this is the briefing, i'm sally bundock. our top story: the mission to rescue the boys trapped in a cave in thailand is resuming. we are live at the scene. i'm sophie long. yes, in the past few hours renewed activity here, suggesting the bid to rescue the eight boys and their teacher is getting underway. it is a race against time trying to complete the mission before the forecast of heavy rain brings more flooding underground. and our other headline stories: turmoil returns to theresa may's conservative party, as the brexit minister david davis quits the government. outrage after a british woman who had been exposed to the nerve agent novichok dies. in business briefing, we are live in brussels to get reaction to the uk's brexit plan, as negotiators that side consider who will now take the lead for the uk. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. so a busy programme ahead, and we are starting in thailand, with the story that has been dominating the headlines for the last couple of days — the attempt to rescue 12 footballers and their coach from a cave in northern thailand. four are already out. let's cross live now to sophie long, at the scene. we understand the daring rescue mission is about to resume. yes, we don't have any official confirmation

of that, sally. the evacuation operation was suspended last night and they said they would get under way again ten hours but not more than 20 hours' rake. they need to let the divers rest, refuel at tanks and things like that. there have been a lot of activity this morning. -- air been a lot of activity this morning. —— airtanks. we been a lot of activity this morning. —— air tanks. we wait to see how many divers returned, carrying more footballers to join their team—mates at hospital in chiang rai. let's ta ke at hospital in chiang rai. let's take you back over the last day or so. the dramatic mission started more than 2a hours ago, at 10:00am local time sunday morning. 18 expert divers, supported by a team of more than 70 international and thai rescuers, 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 is reported the narrowest part is onlyjust over a0 centimetres wide. the boy will be helped through by the diver in front before continuing. 0nce out of the cave network, the children are taken to hospital by ambulance. 0urfirst report is from andrew plant. first light in thailand, and day two of this rescue operation, being watched worldwide, begins. eight boys and their football coach still stuck inside the cave system here, more than two weeks after heavy rains trapped them inside. since the group was found alive last monday, divers have taken in food and medical supplies. but bringing them out is risky, through hundreds of metres of narrow, flooded passageways, guiding boys who have never dived before. one navy diver

has already died. with more rain forecast, on sunday experts took in extra air tanks, deciding the operation to bring the boys out could wait no longer. as millions gci’oss could wait no longer. as millions across the world watched, news that the first boy had been brought to safety, and then three more, taken by ambulance to hospital. but then there was a break, a 10—hour delay while oxygen tanks were replenished and the divers rested. now, the hope is that those remaining inside the cave can finally be brought to safety. the international divers leading this mission and the young footballers themselves will be buoyed by the fact that their team—mates have proved that their mission is possible. but there is another long day a head, and we wait here to see just how many footballers come out today. we will, of course, keep you updated with all

the developments here at the cave mouth. for now, back to you in the studio. some huge news from the uk overnight. the man tasked with getting the uk out of the european union has resigned. david davis quit his job 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. his deputy, steve baker, has also decided to resign. lawrence goslin is editor—in—chief of what investment. good morning, good to see you. timing is everything, isn't it? talk us timing is everything, isn't it? talk us through what this means today for the prime minister. yes, the timing is extraordinary. i mean, just after midnight uk time on sunday night, a com pletely midnight uk time on sunday night, a completely dead period in news

terms, so fascinating that it came out then. it could have very easily come out on saturday and the government might have been accused of burying it amongst the good news of burying it amongst the good news of the football. they didn't, so that i think this kind of extraordinary. and it does suggest there was a real point of principle from david davis that the softer kind of agreement that the cabinet was said to have signed up to on friday and saturday was not one that he was toeing the line too. what does it mean longer term? the government has had a very kind of chequered negotiation period so far with the eu. even with david davis still in tow, it didn't look like that was going to change very much. i think we are looking at more of the same going forward, actually. we knew he was very unhappy. there was talk about impossibly resigning weeks ago, so it is no big shock that he has decided to take this step. but this question hangs over this sort of plan that was very difficult to come up with anyway, in

the country resort of the government, in chequers, we were glued to the screen to see what they would agree to. no word from boris johnson, jacob rees—mogg, already, one of the conservative... the arch brexiteers, yes. he has said the writing is on the wall. will she replace david davis, and if so, with her? there is a lot of suggestion that michael gove will be the sort of replacement of david davis and he has put himself out there as the brexiteer that remainers can work with, which is a convoluted sort of statement. most of this is about how civil servants negotiate between each other and mr davies's nose was put out ofjoint because the chief was moved into number ten, away from him. ithink was moved into number ten, away from him. i think this is really down to bureaucrats to sort out. i think thatis bureaucrats to sort out. i think that is where it will go. it was a lwa ys that is where it will go. it was always going to be a soft and not a

ha rd always going to be a soft and not a hard brexit, which is what the brexiteers wanted, and i think we will get more of that going forward. we will look through the other stories in our news briefing and the media's analysis of what some are calling disarray in government, as david davis resigns as brexit secretary. we will be live to brussels to get reaction to all of this from there. 20 more on that story in this programme. —— plenty more. 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 is 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 a 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 home secretary in salisbury this weekend has called on russia to provide answers. the kremlin says it was not involved, but with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical attack on salisbury are now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn stu rgess's partner, charlie rowley,

is still in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. tom burridge, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: turkey's recep tayyip erdogan will be sworn in as his country's president today, with sweeping new powers granted after a referendum last year. he says the constitutional changes are needed to drive turkey's economic growth and guarantee its security. but opponents say over the past 15 years he has become increasingly authoritarian, eroding the secular institutions of the modern state. the federal court in brazil has ruled that former president luiz inacio ‘lula' da silva must remain injail. the decision ends a day of confusion, which started with a judge from the same court issuing an order for his release. the head of the court has said there is no legal basis to release the former president, who is in jail for corruption, meaning he won't be free to stand in 0ctober‘s presidential election. president donald trump will announce his nominee for the us supreme court today.

the newjudge will succeed retiring justice anthony kennedy who was a swing vote on the nine—member court. it is believed president trump's choice will dramatically affect many aspects of american life, from abortion to voting rights and immigration. prince louis is being christened today. the youngest child of the duke and duchess of cambridge will be baptised at the chapel royal at stjames's palace in london. the ii—week—old, who is fifth in line to the throne, will be baptised by the archbishop of canterbury, the most reverend justin welby. prince george, four, and three—year—old princess charlotte will be there for their younger brother's big day. stay with us on the briefing. 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 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. applause you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines: the british ministerfor exiting the european union — david davis — has quit hisjob — only a few days after the government agreed their policy on brexit. and our top story — the daring mission to rescue eight boys and their football coach from a cave in thailand is getting under way. millions of people injapan have been told to leave their homes because of extensive flooding and landslides that have already claimed more than 100 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. and our top story — the daring mission to rescue eight boys and their football coach from a cave in thailand is getting under way. for boys have been rescued so far.

and there is hope they can get more out today. that's right. we are not sure how many they will try to get out. hoping they can duplicate the success from yesterday. that would bring a total of eight and you have five remaining. this is going to be a continuous operation which could ta ke a continuous operation which could take today and tomorrow. the big suspense is, when does it officially begin? it hasn't stopped during the night. they will be replenishing the oxygen canisters every 25 metres. positioning them so that divers, there will be a nearby canister. the dive will be so long, it will take

four fifths hours in dive will be so long, it will take fourfifths hours in one dive will be so long, it will take four fifths hours in one direction that divers would need to take off the empty canister and get a new one thatis the empty canister and get a new one that is right there, easily accessible. as you've just described, it is an extremely difficult process. even extremely experienced divers are finding this challenging. an increased problem. it did rain overnight. it also increases the speed incurred on the underground river. rescuers will be going against the river. this is a slower process. it said that an australian diver who is a on the way

and a stronger current means they could hit their head on the stalagmites and stalactites, and these boys will be wearing helmets in addition to face masks. one boy going to the diver in front who holds more oxygen. he is essentially carrying two canisters. and another watching over this entire mission. around to the front diver. around his waist. so if anything goes astray, and do some reason, the boy panics, and there is a deep dive. they can still pull this person through and hopefully getting back up through and hopefully getting back up and running. the problem could be... ok, sorry, richard. istopped

you midsentence but thank you very much indeed. a great description of what these boys are having to face. our correspondent sophie long is at the scene. i don't know if you are able to hear pa rt i don't know if you are able to hear part of that discussion, describing just how high risk this operation is. exactly. it wasn't a very easy decision for the thai authorities to make, going ahead with this evacuation but they felt, with the condition the boys were in, they we re condition the boys were in, they were physically fit and their morale was good. this has always been a race against time and the weather and there is more heavy rain forecast. they felt that, it was a window of opportunity, which couldn't get any better. we have four of the young footballers taken out of the cave and they are at hospital and will be reunited with theirfamilies. it's

hospital and will be reunited with their families. it's a hospital and will be reunited with theirfamilies. it's a bit hospital and will be reunited with their families. it's a bit confusing in terms of what is happening at the moment. we don't have any confirmation that divers have gone back into the cave to bring out more of the boys. the only official confirmation we have had is that they are continuing to pump out water. that is something they have been doing ever since the boys were found, trying to reduce those water levels but it may be they are trying to reduce them again after heavy rain last night before they start to bring up the next group of boys. we will be following that closely. earlier i spoke with anmar mirza, coordinator of the us national cave rescue commission. i began by asking what he thought of the operation so far? i am absolutely stunned at just how well eat went. this really proves everybody who did logistics support for 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 evacuations. yeah, wonderful news that so many people, their families, of course, and people all around the world were hoping for. it's still a long way to go, though. just 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've been fighting the weather the entire time. the rescue effort got very lucky in the beginning, that there was enough dry weather to allow pumping the water down to work. pumping 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 more efficient and a little safer. there are so many variables, not least the boys themselves. many of them could not swim at all, none of them had any diving experience. i 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, and one of the best reasons for teaching them how to do the diving and swimming and all of that while they were still trapped, there were three primary options and not knowing which one was going to be used, you still make contingency plans. and 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 bonded them with the people who were rescuing them.

so that gave them a larger degree of trust when they were going through the most good portions of the evacuation. you mentioned psychology there. but it is half a house just how important is morale to an 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 from the cave mouth. we were told it would impact on the rescue mission and morale. now, we have four divers who have already come out. that must have a positive impact on those remaining inside. absolutely, i've seen rescues being made and improving 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. and just give us your thoughts on 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 want to caution 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. there is no way of us knowing when they will bring the next boy out of they will bring the next boy out of the cane. many variables. they are pumping out water, trying to bring

the level is lower. that might be because the water levels are so low and variable to bring more of it. we will of course keep watching the developments here very closely and keep you up—to—date. developments here very closely and keep you up-to-date. thank you, sophie long. the bbc news app is all the details three top stories today, the details three top stories today, the news that david davis has announced he is retiring, the brexit secretary, the murder enquiry into death of dawn sturgess and of course, caves in thailand. there is analysis from our editor laura kuenssberg, the announcement that david davis is going. we will be live to brussels. if you like you were the hot, dry

and sunny, but so it was across the country. not much rain in the forecast for the gardens. this is how things looked in wiltshire. still staying dry and then warming up still staying dry and then warming up towards the end of the week. during monday, this frontal system which is looking south across the country. it's a cold front which will introduce cooler and fresh array, commission or further south. a bit more cloud to scotland, northern ireland and northern and eastern parts of england. it's not as hot as it has been, the east coast of england, scotland, into northern ireland down towards southern parts of england and wales,

still holding onto the heat of the next day or so. monday afternoon, top temperatures around 30 degrees towards the london region, 16 celsius in newcastle. have seen the odd spot of drizzle that some places, around 5— 10 celsius, cooler than they have been. monday evening, the cloud filters. we keep the breeze in off the north sea, rather breezy to the english channel as we head through tuesday morning. not quite as hot and humid the sleeping overnight but we still have those temperatures in the mid—teens. i think you will notice the difference in the field to the weather across the country by the time we get to tuesday. cooler air filtering the country by the time we get to tuesday. cooler airfiltering in, keeping you exposed to the breeze. the breeze coming in through the english channel. temperatures tuesday, 17— english channel. temperatures tuesday, i7— 23 degrees. still

pleasant, with some sunshine around. a high—pressure holds on to tuesday night on wednesday and although most places are staying dry, just the chance of one or two isolated showers, particularly in the west. after that slightly cooler period, temperatures pick up and it will stay dry as we look towards the next weekend. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. britain's chief brexit negotiator has resigned. david davis has quit the government just days after the cabinet agreed its new plan on future trade relations with the eu. and world cup fandom isn't limited to leisure time, we'll see how it spills over into the workplace as well. and on financial markets, asian stocks are headed higher thanks to the good jobs report from the us, but sterling is falling as brexit uncertainty

takes hold again.