spy on his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the

poisoning of the two, who survived. —— known as novichok. the kremlin says it was not involved with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of chemical attack on salisbury and now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn stu rgess's salisbury and now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn sturgess‘s partner charlie rowley is critically ill in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will bring you more on the dramatic rescue operation taking place in thailand. we will be live with our correspondent at the scene. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourites south africa by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility

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the british minister for exiting the european union, david davis, has quit his job only a few days after the government agreed their policy on brexit. let's have a look at some of the other news: millions of people injapan have been told to leave their homes because of extensive flooding and landslides, that have already claimed more than 80 lives. record rainfall has caused rivers to burst their banks in hiroshima and other areas. many people remain trapped by the floodwaters, as caroline hawley reports. more than 50,000 rescuers are now involved in what the authorities are calling a race against time. these hospital patients were saved by the japanese military. this is where they were rescued from. the only escape was either by helicopter, from the rooftop, or by boat, and here you see why.

some people are reported to be still stranded at the hospital, and they're not alone. a swathe of japan has been hit by record rainfall, that has caused flooding and landslides. many people died because they weren't able flee in time, among them an 80—year—old couple and a three—year—old girl, and the death toll is certain to rise. translation: i went to my father's home, but it was hopeless. we were looking for two people, and only found one. several million people have been told to move to safer ground if they can. some area already as high as they can go, and have tweeted desperate calls for help. translation: even now, we've not been able to confirm the safety of quite a lot of people, and there are many who are stranded, facing the terror of impending inundation, and waiting for rescue. nature has delivered this part ofjapan a devastating blow, and it is not finished yet. more rain is forecast,

and with it, officials say, there is a serious risk of more landslides. caroline hawley, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: ten people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a train derailment in the north—west of turkey. the train was travelling from kapikule, on the country's border with bulgaria, towards istanbul. over 100 ambulances and a number of army helicopters were sent to the scene to take part in rescue operations. the detained myanmar journalists wa lone and kyaw soe oo will soon find out if they are to face a full trial or be freed. the two were arrested in december 2017 accused of breaching the country's secrecy laws by being in possession of leaked, sensitive material linked to security operations, information they say they were given by police. us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed accusations by north korea that he engaged in "gangster—like" behaviour during a visit there.

now, in the vietnamese capital hanoi, he stressed that denuclearisation was a condition for lifting sanctions. mr pompeo urged north korea to follow the example of vietnam, saying president trump believed pyongyang could replicate its path to normal relations with washington, and to prosperity. an appeals court in brazil has cancelled an order to release the country's former president lula da silva. it reverses an earlier, and unexpected, order by another judge of the same court. the popular left—wing politician is serving a 12—year sentence for corruption. a show of freedom or sexism? five young women have been patrolling the streets wearing shorts, and it is

causing a stall stir in the media and online —— causing a stir in the media and online. everybody‘s happy. let's return now to sophie long, at the cave system in tham luang. we spoke at about the same time yesterday. at this point in time the operation will be about to begin. can we have a recap of what happened between then and now? yes, of course. we got official confirmation that the rescue operation had begun at 10am local time yesterday. we we re at 10am local time yesterday. we were told that it would take at least 11 hours to bring each of the boys out. it took much less time than that, the first boy emerged just about eight hours later. he was followed soon after by a second, then a third and then a fourth, and all those four boys were taken to a

hospital. there has been a lot of action here this morning. we have seen a action here this morning. we have seen a number of ambulances coming in and out. a lot of military personnel going in and out as well. we think that the operation has now resumed. it was suspended at 9am local time last night and we were told it would resume at 8am this morning. so we believe the 30 international expert divers will have entered the cave and made their way to the chamber where the boys have been sheltering for more than 16 days. this is day 17. they watched four of their team—mates leave yesterday. i am sure the news will have been delivered to them that it was a successful operation, which will be good for them to hear, because they have a long journey ahead of them. the youngest of these boysis ahead of them. the youngest of these boys is just 11 years old, many of them can't swim, none of them had any diving experience and it is a complicated journey they have to make today. immediately when they leave the place they have been sheltering for two weeks, they have to go what looks like a vertical u down and up again, and parts of the

cave are so narrow down and up again, and parts of the cave are so narrow you can't pass through them without the diving gear attached. in those places they have to re m ove attached. in those places they have to remove the tanks they are guided through by one diver and brought up from behind by another who will be carrying the attack. there are places where the boys can rest, they will have medical examinations and it will be checked that they are ok to continue. that operation we believe is now under way once more. just here listening to you describe what is going on in that cave to get the boys out, i am getting palpitations here in the studio in london. i can't imagine what it must be like for people over there, especially for the families. yes, the families were here for the past two weeks, huge euphoria in the camp which has built up when the boys we re which has built up when the boys were found alive and well, and quickly everyone's attention turned to how they would get them out. i have to say the circumstances, the situation, wasn't ideal. it was a difficult decision for the thai

authorities to make. they have a lwa ys authorities to make. they have always said it was a race against time, a race against water. there is more heavy rain predicted for the next few days, and water is the enemy. the great fear is that the cave will re— flood, potentially leaving the boys in an even worse situation than they were in the first place. so now that operation continues and it is hoped we will see more boys coming out of there in the next few hours. thank you very much. you can follow us on twitter. thank you for watching. well, it's been another glorious weekend. if you do like your weather hot, dry and sunny, just some subtle changes in the weather, i think, as we head over the next few days. some more cloud, and things will turn a little bit cooler, too. but here was the picture on sunday afternoon in wiltshire. beautiful blue skies,

not a lot of cloud around there. bit of fair weather cloud here and there. but through the week ahead, briefly things will turn cooler and a bit cloudier, but things staying largely dry, and temperatures picking up once again into the latter part the week. but we start the new working week with high pressure still in charge. a weak cold front will be just heading its way south across the country, introducing some slightly cooler conditions, initially to the north and then filtering further south. so, on monday, it won't be quite as warm as it has been across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england, with a bit of a shift in wind direction. more cloud than we've seen here, too. further south, though, we will hold onto the warm really dry for much of the country, just perhaps a bit of drizzle in the far north associated with a bit more cloud. you can see the red colours indicating that warmer weather across southern and western england, into msouth wales too, whereas further north it is not as warm. in fact, some places about 5—10 celsius cooler than they have been. newcastle, for instance,

16 celsius on monday. contrast that with london, still at around 30 degrees or so, but that dry theme sticks across the board. and then, moving through monday evening, then, still a bit more cloud around in the north and east, and we'll start to draw in more of a northerly wind, as you can see those wind arrows around the east coast of england. so a noticeable breeze heading through into the early hours of tuesday morning, and temperatures overnight not quite as hot and not quite as muggy as we have seen. but down towards southern and western parts, still around 16 degrees, so fairly sticky overnight. tuesday, though, quite a breezy feel if you're exposed to the wind coming in off the north sea around the east coast, breezy through the english channel too. less windy further west, where we've got spells of sunshine, a bit of cloud around too, but staying dry, really, across the board once again. temperatures on the cooler side compared to what we've seen recently, so typically around about 17—24 degrees or so. and then, as we move through tuesday on into the middle of the week, down into wednesday as well, high pressure stays with us. with that cold front off towards the south, we're all in that slightly cooler

air mass, with the winds coming down from the north or the north—east. so i think through the middle of the week, we will see a slightly cooler interlude, but temperatures in the low to mid—20s, and then towards the end of the week, it looks like those temperatures are going to pick up, turning hot and staying dry into next weekend. have a great week. this is bbc news. the headlines: it appears the rescue operation to save eight boys and their football coach — who are trapped in a series of caves in thailand — has resumed. they've been trapped for more than two weeks. four others were brought to safety on sunday and are now in hospital. david davis — the government minister responsible for negotiating britain's withdrawal from the european union — has resigned. his junior minister has also quit the government. it's a major blow to prime minister theresa may, who has onlyjust secured cabinet approval for a new negotiating position. the british prime minister, theresa may, has said she is "appalled" and "shocked" by the death of dawn sturgess —

one of two people infected last week with the nerve agent — novichok. ms sturgess had been admitted to hospital after being exposed to an unknown source of the chemical. now on bbc news: the week in parliament.