this is bbc news. i'm sophie long, live outside the caves where it looks like rescue teams have resumed their operation to bring the remaining boys to safety. four out, nine more to go. divers are hoping this 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. i'm nkem ifejika in london. also in 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. prime minister theresa may says she's appalled and shocked. the mission to rescue eight boys and their football coach

from the tham luang cave here in northern thailand has begun. four of their team mates were brought to the surface by a team of divers on sunday, in what's becoming a race to save them from the risk of renewed flooding. they became stranded underground more than two weeks ago, after being caught out by sudden torrential rain. 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. 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 has 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 would say to them when they came out. translation: i don't know what i will say when i see them again, but i do know that i want to hug them. after their dramatic discovery on monday, they have been fed and treated by an army medic on the rock shelf where they have 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 osottanakorn, who has led the operation, made this announcement. translation: i would like to inform the public at home, and all those who have given us support, after 16 days, this is the day we are waiting for. we're finally seeing the faces of the wild boars. as he spoke, the first two boys arrived in a hospital in the city of chiang rai. an hour later, we saw the third coming in. well, this is what all those who have been involved in this operation have been waiting to see. we saw two ambulances go into this hospital earlier. that is another. the boys are coming out. the four who were brought out today are 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. this search and rescue shows a percent to excess. 23 hours ago that we had official confirmation that the evacuation part of the operation had begun the. the 13 international expert divers backed up by five expert divers backed up by five expert thai divers were going in to start bringing the boys and their coach out. and 9pm local time yesterday on sunday we were told that that part of the operation have been suspended so that divers could

rest, so that air tanks could be refuelled. has been a lot of activity here this morning, counting six ambulances going towards a cave entrance but we do have any information that any of the divers have gone back into reach the boys again. they said that four of their teammates again. they said that four of their tea m mates yesterday again. they said that four of their teammates yesterday who we now know made it successfully out of that cave and are now with in hospital. there is a long way to go, still nine remained trapped in a cave behind me. we can speak now with anmar mirza, the coordinator of the u.s national cave—rescue commission. what are your thoughts on the operation so far? i am absolutely stunned at just how well eat went. this really proves... everybody who did logistically —— logistics

support to this came together to make this happen. this is truly a monumental effort and it exceeded my expectations and it gives me a lot of hope for a successful outcome for the rest of the evacuation. wonderful news that so many people, people all around the world are hoping. it's still a long way to go. give me your thoughts on the mission ahead, we are expecting divers to go in again today if they haven't already. but there are still things that could go wrong, the weather of course, has been one of the main enemies for this operation to begin with. absolutely. we have been fighting the weather the entire time. the rescue effort got very lucky in the beginning that there was enough dry weather popping to really work. pumping the water down is what really enabled this rescue effort to happen. what i am encouraged about is that the divers who have been working with these have now had a practice run, of

course it was in practice, it was real, but now the next run will be even better as they make it all efficient and a little safer. even better as they make it all efficient and a little saferlj suppose efficient and a little safer.” suppose there are so many variables, not least the boys themselves. many of them could not swim at all, none of them could not swim at all, none of them could not swim at all, none of them had diving experience of. i suppose, in terms of the time it ta kes to suppose, in terms of the time it takes to bring them out and how successful they are, will depend on how much they react to the conditions they are facing. absolutely. one of the best reasons the teaching them how to do the diving and listening and all of that while they were still trapped, there we re while they were still trapped, there were three primary options and not knowing what was going to be used, you still make contingency plans are. so we had several days of teaching them how to do what they ended up doing, which served a number of things. it made them safer doing because they drilled it but it also gave them a hand in their own rescue, they were doing something concrete to get themselves up which

is critically important psychologically. from the actual evacuation standpoint, it wanted them with the people who are rescuing them. so they gave them a larger degree of trust and they were going through the most good portions of the evacuation. you mentioned psychology, just how important is morale to and operation like this? a couple of days ago we had that tragic news that a former thai navy seal lost his life making his way back to the from —— from the cave mouth. we were told it would impact on the rescue mission and morale, now we have four wiese who have already come out, that must have a positive impact on those remaining inside. absolutely. i have seen rescue is being made and be broken by just the rescue is being made and be broken byjust the people's morale. i have watched people going from we cannot do this too, we are going to get

this done, just by the simple act of somebody coming in and boosting their spirits. that is really huge in any rescue and especially one as concentrated as this one. had justified is also the operation and the day ahead, we are expecting the divers to go in again, give us your final thoughts about what is ahead today. of course, they have now done this, so they are familiar with the protocols that they are using. i do wa nt to protocols that they are using. i do want to caution the list —— the listening world out there that there is no guarantee. we are much more encouraged that this will have a positive outcome, but we don't want to be second—guessing the people who are varied, who have the expertise and who have had the best information. very good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time. a long day ahead, we know that at least there are still nine remaining inside the cave. their teammates are

in hospital with their families, inside the cave. their teammates are in hospital with theirfamilies, it is hoped we will see some more making their way there today. we'll keep you updated at on the rescue mission in thailand are. back to 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 it's also being reported that david davis's deputy in the brexit department — has quit as well. the bbc‘s andrew plant gave me this update. it was meant to be a united policy

to ta ke it was meant to be a united policy to take to the eu saying this is down negotiating position. —— our. i think the timing is interesting, happening at midnight on sunday evening. a busy monday in london, the eu will be looking to see what happens next. theresa may will have to fill that gap riddick recluse at the first of all, and the timing is interesting and secondly what she does next is what people will really be watching both here and abroad. the assumption is that what theresa may put to the cabinet was against ha rd may put to the cabinet was against hard brexiteers, those who want to leave the eu and abandoned many restrictions and obligations of. that is right. there are issues on the table but the big ones are free

movement within the eu, things like trade policy, the role of the european court of justice trade policy, the role of the european court ofjustice within britain's laws. all of those big issues were thrashed out at chequers. this policy document was drawn up. there is some interesting wording, things like a common rule book for goods going across the border, facilitated movement of eu citizens across britain's borders. also things likejoint citizens across britain's borders. also things like joint institutional framework for the courts. i think a lot of people look at language and thought this doesn't really extricate britain from the eu laws in the way that people wanted. david davis has released a statement now, but some of the land which he has usedis but some of the land which he has used is interesting. said he thought the general direction of policy would leave the uk at best in a week negotiating position and also said that the inevitable consequence of the policy would be to make control

by parliament look illusory rather than real. he says it doesn't go farther and off and it wouldn't give britain control back of its own laws. where does this leave theresa may's prime ministership? like i said, a busy monday ahead and panic sessions in westminster right now. there are two schools of thought. one, jeremy corbyn saying that basically he thought that this undermined her authority completely and she would have to now cling on to power all go. lots speculating that could be a leadership contest but i should point out she has survived other high—profile resignations from her cabinet, six, this could just be the seventh in that long line of. police in britain have launched a murder investigation after one of the two people exposed last week to the nerve agent, novichok, died in hospital. it's thought dawn sturgess came into contact with residue from the substance after the attack in march on the former russian spy, sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. tom burridge reports.

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. our staff are talented, dedicated, 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 sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as novichok, used against a former russian spy and his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the skripals, who survived. the kremlin says it was not involvedm butwith a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical attack on salisbury are 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. tom burridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll bring you more on the dramatic rescue operation taking place in thailand. we'll 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 of losing hadn't even been contemplated and celebration parties were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window

and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, then he asked her for a cigarette. and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: it appears that the rescue operation to save eight boys and their football coach who are trapped in a series of caves in thailand has resumed. let's get some of the day's other news. millions of people injapan have

been told to leave their homes because of extensive flooding and landslides that have order claimed over 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. those trapped in their homes have been advised to move to higher floors. some are 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. 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? 5 young women have been asked to police the streets of broummana in lebanon, a touristy area up in the mountains, wearing shorts. it's causing a bit of a stir in the media and online. let's return now to sophie long at the cave system in tham luang. what is happening where you are? there is a lot of action here in camp we have seen there is a lot of action here in camp we have seen ambulances go in and a few come out towards the cave entrance about 500 metres up a track behind me. the remaining nine stuck

four kilometres inside a cave inside that mt there. at 10am local time yesterday we had confirmation that the evacuation part of the search and rescue operation would begin. we we re and rescue operation would begin. we were told it would take at least 11 hours for one boy to the brought out. it happened far more quickly than that and eight hours later we saw the first boy emerged from the cave, followed shortly after by the second, third and fourth. all four of those team players, are recovering at chiang rai hospital and today we are hoping that that operation will have resumed, if it has not done so already. we were told it was suspended at 9pm last night so that the divers, the 13 expert international divers in the fight expert tie—dyed as good rest and airtanks fight expert tie—dyed as good rest and air tanks could be refilled. we we re and air tanks could be refilled. we were told it would be suspended for ten hours but no more than 20. there has been such a level of action

around the cave you would assume that that may now have resumed but we have no official confirmation of that yet. looking at the activity behind you it seems as if it has been such a huge operation. behind you it seems as if it has been such a huge operationm behind you it seems as if it has been such a huge operation. it has been such a huge operation. it has been an enormous operation, ever since these boys were reported missing on june 23. since these boys were reported missing onjune 23. it took nearly ten days to find them, to british divers found them last monday, a week ago. so, yes, it has been a huge operation with international effort. a village has been built up around the cave mouth there with hundreds of rescue workers, journalist, all cleared away yesterday morning away from the cave mouth and only medical professionals and those directly involved with the rescue operation have been allowed then since. it is an enormous operation and the decision to start to evacuate the cave was not an easy one for the authorities to make. over the past few days they have been pumping out millions of gallons

of water and decided that the water levels and the heavy rain forecast meant that the conditions would not get any better. that is why they decided to go. yesterday worked out better than many had hoped for. and other long day ahead here, however. thank you very much. that is sophie in northern thailand. you can follow her on twitter. 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 and the dry weather. 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've seen recently, particularly if you're nearer the east coast. 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: 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.