good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: the brexit secretary david davis has resigned, plunging theresa may's government into crisis. the brexit secretary david davis has resigned, days after theresa may secured the backing of the cabinet for her brexit plan. in a scathing resignation letter, he said he could no longer support the prime minister's approach to leaving the eu. a murder investigation is launched after a mother—of—three has died after being poisoned by the nerve agent novichok. the rescue operation in thailand is back underway to free the remaining eight boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave complex. business leaders tell us whether this gives them confidence in the brexit negotiations. after england's weekend world cup success, fans scramble to find tickets to wednesday's semi—final. it is just another manic monday here at wimbledon,

where all the remaining singles players are in action, including serena williams and defending champion roger federer. and the weather will be dry, hot and sunny at wimbledon today. for all of us are sunny at wimbledon today. for all of us are dry day mostly, but a bit of drizzle and a bit more cloud coming in from the north. a lot more details later. it is monday 9july. our top story: brexit secretary david davis has resigned from government. the news was confirmed just before midnight, when he sent a letter to theresa may saying the current trend of policy and tactics was making it look less and less likely that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. the resignation comes just days after the prime minister secured the cabinet's backing for her brexit plan during an away day at chequers. theresa may says she is sorry to see him go but disagrees with his characterisation of policy. mr davis is not the only one having doubts. brexit minister steve baker has also left his post. the leading tory brexiteerjacob—

rees—mogg urged theresa may to rethink her approach to leaving the european union. she is the person who has been in charge of this process, and if she feels that the chequers summit does not deliver on the previous commitments, then i think that should concern all of us —— he. these proposals will have to come to the house of commons in legislation, andi the house of commons in legislation, and i think without david davis they are, it will be very difficult for them to be able to support conservative mps, and our prime minister would be well advised to reconsider them. we are trying to bring you what reaction there has been, let's take you through some of that now. labour leaderjeremy corbyn tweeted:

peter bone tweeted in support of the resignation: andrea jenkyns said: we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who is in westminster. jonathan, difficult hours and days ahead for the prime minister. jonathan, it is worth taking a moment tojust give jonathan, it is worth taking a moment to just give us a sense of the scale of the impact of david davis's resignation. this is the man who is in charge of our negotiations with brussels. that's right, at least he was until a few hours ago, charlie. that bombshell resignation late last night coming really out of

the blue, although was at to be expected? the blue, although was at to be expected 7 perhaps, the blue, although was at to be expected? perhaps, because after it looked like theresa may had achieved what many people thought was impossible, and getting her cabinet who disagreed so openly on the way forward to brexit to agree, after that all—day meeting at chequers on friday, david davis was conspicuous by his absence. he said nothing in public about the agreement that the cabinet had come to, and late last night we had this news coming through that he had indeed resigned, having been to number ten for meetings, said to be furious about the way the whole thing had been handled, and his letter, as you pointed out a moment ago, saying that it was less and less likely given theresa may's plan that they would leave the customs union and single market. theresa may writing back that she disagreed with that. the prime minister will meet conservative mps later to try and convince them that her agreement at chris reed is the way forward on brexit. that was already going to be a hard sell and with gone itjust

got a lot harder. the question immediately about who will replace him. this is a job, negotiating with the eu, that has to be done day by day. who will replace him? well, we expect theresa may to make an announcement today about david davis's successor. michael gove, another keen brexiteer, seems to be another keen brexiteer, seems to be a name that many are talking about but that is far from a done deal in terms of what we are hearing from government. so we will have to wait and see but it does leave a huge gaping hole in the cabinet at a very important time with a very important job. we will find out before the end of the date who takes over from david davis, but it is a tricky decision. it has to be someone who isa decision. it has to be someone who is a keen brexiteer, a supporter of leaving the european union, but also someone leaving the european union, but also someone the prime minister can rely on to sell her vision and her plan to conservative mps. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman who came into contact with the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire has died. dawn sturgess and her partner fell ill last weekend in the town

of amesbury, close to where the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned in march. here is our correspondent tom burridge with more. 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 moscow

to provide answers. the kremlin says it wasn't involved, but with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical weapons 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 whether they touched a container used in the nerve agent attack. tom burridge, bbc news. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand has resumed. four boys were brought to safety yesterday, and are said to be in good health considering their ordeal. our correspondent sophie long joins us now from near the cave entrance. we haven't got confirmation that divers have gone in to bring the

boys out. we heard from thai authorities that they were pumping more air into the cave. it rained more air into the cave. it rained more heavily and we know they have been pumping more water out of the cave. that will help the boys on their very difficult journey cave. that will help the boys on their very difficultjourney out. obviously they will be buoyed by the fa ct obviously they will be buoyed by the fact that their team—mates have gone ahead of them and have proved that their mission is possible. but it is a long journey ahead of them today, through some very difficult, narrow corridors in that cave, some of them just 47 metres wide, where they will have to have their air tanks removed and follow one dive up while another diver comes up behind them. great news yesterday, four of them came out and were taken to hospital. it is hoped that some of their team—mates will join them is hoped that some of their team—mates willjoin them today. thank you very much indeed. japanese media say at least 88 people have died in floods and landslides in western japan. boats and helicopters have been used to rescue victims after days of torrential rain. dozens of patients have been saved from a hospital in one of the worst—affected towns.

every new home in the uk may have to be built with an electric car charging point, as part of the government's strategy to reduce emissions from road traffic. a consultation will also propose that charging points are fitted to new lamp—posts and at new office blocks. the government will also outline more details of its ban on sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. in just over 48 hours' time, england will line up in a world cup semi—finalfor the first time in 28 years. thousands of fans will be hoping to travel to moscow to soak up the atmosphere at the match against croatia. but how do they go about getting there? jen smith reports. after this, this and this, for many

it is time for this. if you, like thousands of other england fans, wa nt to thousands of other england fans, want to get to moscow, you are going to have to act fast. and, before you can even think about getting that plane, there are a few things you need to do first. it is not a cheap ticket. some would argue it is priceless just to be there. and then you have to get your fan idea. that is easy to do once you got your ticket. get the number of your ticket, yet the fan idea, you don't need to worry about a visa if you need to worry about a visa if you need to worry about a visa if you need to do that. if you do want to get a visa, the russian embassy are offering these very quickly. you need to then get flights. they are so need to then get flights. they are so expensive that if you look at packages, you can save money. they a lwa ys packages, you can save money. they always have been packages to moscow, it is just that no one has really wa nted it is just that no one has really wanted to go. the price comparison site travel supermarkets the cheapest package deals including flights and accommodation for the semi—final are around £700, but if you wanted to fly direct to moscow on tuesday and comeback on thursday, you are looking at around £2000.

hotels in moscow are starting from around £150 a night for two people. and tickets for the games themselves, well, the cheapest available for wednesday's match start at £215. ridge airways has promised to send bigger aircraft to moscow so more promised to send bigger aircraft to moscow so more fans can promised to send bigger aircraft to moscow so more fans can travel, as england is guaranteed to play again at the weekend in either the third—place play—off or the final. so, if you want to see it come home, you will need to get out there first. the sound is still ringing out, isn't it? sally is in the queue at wimbledon for us this morning. there is so much going on. what a weekend. what the weekend. have we all recovered from the weekend, do you think? have we recovered from that game on saturday? i felt quite calm watching england on saturday, wasn't too nervous at all. what we are in the queue because this is a

really special day at wimbledon, the day they call manic monday. and these people in the queue picked a brilliant day to be here. you will see all the tyres of the last 16 being played, roger federer, serena williams, the defending champion and the favourite for the women's title, and they picked a really great day to be here. elsewhere, it was a blistering hot david silvester. —— it was a blisteringly hot day at silverstone for the british grand prix, but an early crash put paid to lewis hamiltons chances of an historic win. sebastian vettel took the chequered flag. whilst it was disappointment, too, for england's cricketers, as they were beaten by india in the decider of their twenty20 series. and peter sagan now leads the tour de france after stage two, with geraint thomas the best—placed briton. chris froome is over a minute back. i will have much more on the sport,

much more detail on wimbledon and a bit of a reflection on the football, and a surprise for you coming up at 6:30 a.m.. before all that, the best surprise of the morning, carol is with me in the queue. good morning. the queue is huge. we have been watching people arrive as we got here this morning and people washing their feet and things like that, things you don't expect to see. it is not a cold start to the day, either. the temperature in wimbledon is around 18 celsius but it is not just here that it is a mild start, and a warm start. bristol is 19 celsius, glasgow is around 17 celsius, glasgow is around 17 celsius, and today you will find a forecast for wimbledon will be a hot one once forecast for wimbledon will be a hot one once again. we are looking at right skies, a lot of sunshine around, and 30 degrees, withjust a gentle breeze. for most of us it is going to be dry. some light rain and drizzle in the forecast as well, and the summit will be cooler. that is because we've got a weak weather front strolling southwards down the east coast of the country. first thing this morning there is a fair

bit of cloud around across scotland, some brighter breaks out towards the west, and still some drizzle coming out of that cloud, for example across the central lowlands and also the south—east. and that is going to move southwards across northern england as we go through the course of the morning. for northern ireland, a cloudy for you, and cloudy down the east coast, actually. as you move inland, into the midlands, inland parts of east anglia, wales, and southern counties, a dry and sunny start with a little bit of cloud as we have here at wimbledon. it is pretty much fair weather cloud, especially over there. through the course of the day that weather front will continue to cink southwards. by late afternoon, some patchy, light rain in the east midlands and east anglia, but the cloud elsewhere will break allowing sunny spells to develop. temperatures is still hot on the south, looking at the potential for 30 somewhere in the south—east. widely the high 20s but in the north much fresher than you have been used to. we're looking at about 16 to 21.

through the evening and overnight, oui’ through the evening and overnight, our front careering south, taking that light rain and drizzle with it. many of us won't see that rain at all. a lot of dry weather around, fresher night than the one just gone and then another front from the north—west of scotland will introduce some thicker cloud, patchy light rain and drizzle. that will cink southwards through the course of tomorrow so we could see some of that rain getting in across parts of, for example, the murray firth area down towards the highlands. for most it is a mixture of bright spells, sunny spells, and by then, behind that cold front which has moved south overnight, it will be fresher in the south as well. the top temperature more likely to be 25 and 30. as we head into wednesday, things will change once again. a fair bit of cloud around, the odd speu fair bit of cloud around, the odd spell of drizzle, the odd shower, not much more than that but temperatures starting to rise again. as we head towards the weekend, that is the trend. once again, it will get that bit warmer. so there is a brief respite from the high temperatures that we have been

experiencing, but then we go back to square experiencing, but then we go back to square one once again. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: the brexit secretary, david davis, has resigned. his decision came just two days after he and other ministers agreed to mrs may's plan for future relations with the eu. a murder inquiry is under way after dawn sturgess from wiltshire, died last night from exposure to the nerve agent, novichok. let's take a look at today's papers. the papers are not up—to—date with the news because it happened at midnight last night. this letter was delivered to downing street. we will

refer back to that in just a moment. it's quite interesting to look at what the papers were saying. that is the financial times. the impact of the financial times. the impact of the resignation, the significance is going to be in the next few hours. this is following the comments of jacob rees—mogg. this morning, there isa jacob rees—mogg. this morning, there is a lot happening. it's worth saying that as they analyse, before boys have been successfully rescued from the cave, we understand that operation is under way once again this morning. the other breaking news story, the fact that dawn stu rg ess, news story, the fact that dawn sturgess, who has come into contact with this nerve agent, has died in

salisbury, in the hospital. police now launching a murder investigation. sean, you are speaking to business leaders. it's a huge day in terms of them tried to come to terms with the fact that david davis is no longer in the position. everybody is going to be working up this morning. we will be talking to the director—general. this morning, we will listen to them. a few bits and bobs. nelson beautiful shots of the lake district. however beautiful books

out there. you can't do your garden looking like that. there is no hosepipe ban. it is a good tip. and another what i thought were quite interesting. there is a business that never seems to do badly, the rolling stones. billions and billions of pounds. there is a figure in that somewhere. absolutely unbelievable. new deals, new partner sits. a much longer can they carry

on sits. a much longer can they carry on doing live shows. it is a bit of a clash of the sporting event. people had tickets to centre court. there is a long queue, people going out to watch the match. the ruse of wimbledon, up until now, they don't show football at wimbledon. she may the world cup final wimbledon. clearly, england will be involved in that. i have to say, i may have to ta ke that. i have to say, i may have to take back my scepticism. charlie, you were right. they did win, amazing. uses that all the time.

will not normally the sceptics. things have turned around. if you wa nt to things have turned around. if you want to get a rush of the semi—final, there is still time we will be talking about how you can do that. you will need quite a lot of cash. talking to business is a little bit later on. the david davis resignation. we can return now to one of our main stories, the woman who came into contact with the nerve agent, novichok, in wiltshire last weekend, has died. our correspondent katy austin is in amesbury this morning. katy, what developements have there been? it was on june it was onjune that dawn sturgess

became sick and she collapsed in amesbury. good given the sad news that despite the tireless efforts, she did die yesterday. her companion, charlie rowley, and then he became ill on the saturday. he remains ina he became ill on the saturday. he remains in a critical condition in hospital. we heard from the uk's head of counterterrorism policing to announce that dawn sturgess had died yesterday. it doesn't appear that in the course of the investigation, the change significantly but it is now being treated as a murder investigation. at the moment, police are trying to find out exactly how dawn stu rgess are trying to find out exactly how dawn sturgess and charlie rowley came to be poisoned. how they came into co nta ct came to be poisoned. how they came into contact with the novichok agent which we have been told is the same

one which we have been told is the same one that poisoned the skripals back in march. they have both since been discharged from hospital. we are told it's likely the couple in this incident might have touched something with their hands and become contaminated that way we don't know what item that will be and as faras don't know what item that will be and as far as we know, that been found yet. yesterday, we were watching the continuing decontamination surges of several sites around salusbury pence nearby amesbury were charlie rowley lived. and a local branch of boots as well. but yesterday, we had the homes secretary —— the home secretary coming to salusbury and amesbury saying the risk to the public remains low. reacting to the sad

news of the death of dawn sturgess. she was a mother of three, we are told. the prime minister called this shocking and appalling. it also heard again from the home secretary saying this strengthens the resolve, and we heard from the leader of the opposition expressing his condolences. so today, we are continuing to hear tributes after that sad news that she passed away yesterday evening and the family have been involved. still to come on the programme: as the rescue effort continues to save 12 boys and their football coach in thailand, we'll hear from the british cave rescue council about what the mission involves. we will go to wimbledon in a second.

looking at the queues. that is manic monday at wimbledon. so many crucial games on monday at wimbledon. so many crucial games on today. it looks dry as a bone. it's always very organised. a calm, orderly queue. itjust looks very nice to me, to be honest. also, overnight, we know that david davis has resigned. we have a copy of his letter and the letter from theresa may. it's just an extraordinary chain of events. dear prime minister, as you know, a significant number of occasions in which disagreed with the number ten policy line. he goes on to say why he has fallen to resign. he says he thinks the current trend of policy and tax —— tactics will leave us, at best,

ina weak —— tactics will leave us, at best, in a weak negotiating position, possibly an inescapable one. our negotiating approach will lead not just to demands for further concessions. he says those are the reasons he resigned. in terms of our programme this morning. midnight was when those letters were exchanged and a lot of people try to die just what that means. we look through that throughout the morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. the police federation has warned donald trump's visit to the uk this week will put "unquestionable pressure" on police forces. thousands are expected to protest in the capital. even though the president will spend much of the time outside london. police forces from across the country have been asked to send officers to assist the met. the sadiq khan has defended the right to protest so long as it's done peacefully.

the boss of london city airport has revealed he wants to increase the number of flights and passengers who use the airport. it currently has permission to operate just over a hundred and 10,000 flights a year. campaigners say they will "fight tooth and nail" any application for more flights made to newham council. residents in parts of chiswick fear their parking zones are being threatened by a new plan to introduce shared parking bays. it will mean spaces an be used by non—residents for a daily fee — which they fear could attract commuters and make it harder for them park. but the council says it'll only affect 8 per cent of all spaces in the zones affected. an artist who has captured action at wimbledon over the years is to showcase his work at an exhibition which will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the all england club. jeremy houghton says it's been a privilege to paint the crowds and the top players at the tournament. seeing the superstars, the nadals,

the federers, being so close to them and being up on the toes and try to represent them to watercolour, through oils is the sort of challenge that i relish. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. turning to the roads. we can see on the camera there the marylebone road is closed towards kings cross from baker street to york gate because of a collision. in leyton: lea bridge road is closed at the bakers arms by the police following a shooting. central london: st james street closed from piccadilly to pall mall because of a burst water main. city: st pauls church yard is closed eastbound from ludgate hill because of a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after another very warm and uncomfortable night last night, we are in against another very hot day. sunny spells and yes, the temperatures back up,

high 20s, low 30s so for this morning, a lovely bright start with the sunshine, and patchy cloud around today, temperatures still reaching around 30 celsius in central london. outside central london, 27 or 28. central london. outside central london, 27 or28. in central london. outside central london, 27 or 28. in the evening, a lovely warm evening again. tonight, yes it is quite warm but not as warm as last night, the minimum to bridge in central london at 15. patchy cloud around tonight but also some clear spells. if you are looking for something a little bit cooler, tomorrow is your day. the temperature drops 23 celsius, still reasonable but compared to the last days and weeks, that will feel cooler. tomorrow, a pressure day but still plenty of sunshine. temperatures sneaking up again as we head towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast,

with charlie stayt and louise minchin. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: as the football feel—good factor continues, we are joined by former defender martin keown to assess england's chances going into the semi—final against croatia. president donald trump and first lady melania arrive in the uk later in the week. we will explore the comparisons between this two—day working trip and other presidential visits. this is a strange question, but bear with me. and have you ever heard of a paw—dicure, or a claudia sniffer? if you have, chances are you are partial to pampering your pooch. we will speak to a dog groomer who took part in a new bbc documentary, puppy love, which explores the expanding world of the dog spa. good morning, here is a summary

of today's main stories from bbc news: the brexit secretary, david davis, has resigned from government, just two days after the cabinet agreed to back theresa may's plans for future trade relations with the eu. in his resignation letter, mr davis said the current trend of policy and tactics was making it look less and less likely that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. theresa may said in response she disagreed with mr davis's characterisation of policy. steve baker, a brexit minister, has also resigned. jacob rees—mogg urged theresa may to rethink plans. he is the person who has been in charge of this process, and if he feels that the chequers summit does not deliver on the previous commitments, then i think that should concern all of us. these proposals will have to come to the house of commons, in legislation. and i think, without david davis there, it will be very difficult for them to get the support of conservative mps, and therefore the prime minister would be well advised to reconsider them. about midnight last night the letter

arrived. dear prime minister, it says. yours ever, david davis. we will be picking through this morning the wording of the letter, david davis's concerns, and those all important questions about where this leaves theresa may and her government. and as is tradition with these things, and it seems so different to have one that followed by another, she says i am sorry when you have chosen to leave the government would we have been so successful moving towards a smooth brexit. we are coming close to the date set in law when the united kingdom will leave the eu. we will have analysis of what that means for the government and the future of brexit throughout the programme on bbc breakfast this morning. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman who came

into contact with the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire has died. dawn sturgess and her partner fell ill last weekend in the town of amesbury, close to where the former russian agent sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the same substance in march. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand looks set to resume. four boys were brought to safety yesterday after being trapped for more than two weeks. they are said to be in good health considering their ordeal. each rescue takes considerable time, with the divers travelling five kilometres into the caves before escorting the boys out one by one. japanese media say at least 88 people have died in floods and landslides in western japan. boats and helicopters have been used to rescue victims after days of torrential rain. dozens of patients have been saved from a hospital in one of the worst—affected towns. every new home in the uk may have to be built with an electric car charging point, as part of the government's strategy

to reduce emissions from road traffic. a consultation will also propose that charging points are fitted to new lampposts and at new office blocks. the government will also outline more details of its ban on sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. 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. louis is expected to wear the royal christening robe, and according to tradition, the holy water used will be from the riverjordan. it isa it is a busy day, isn't it? there is so it is a busy day, isn't it? there is so much going on in the news. we will keep you up—to—date with all of those developing stories, and what is going on with that cave rescue as well. sally is in the queue at wimbledon for us this morning. it is manic monday, a500 people

waiting for tickets to wimbledon today. and lots of them stilljust slowly waking up and getting up, so if you see some people stumbling towards us wearing their pyjamas, i apologise to you. everyone is still apologise to you. everyone is still a little bit sleepy. lots to look forward to at wimbledon here today. all the singles ties in the last 16. but, over at the world cup, england will be back on the training pitch today. they play croatia on wednesday night, with anticipation both over in russia and back home reaching fever pitch. we have very rarely been in this position, so why shouldn't we enjoy it? why shouldn't we have fun? why shouldn't we be excited? yes, we can do it. croatia will have our respect, but don't fear them. there is an incredible opportunity for these boys, and for gareth, to go

all the way. and they are not ready to go home yet, which for all of us is an incredible opportunity. and we are all enjoying it, as well. it was a rest day for the players in repino yesterday, so what did they get up to? a little retail therapy, of course. but no high—end boutiques for this lot — a trip to the local supermarket for supplies. there has been lots of praise for this squad's down—to—earth approach. here they are proving it again. and, for those of you who might be superstitious, england have confirmed their kit on wednesday night will be all white. their kit man tweeted this sneak preview of their strip after it was printed. and, speaking of all—white, here at the all—england club, there is some really exciting tennis to look forward to today. no more british interest, of course, but we will see some of the world's best on court today, including serena williams. the seven—time winner is the favourite for the women's title. she plays russian

qualifier evgeniya rodina. but first on centre court is defending men's champion roger federer, looking for his ninth title. he hasn't had too much of a struggle so far. he plays frenchman adrian mannarino. let's bring you up to date with the rest of the main sporting stories, and despite a collision in the first lap at the british grand prix, lewis hamilton recovered to finish second behind sebastian vettel. hamilton started from pole position, before he was sent spinning by kimi raikkonen, but he drove superbly to get back into contention. vettel is now eight points ahead in the drivers' standings. it was a disaapointing day for england's cricketers, as they were beaten by india in the deciding match of their twenty20 series. a brilliant century from rohit sharma helped india to a seven—wicket win in bristol. chris froome avoided any more crashes on the second day of the tour de france, as world champion peter sagan took the lead of the race. geraint thomas is the best—placed briton, in seventh, well—placed ahead of the team time trial today. and scotland's russell knox beat new zealand's ryan fox

on the first hole of a play—off to win the irish open. knox is the world number 87, and a fantastic a0—foot birdie putt gave him the victory. do you know sometimes you just kind of wa ke do you know sometimes you just kind of wake up in the morning and think is this really happening? is this a brilliant wimbledon? is the weather this glorious? are england in a semi—final of the world cup? and you can almost hear angels singing. is it angels or the ascension choir?- it's coming home... # football's coming home. # it's coming home. # football's coming home. that is

the most tuneful rendition i think i have heard in the last a8 hours. quite a way to wake up. if you are waking up in the queue at wimbledon. that is a nice way to wake up. absolutely wonderful. we will be back there a little later on. the journey out of the cave network in thailand, where eight boys and their football coach remain trapped, is challenging even for experienced divers. the man in charge of the rescue described it as d—day, but stressed they have confidence in the boys' strength. he also said he believed the 90 specialist divers involved could successfully guide them through the darkness to safety. we are joined now by bill whitehouse from the british cave diving council, who is coordinating the response from british divers. i know you have been in touch with

them. first up, the operation has restarted this morning, has it? yes, i understand we have had information this morning that it has started. they are six hours ahead in time. fantastic that they have managed to get four of them out. can you tell us what you know about the difficulties, what happened, how difficulties, what happened, how difficult it was and what their experiences were like? they have been working on the plan in the last few days. the exact details, i don't know, because that can wait for when there is time to talk about these things. but it would appear that six divers went right the way through to where the boys are. there were the four of the british divers, including the two who found them in the first place, and a couple of australian divers, one of whom is a doctor. they will have kitted up the boys, and as we understand it, the

four british divers each brought one of them out. lots of the other divers, as you say, a huge diving effort going on but a lot of support divers in the more outer sections of the cave stacking air bottles in reserve and all the rest of it, and being ready to receive them. but it was only a handful went right the way through to the boys. ahead of the attempt to get the four who have come out successfully, which is such wonderful news, there is real concern about how these young boys would be able to cope. some of them we knew could not swim. they hadn't had any training, and yet they were obliged because of the conditions to give this a try. so it is a real triumph, isn't it? it is. when we heard yesterday that one was out alive, i mean, it was notjust brilliant, one is out alive, it is that has proved the process. you know, and therefore it can happen for one, hopefully it can happen for

the other, but there are very big concerns all the time. it is the sort of operation which is so right on sort of operation which is so right on the edge that anything could go wrong. and given your experience, what you know and what you are hearing from people they are, i assume that conditions inside the caves could change radically, very quickly. without the right? well, it depends on the weather conditions. and that i think has been one of the big concerns. it might well have been the triggerfor big concerns. it might well have been the trigger for carrying out the operation, because they are looking at all sorts of other things. they have been pumping out, which has been partially successful, certainly. they have been trying to stop water sinking into the cave, which has also helped. they have been thinking about could they supply them in their over the monsoon season, watching the weather? they have been looking for other entrances to see if there are other entrances to see if there are other ways to get in, and having come to the end of the road at all of those, with the threat of the monsoon storms coming the other way, i think they probably came to the

conclusion it was a now or never thing. so many things about this are extraordinary. the extraordinary reverie of the divers involved, —— bravery. and the enormous levels of trust those children had to put into people they have never met before. indeed. you are diving in what you can't see, and there are currents. what is it like? i am not a diver myself, at the divers at the sharp end are so experienced and so together with what they are doing, you know, to cope with this. but to bring a non— diver back through those conditions, using whatever method they have chosen, it needs... of course, they need to have the resources to of course, they need to have the resources to spa re of course, they need to have the resources to spare from looking after themselves to look after this other person, as well, and there are not many divers who can do that. so that has been, you know, one of the big things that they have been able to get together and do it. can i

just ask you, the british divers you have been in touch with, i can only imagine that when the thai diver lost his life, i would imagine for eve ryo ne lost his life, i would imagine for everyone there there was the emotion of finding the boys, and then the hopein of finding the boys, and then the hope in the exploration, how are we going to do this, i can only imagine the impact that must have had on everyone, losing someone who is involved in that rescue. clearly it was a real downer. possibly... i think because the optimism after the find of the boys had risen to such levels, i think the british divers, the cave divers and the cave rescu e rs the cave divers and the cave rescuers and ourselves think it is still a very risky operation. all sorts of things could go wrong. it isa sorts of things could go wrong. it is a tragedy that this chap lost his life, you know, but these things happen. particularly in extreme conditions like this. i think in the back of our minds there had always been that something could go wrong.

when it did happen, you think, it is still dreadful, but it is not perhaps too much of a surprise. just really gives you a sense of what they are trying to deal with. thank you so much. i know you will be talking to us a little bit later as well. we will be returning to our correspondent, they have moved, as you might be aware, they have moved the media and the cameras away from the media and the cameras away from the cave itself. our correspondent is on the scene and the operation is under way again now, as we speak. close you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: the brexit secretary david davis has resigned. his decision came just two days after he and other ministers agreed to mrs may's plan for future relations with the eu. a murder inquiry is under way after dawn stu rg ess, from wiltshire, died last night from exposure to the nerve agent novichok. how is this in the summer going?

carol is at wimbledon. good morning to you. let's take a look. about a500 people are lining up this morning. wimbledon, one of the few sporting events in the uk we can buy premium tickets on the day of play and at about six o'clock in the morning, people are asked to take down their tents. if you are planning on coming, you can bring water, you can bring food and sunscreen but you can't bring gazebos, or barbecues. despite mild, this morning. it's notjust wimbledon which is mild, it's mild in bristol, its 19 celsius. in glasgow, about 17 at the moment. although it's going to call down a little bit, as we had from the

middle of the week, it's great to start to get really warm. the forecast for wimbledon today's hot. iisup forecast for wimbledon today's hot. iis up to forecast for wimbledon today's hot. i is up to 30. forecast for wimbledon today's hot. iis up to 30. a forecast for wimbledon today's hot. i is up to 30. a bit of sunshine. cloud around at times and a gentle breeze. for the rest of the uk, mostly dry. a bit cooler for some of us. if you look at the forecast at nine o'clock this morning, quite a cloud across the north and the east. a weak weather front which is the pink southwards. across scotland, a lot of cloud producing some patchy by train enters all. that is slipping down the south—east of scotla nd slipping down the south—east of scotland into north—east england. also a cloudy start across the rest of northern england and northern ireland. sunny spells developing through the day. a cloud continues down to norfolk. we are back into sunny intervals. across wales, the

south—west and southern counties bridge is mild. a muggy night, particularly in the south. what you will find is, as the weather front is cold, it will take patchy light rain and drizzled with it. pressure conditions follow—on behind, the crowd breaks up and we will see sunny spells. temperatures in the north, much lower than they have been. looking at roughie —— roughly 16- 21. the been. looking at roughie —— roughly 16— 21. the mid—to high 20s and local in the south—east, up to 30. through this evening and overnight, we still have the cold front careering down the south—east of the country, bringing cloud just the odd spot of brain and drizzle. a new front comes in across the north—west of scotland, introducing thicker cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. but as sticky as the one just gone. tomorrow, we start off with a front in the north—west

moving slowly south—east, and spots of rain. there will not be much on it. the brightest skies in the west, parts of wales, the south—west but here, we could catch a shallow and as the cold front is cleared, the pressure conditions have pushed right the way south. the maximum temperature will be 25 degrees. as we had on into wednesday, temperatures pick up once again. on wednesday itself, the east of the country will have the brightest skies. a bit more cloud and sunny and just the odd shower. as we head towards the end of the week, we are back up towards 28, possibly a little bit more. everybody looks appropriately dressed. so the man leading brexit negotiations over our future trading relationships has resigned. what will british business make of this? sean is getting some reaction. we

haven't heard directly from the government. you are going to pick up on some government. you are going to pick up on some reaction. from the business world which might have thought, if you agree with it or have thought, if you agree with it or not, that is what the future could potentially look like. the persian negotiating has resigned. where were we? cabinet ministers were locked in a room with no mobile phones while the deal was thrashed out on friday. their challenge was to come up with a plan of how britain can strike free trade deals after brexit without the need for border checks with the european union. the brexit secretary thought those ties would be too close to the eu anti— quit. making big decisions on their future, let's have anti— quit. making big decisions on theirfuture, let's have a chat

anti— quit. making big decisions on their future, let's have a chat with caroline fairburn, the director—general of the cbi, britain's biggest lobby group. what did you make of this? it's undoubtedly a blow because on friday, there was a of light. businesses have been wanting to make investment decisions, they've been facing uncertainty for many months since the referendum itself and here was a pragmatic way forward. it's all about what happens next. it was also a ray of light because business voices have clearly been heard, frictionless trade was recognised. it isa frictionless trade was recognised. it is a race against time now. do you want somebody leading negotiations it doesn't believe in the policy? the most important in the policy? the most important in the businesses that we have a shared cabinet positions so we can go to the european union and negotiate. we've had two years to get to this point and we have two months to

negotiate this with brussels. cabinet unity is the most important thing is that is what we hope will hold over the next few days. the reason david davis has quit is that he said the relationship will be far too close with european union, if we agree to this deal. that was not the point of brexit. within taking evidence from businesses across the country for months. they really value the close relationship with europe. no business wants to run to factory production lines. they like the common rule book. that was a step forward, a pragmatic step forward. what we are looking for is europe to engage with the other side find a solution to this before the clock runs out in march. those who voted to leave, you are effectively in the same customs union, you may be in the single market at some

point, so there is still freedom of movement. if we ended up at that point, what did those people actually get out of this? this is about the balance we are going to strike. we are leaving, the business community recognises that, and that was the vote. this is about how we get a good brexit, jobs and investment and growth, and the value of frictionless trade to businesses, manufacturers, food producers is so important that these are the things we need to protect. we'll also be doing things differently in future. there will be important changes but frictionless trade, all the evidence shows how important it is. you would still need to make some kind of decision, if goods were coming in. the european union tariffs, the british tariffs, the standards of those goods. at some point, they would need to be checked. you would

never get rid of friction totally but we have at that, just in time, automotive parts, for five but we have at that, just in time, automotive parts, forfive times but we have at that, just in time, automotive parts, for five times a day. it's been incredibly for our economy. that's what we are trying to protect. one of the things businesses will want to see over the course of the next few days is the detail behind that customs arrangement, to check that it works. things will be different in the future but what we want is a brexit thatis future but what we want is a brexit that is going to enable our businesses to continue to invest and thrive. friday was a step forward. if you've heard the news this morning and you were the boss of a big business, seeing the brexit secretary resigned, might it affect decisions? the big question is investment. that's what we've been concerned about for months. a new headquarters and factory and production line have been put on hold. i don't think they will be unblocked. that is why it is a blow

but the prime minister showed real leadership on friday in getting to a position of unity. we think this is a time for people to put together in the national interest, notjust here in the uk. in brussels, i'm going to be speaking to one of the lead negotiators. it is time for them to engage. so that we get an outcome. jobs across europe, notjust in the uk. interesting conversations going on uk. interesting conversations going on today. we will speak to tim martin, the boss of wetherspoon ‘s. many views are out there. there are indeed and we will be getting some of those on breakfast over the next few hours. also, donald trump and first lady

melania will be coming and will be comparing their visit to previous trips. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. the police federation has warned donald trump's visit to the uk this week will put "unquestionable pressure" on police forces. thousands are expected to protest in the capital. even though the president will spend much of the time outside london. police forces from across the country have been asked to send officers to assist the met. sadiq khan has defended the right to protest so long as it's done peacefully. the boss of london city airport has revealed he wants to increase the number of flights and passengers who use the airport. it currently has permission to operate just over a hundred —— 110,000 flights a year.

campaigners say they will "fight tooth and nail" any application for more flights made to newham council. residents in chiswick fear their parking zones are being threatened by a new plan to introduce shared bays. it will mean spaces can be used by non—residents for a daily fee. the council says it'll only affect eight per cent of all spaces in the zones affected. an artist who has captured action at wimbledon over the years is to showcase his work at an exhibition celebrating 150 years of the all england club. jeremy howton says it's been a privilege to paint the crowds and the top players at the tournament. seeing the superstars, the nadals, the federers, being so close to them and being up on the toes and try to represent being so close to them and being up on their toes and trying to represent them through watercolours, through oils is the sort of challenge that i relish. let's have a look

at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning. we can see on the camera there the marylebone road is closed towards kings cross from baker street to york gate because of a collision. in leyton: lea bridge road is closed at the bakers arms. police investigating a non fatal shooting there. in central london — st james street is closed from piccadilly to pall mall because of a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after another very warm and uncomfortable night last night, we are in again for another very hot day. sunny spells and yes, the temperature back up, high 20s, low 30s, so for this morning, a lovely bright start with some sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud around today, but temperatures still reaching around 30 celsius in central london. outside of central london, around 27 or 28. in the evening, a lovely warm evening again.

tonight, yes, it is still quite warm but not as warm as last night, minimum temperature in central london at 15. patchy cloud around tonight but also some clearer spells as well.. if you are looking for something a little bit cooler, tomorrow is your day. the temperature drops 23 celsius, still reasonable but compared to the last days and weeks, it will feel that bit cooler. tomorrow, a fresher day, still dry and plenty of sunshine. temperatures sneaking up again as we head towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: the brexit secretary david davis has resigned, plunging theresa may's government into chaos. in a scathing resignation letter, he said he could no longer support the prime minister's approach to leaving the eu. a murder investigation is launched,

after a mother—of—three has died after being poisoned by the nerve agent novichok. the rescue operation in thailand is believed to be back under way, to free the remaining eight boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave complex. leaders of british business tell us whether these brexit agreements and resignations give them confidence for our future trade relations. as the england team bask in the glory of their world cup success, fans scramble to find tickets to wednesday's semi—final. it is just another manic monday here at wimbledon, where all the remaining singles players are in action, including serena williams and defending champion roger federer. and the weather is set fair. it will be hot, dry and sunny at wimbledon. for most of the uk a bit more cloud around and a bit fresher in the north. we will have more in a little

while. it is monday 9july. our top story: brexit secretary david davis has resigned from government. his departure comes days after theresa may secured the cabinet's backing for her brexit plan, despite claims from critics that it was soft. mr davis was appointed to the post in 2016, and was responsible for negotiating the uk's eu withdrawal. the news was confirmed just before midnight, when he sent a letter to theresa may saying the current trend of policy and tactics was making it look less and less likely that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. he said the general direction of the brexit policy will leave them in a weak negotiating position, and possibly an inescapable one. but he did say that he understands that it is a complex area ofjudgement, and that it is possible that you are right and i am wrong. the prime minister replied to say that she was sorry to see him go, but said she does not agree with his characterisation

of the policy agreed by cabinet ministers at chequers on friday. we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who is in westminster. a midnight letter which is going to cause quite a bit of chaos. it is an extra ordinary moment, isn't it, at a crucial time. extra ordinary moment, isn't it, at a crucialtime. it extra ordinary moment, isn't it, at a crucial time. it really is. the timing could not be worse for theresa may and the government. this was supposed to be carefully choreographed sequence of events which would see the cabinet, many of whom disagree on the way forward over brexit, fall into line behind the prime minister's vision. that agreement they reached at chequers, and to go into the next phase negotiations with an agreed policy. friday they reached the agreement,

saturday came and went. yesterday you had michael gove, a senior brexiteer within cabinet saying he could go with it and it seemed that would be the case for the rest of the cabinet as well. this bombshell revelation from david davis doing that out as well, and it is as if the political earthquake has happened and we are waiting for the after—shock. will more ministers follow? will conservative mps move against theresa may's plan? or has david davis had his moment, everyone else saying they will sign up to the plan and backed the prime minister? either of those two ways, it is not clear yet. the prime minister had a ha rd clear yet. the prime minister had a hard sell to talk to mps and get them to sign up to this plan, and thatjobjust got a them to sign up to this plan, and thatjob just got a little bit harder. we will hopefully be speaking to peter bone in the next 20 minutes or so. speaking to peter bone in the next

20 minutes orso. —— speaking to peter bone in the next 20 minutes or so. —— peter bone. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman who came into contact with the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire has died. dawn sturgess and her partner fell ill last weekend in the town of amesbury, close to where the former russian agent sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the same substance in march. we can speak now to our correspondent katy austin, who is in amesbury. good morning to you, and an extraordinary development and terrible news, good morning. well, indeed. this latest incident has taken a very tragic turn. i am here at salisbury district hospital where we we re at salisbury district hospital where we were told last night that dawn stu rg ess, we were told last night that dawn sturgess, aa—year—old mother of three, has died after what the medical director here called a tireless effort i staff to save her life. it was just over a week ago, on life. it was just over a week ago, on saturday the 30th ofjune, that dawn stu rgess on saturday the 30th ofjune, that dawn sturgess and her companion,

charlie rowley, are believed to have come into contact with the novichok agent. dawn sturgess was the first to fall ill and charlie rowley later on to fall ill and charlie rowley later on saturday. he is now in a critical condition in hospital. the search continues to find out how the pair came to be contaminated. they haven't yet found whatever item it was that they believe they have touched, after coming into contact with the novichok nerve agent. we know that 100 counter—terrorism officers are helping police with their investigations. a number of sites in salisbury and amesbury are still cordoned off. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand is believed to have resumed. four boys were brought to safety yesterday, and are said to be in good health considering their ordeal. our correspondent sophie long reports from near the cave entrance. day two of the evacuation operation.

both the divers going back in to bring out the next group of boys and the young footballers themselves will no doubt be buoyed by the fact that their team—mates have proved their mission is possible. just under eight hours after they began the operation, the first boy emerged from the cave where they have been trapped for more than two weeks. he was followed shortly afterwards by three others. we watched nine ambulances make their way up that track that leads to the cave entrance over the past few hours. now we wait to see how many come out carrying more of the young footballers to join their team—mates in hospital in chiang rai. among those willing them on is another of their football coaches. those willing them on is another of theirfootball coaches. he those willing them on is another of their football coaches. he says those willing them on is another of theirfootball coaches. he says he doesn't know what he will say to them, he will hug them. we don't know which of the boys will be the next to try to make his way out of the cave, guided i2 of the international divers leading this operation. medical staff inside the cave will make that call. whoever is

next to embark on the daring and complex journey back to the outside world will be greeted by cheers from around the globe. and, from their prime minister, who is due to arrive at the cave later today. and sophiejoins us now from near the cave entrance. ring us right up to date, because the question mark is whether the operation is again now —— bring us right up—to—date. operation is again now —— bring us right up-to-date. it is very difficult to tell actually, charlie. the rescue operation continues and has been ongoing since those boys we re has been ongoing since those boys were found a week ago. we have seen a lot of activity this morning. that track leads up to the cave entrance. we are hoping that we will soon see the ambulances come back carrying some of the young footballers to join their team—mates in hospital in chiang rai. what we do know is that the thai authorities have told us they are continuing to pump water out of the cave complex. now, that is crucial. water is the enemy here, and we had some heavy rain last

night, so it might be that they want to bring those water levels down again before they attempt to bring any more boys out of the cave. and we will keep you right up—to—date with that situation throughout the programme on with that situation throughout the programme on breakfast this morning. every new home in the uk may have to be built with an electric car charging point, as part of the government's strategy to reduce emissions from road traffic. a consultation will also propose that charging points are fitted to new lamp—posts and at new office blocks. the government will also outline more details of its ban on sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 20a0. in just over a8 hours' time, england will line up in a world cup semi—finalfor the first time in 28 years. thousands of fans will be hoping to travel to moscow to soak up the atmosphere at the match against croatia. the cheapest ticket available for wednesday's game start at £215. the price comparison website travel supermarket says the cheapest package deals including flights and accommodation for the semi—final could cost around £700. there are still tickets available,

but it is a question of how much you are prepared to pay. don't get bored by seeing those celebrations scenes. let's bring you a sense of what is happening this morning. midnight last night, david davis, the brexit secretary, resigned. we have a copy of his resignation letter, it gives you a sense of the reality of how politics sometimes works. he has spent the last two

yea rs involved works. he has spent the last two years involved in eu negotiations. in the letter he says he has to resign, and when you look through some of the detail, i willjust pick out a couple of lines for you. it is interesting. as he said at a cabinet meeting on friday, which was deemed to be the moment when there was agreement, he said the policy hands control of large swathes of our economy to the eu, and is certainly not returning control of our laws in any real sense. it is a real challenge to the prime minister, laid down in black and white in the letter. in the middle of the letter he says the general direction of policy will leave us in, at best, a wea k policy will leave us in, at best, a weak negotiating position and possibly an inescapable one. and as is tradition, he writes one letter and the prime minister wrote back to him saying i am sorry you have chosen to leave the government when

we have already made so much progress towards delivering a smooth and successful brexit. theresa may goes on to say i do not agree with your characterisation of the policy we agreed at cabinet on friday. parliament will decide whether or not to back the deal the government negotiates, but that deal she says will undoubtedly mean the returning of powers from brussels to the united kingdom. what we have seen is the exchange of letters, and now lots of different mps beginning to talk about it and give their assessment of what they think this all means. we will be across that this morning. in one of our other main stories: the nerve agent attack in amesbury has been described by the head of uk counter—terrorism policing, assistant commissioner neil basu, as an outrageous, reckless and barbaric act. dawn sturgess died after being exposed to novichok last weekend. her partner, charlie rowley, who was also taken ill, remains in a critical condition in hospital. we are joined now from amesbury by chemical weapons expertjerry smith. good morning to you. thank you very

much indeed forjoining us. and we know this is an incredibly dangerous substance. what sort of contact would people have had to have had with this substance for this to have happened? well, we still don't really know a huge amount about novichoks, and don't forget this is afamily of novichoks, and don't forget this is a family of agents, in essence they are super a family of agents, in essence they are super toxic, they were designed in the 1980s to defeat nato protection, and very small quantities of it, if they get on the skin or innovator and can be inhaled, they can be extremely dangerous. and as we have seen, hospitalisation is one thing, and very sadly, it has taken its first life. i suppose lots of people who live near where they live, who live near the hospital, will be really

concerned about their own safety. what can you say about that? well, the thing is that the form that this novichok is in, it is highly likely it isa novichok is in, it is highly likely it is a gloopy sort of liquid. it is not mobile. the container one can imagine is not going to be moving around very much. so it is simply absolutely bad luck that this couple encountered this material, and somehow got some of it on their skin, or manage to get it inside them. so yes, it is not mobile. it is very localised. but it is not mobile, it is localised, but the implication is that there is a container with this extremely dangerous substance somewhere, that nobody knows where it is. yes, potentially. this is the key thing that the police investigation will be looking at now. what we haven't heard a huge amount of, quite rightly, from the investigators, is

they will be looking at the whole start to finish, cradle to grave, of this event. if we are taking the approach that it was a would—be assassination, then at some point that material would have had to be prepared, ready to be put onto the door of the skripal household, and that container which would contain micro quantities of this material, it would appear they have been discarded. this is the principal theory people are working on. it may still be out there, and this is what will be essential for the police investigation to try and find, not only for the safety of the public but to take forward the investigation. if there is a container, there could be vital evidence on it which could take the police investigation forward. the traces of novichok become less dangerous, less toxic as time goes by, or not? again, the information the public domain is not a huge amount. if you look at other nerve agents in particular, they do weather after time, this is the

effects of water, sunlight, heat, and the chemical breaking down. the prime minister did say it was military grade which suggests it's highly purified. this could potentially hang around. if it's a piece of glass for example that was flat, laid out in the weather over all these months, there is a good chanceit all these months, there is a good chance it would break down. but if the liquid has been in a container, the liquid has been in a container, the threat of a or container, potentially it could still be potent and stick around. but to think, there are chemical agents from the first world war which are still potent, unexploded shells, but even so, this material, there are too many variables to make a call of how a viable or otherwise it is. thank you very much indeed and public health england is saying it's a precaution, we are still advising the public not to pick up any

strange items. the school over to wimbledon. carol is there with the weather. good morning. it's a lovely start day this morning. blue skies, cloud around. it's not particularly cold. the temperature is around 18 celsius. the forecast is dry and actually hot. we are looking at temperatures upto 30 celsius would just like breezes and sunny spells. the forecast for the uk is also mostly dry. patchy light rain and drizzle. it is also going to be cooler in the north and has been in the last few days. a fair bit of clout across the north and east. the good weak weather front which is slowly slipping southwards and across eastern parts of scotland,

the central lowlands, is producing patchy light rain and drizzle but not much. for northern england and northern ireland, cloudy start. slipping slowly into north—eastern england. as we come south, other parts of eastern england seeing more cloud but as you move inland, the midlands, over towards wales, southern counties, into the south, it's dry. and it's been quite a muqqy it's dry. and it's been quite a muggy night. that's why temperatures are quite high for this stage in the morning. it will start to them and break. the weather front moving across north—east england will slip further south and bring patchy light rain and drizzle across the east midlands and east anglia. as you drift further rest, more sunshine. temperatures widely across england and wales, the mid to high 20s, 30

degrees in the south—east but pressure a cross degrees in the south—east but pressure across the south—east of england, northern ireland and scotland. a new weather front comes into the north—west, bringing more cloud and in between, we are looking at overnight lows of about ten, 16. not assume it was last night. again, slowly sipping southwards. not much. the brightest conditions tomorrow will be across wales, south—west england but here too, we could catch the odd shower. there is a cloud of times. we'll see some sunny spells coming through. temperature in london of between 23 and 25, a big difference from the 30s we have seen over the last few days. as we had into wednesday, it's the east is best. nonetheless, still sunny spells, the odd shower, and again,

on spells, the odd shower, and again, on wednesday, temperatures starting to creep up and as we head towards the end of the week, that is the story. temperatures getting up and in the end, we are looking at maybe 27 degrees, 28. as the football feel—good factor continues, thousands of fans are plotting how they can travel to moscow in time for england's world cup semi final against croatia on wednesday. if you're considering a trip to russia, what are your options and how will the positive vibes help the players themselves? here to tell us everything we need to know is emma coulthurst, from travel supermarket, and neuroscientist dr daniel glaser. good morning both. let's get the travel issues over first. you can still get there and you can still get a good ticket? firstly, get a

ticket and get into russia is pretty hard, you need a vision of the ——a visa but the russians have been lifting you in with your ticket. you get photo id online in then you can go get photo id online in then you can go to russia. the chances of getting a ticket have probably become slim so a ticket have probably become slim so what if you want to go there to be part of the occasion, to be in russia and say, in years to come, i was there. we all want to be there. the russians are giving visas within a day. that's what they did last week. they want us to go. yes. but you need a visa. sort that out. how many people will be going to work exactly many people will be going to work exa ctly a nd many people will be going to work exactly and asking the day off. you can geta exactly and asking the day off. you can get a direct flight to russia, you have on the lottery. if you haven't —— you have won the lottery and it's been a cheap ticket, you've done well. i've looked this morning and comparing prices online, there

are indirect flights. somewhere like portugal or germany when no one wa nts to portugal or germany when no one wants to go on to russia any more and there are flights from glasgow and there are flights from glasgow and birmingham and london. we have seen, just since the final whistle, we've seen people searching for prices on our site to moscow. it used to be unpopular but it's probably currently the most popular place in the entire planet to be. tim, good morning to you. you got a ticket? i got a mac --i got to match ticket? i got a mac --i got to match ticket and i got a flight booked. when did you decide this is what you are going to do? when russia got knocked out, we bought tickets might be easier to get sea yesterday, we we nt be easier to get sea yesterday, we went on the thief a website, queued for six hours, got the tickets, hideously expensive and we are going

by germany and then be sorted out the id which is like the visa. by germany and then be sorted out the id which is like the visalj by germany and then be sorted out the id which is like the visa. i am assuming, we have a neuroscientist with us, you don't need to be a brain surgeon to know this feels good. what is the actual thing that is going on? can you quantified? you can quantified as a player and a commentator. having done football means you see it differently from people who haven't done it which is the paradoxical effect of proving that ex— footballers make better commentators than neuroscientists to. if i have you win a brain scanner, i can work out what is going on in your head but if i want to work out what is going on on the pitch, i need to be a footballer myself. tells about the impact on the players of having a stadium full

of fans. there is this phenomenon called choking which is where in snooker or football, something which you could do in practice perfectly at you mess up on the day and the neuroscience of that is something which we are very interested in. when you become really expert at something, it becomes automatic. like you, talking on the telly, if you are not thinking about it, it flows. in choking, when the pressure is on, you start breaking down what you're doing parts again as if you area you're doing parts again as if you are a novice and that is why you make a novice errors. it's about coming out at the moment, taking away from the sense of occasion and just practising the skill that you learn in the training pitch every day. you are begin to your football? i love foot ball day. you are begin to your football? i love football and i been watching these prices go up. the biggest dilemma is, you get time off work, do you stay to watch england win the world cup on the sunday and it's

coming home, reverberating around red square or dig back on thursday? it's a difficult one. today is that people don't want to fly, and london is quite expensive now, as this thursday. what are you going to do, tim? just say that you do get through the semis. will you stay on for the final? almost certainly not. i think my friend might. i'm very happy to be doing the semi—final. obviously by the get a final tickets, who knows? i find it extraordinary that you would really miss the final. i think tickets would be hard to get. i have to make a judgement call but as things stand, iam booked a judgement call but as things stand, i am booked on the six o'clock fight to frankfurt's that's what i'm planning to do. tim, thank you very much indeed. i have goes

well for you. it's all going to go well, the power of positive thought. ifa well, the power of positive thought. if a little voices that undermine each thing. we get rid of the negative ones. we disappear those, do we not? there is an extraordinary and implausible bobble both in the climate and the football and my hunchis climate and the football and my hunch is that both will disappear around the same time. charlie is very upset by that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. the police federation has warned president trump's visit to the uk this week will put "unquestionable pressure" on police forces. thousands are expected to protest in the capital even though the president will spend much of his visit outside london. police forces from across the country have been asked to send officers to assist the met. the mayor, sadiq khan, has defended the right to protest so long as it's done peacefully. the boss of london city airport

has revealed he wants to increase the number of flights and passengers. the airport currently has permission to operate just over a hundred and ten thousand flights a year. —— 110,000 flights a year. campaigners say they will "fight tooth and nail" any application for more flights made to newham council. residents in chiswick fear their parking zones are being threatened by a plan to introduce shared bays. (00v) it will mean spaces can be used by non—residents for a daily fee. —— it will mean spaces can be used by non—residents for a daily fee. the council says it will only affect eight per cent of all spaces in the affected zones. an artist who has captured action at wimbledon over the years is to showcase his work at an exhibition celebrating 150 years of the all england club. jeremy howton says it's been a privilege to paint the crowds and the top players at the tournament. let's have a look at the travel situation now.

there's a good service on the tubes this morning. on the trains: there are ten minute delays and cancellations on some thameslink services because of over running engineering works. so check before you travel. turning to the roads. we can see on the camera there — the marylebone road is closed towards kings cross from baker street to york gate because of a collision. in leyton: lea bridge road is closed at the bakers arms. police are investigating a non fatal shooting there. in central london, st james street is closed from piccadilly to pall mall st james street is closed from piccadilly to pall mall because of a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after another very warm and uncomfortable night last night, we are in again for another very hot day. sunny spells and, yes, the temperature back up, high 20s, low 30s, so for this morning, we've got a lovely bright start with some sunshine, we'll see a bit of patchy cloud around today, but temperatures still reaching around 30 celsius

in central london. outside of central london, probably around 27 or 28. in the evening, a lovely warm evening again. now tonight, yes, it is still quite warm but not as warm as last night, minimum temperature in central london at 15 celsius. some patchy cloud around tonight but also some clearer spells as well. if you are looking for something a little bit cooler, then tomorrow is your day. the temperature drops 23 celsius, still reasonable but compared to the last few days and couple of weeks, it is goingt to feel that bit cooler. tomorrow, a fresher day, still dry and plenty of sunshine. temperatures sneaking up again as we head towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise

minchin. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: brexit secretary david davis has resigned from governmentjust days after theresa may secured the cabinet‘s backing for her brexit plan, despite claims from critics that it was soft. the news was confirmed just before midnight in mr davis's resignation letter, saying the current trend of policy and tactics was making it look less and less likely that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. he said the general direction of the brexit policy will leave them in a weak negotiating position, and possibly an inescapable one. the prime minister replied to say she does not agree with his characterisation of the policy agreed by cabinet ministers at chequers on friday. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman who came

into contact with the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire has died. dawn sturgess and her partner fell ill last weekend in the town of amesbury, close to where the former russian agent sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the same substance in march. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand is back under way. four boys were brought to safety yesterday after being trapped for more than two week. they are said to be in good health considering their ordeal. each rescue takes considerable time, with the divers travelling five kilometres into the caves before escorting the boys out one by one. japanese media say at least 88 people have died in floods and landslides in western japan. boats and helicopters have been used to rescue victims after days of torrential rain.

dozens of patients have been saved from a hospital in one of the worst—affected towns. every new home in the uk may have to be built with an electric car charging point, as part of the government's strategy to reduce emissions from road traffic. a consultation will also propose that charging points are fitted to new lamp—posts and at new office blocks. the government will also outline more details of its ban on sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 20a0. 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. louis is expected to wear the royal christening robe, and according to tradition, the holy water used will be from the riverjordan. those other means stories this morning. i draw your attention to the resignation by david davis. we

are awaiting reaction. if you are just joining are awaiting reaction. if you are justjoining us, are awaiting reaction. if you are just joining us, midnight are awaiting reaction. if you are justjoining us, midnight was when the letter by david davis, brexit secretary, arrived at downing street. i can hold the letter up for you now, because it is fascinating. the department for exiting the european union, dear prime minister, it begins, signed at the end yours ever, david davis. the short version is that david davis has resigned. that was followed shortly by a letter from the prime minister, that was followed shortly by a letterfrom the prime minister, who says i do not agree with your characterisation of the policy we agreed at cabinet on friday. we all remember that meeting at chequers. parliament will decide whether to back the deal the government negotiates but that deal will undoubtedly mean the returning of power from brussels to the united kingdom. that happened at midnight last night and they will be so many implications. we will discuss them throughout the programme, and people are beginning to talk about their reaction to david davis's resignation as well. but first, let's go to sally

with all the sports news. it is the most crazy sporting summer, ican it is the most crazy sporting summer, i can tell you. we are joined once again by the ascension choir. i know we are talking about wimbledon but the mood even at the tennis is all about the football. they will bejoining tennis is all about the football. they will be joining us throughout the morning. gareth southgate's men had a rest day yesterday, and today they will be doing a bit more work, perhaps not too much. let's get over to the world cup first, though, and our sports correspondent david ornstein is at the england base in repino. david, obviously gareth southgate and his squad have been hugely appreciative of the support they are receiving over there in russia, but do they have any idea of the level of excitement here, do you think?

i really do, because they have been receiving all the videos of all the celebrations, the pandemonium that kicks off when england score goals in the tournament, when they have won matches, and as you remember, fabian delph went home to the uk and when he went back he told all the players about the reaction in england. i think it is the craziest summer england. i think it is the craziest summer of our lives, unless you are 52 years or older, because that was the last time england reach the world cup final, the last time they won it, famously. they are trying to end all those years of hurt now. england are back in training, but they are training behind closed doors, working on set pieces, formation and tactics to beat croatia on wednesday night. we will hear from them croatia on wednesday night. we will hearfrom them a croatia on wednesday night. we will hear from them a little later at a news co nfe re nce hear from them a little later at a news conference and then they will train once more tomorrow morning before flying over the moscow. it is a 7pm kick off uk time on wednesday night, england's first world cup semi—final since 1990. gareth

southgate and his young squad are defying expectations, uniting a nation. they came past sweden in the quarterfinals to set this match up, and it is an incredible moment for english football, which has been through the doldrums for so long. and gareth southgate now has an opportunity to complete his own redemption as well after the horrors of euro 96. we have seen the players yesterday, they were relaxed and out at the shops, hopefully they will be bringing something home in the bag before the end of the weekend, the world cup trophy. i don't know about you, but i quite fancy trying to get one you, but i quite fancy trying to get one of those last—minute tickets. if iam not one of those last—minute tickets. if i am not here on wednesday morning, you all know where i am. at wimbledon, it is what they call manic monday. no more british interest, of course, but we will see some of the world's

best on court today, including serena williams. the seven—time winner is the favourite for the women's title. she plays russian qualifier evgeniya rodina. but first on centre court is defending men's champion roger federer, looking for his ninth title. he hasn't had too much of a struggle so far. he plays frenchman adrian mannarino. let's bring you up to date with the rest of the main sporting stories, and despite a collision in the first lap at the british grand prix, lewis hamilton recovered to finish second behind sebastian vettel. hamilton started from pole position, before he was sent spinning by kimi raikkonen, but he drove superbly to get back into contention. vettel is now eight points ahead in the drivers' standings. yet again, northern ireland's jonathan rea is really dominating the world superbike series. he won both races at misano in italy at the weekend, to increase his lead in the standings. rea dedicated the victory to his compatriot william dunlop, who was killed during practice for a race in ireland on saturday. it was a disaapointing day for england's cricketers, as they were beaten by india in the deciding match of their twenty20 series.

a brilliant century from rohit sharma helped india to a seven—wicket win in bristol. chris froome avoided any more crashes on the second day of the tour de france, as world champion peter sagan took the lead of the race. geraint thomas is the best—placed briton, in seventh, well—placed ahead of the team time trial today. we have had all the rest of the sport, we have had wimbledon, but to get a sense of the atmosphere down here, i don't know if you can tell there are lots of people waiting for something special to happen right now. let me handed back to the essential choir. # three lions. that is the best version i have heard. essential choir. # three lions. that is the best version i have heardm

is the best version i have heardm isa is the best version i have heardm is a medley, isn't it? wimbledon on a monday morning. it has already been described as the most controversial visit ever made by an american president to britain, and thousands of protestors are set to take to the streets when donald trump arrives later this week. but plans to fly a giant inflatable depicting him as a baby over london have sparked a row, with some welcoming the protest and others describing it as disrespectful. joining us now from westminster are leo murray, founder of the trump baby uk campaign, and jan halper hayes, the former vice president of republicans overseas. very good morning to both of you. thank you very much for your time this morning. i wonder, thank you very much for your time this morning. iwonder, leo, ifi can this morning. iwonder, leo, ifi ca n start this morning. iwonder, leo, ifi can start with you. donald trump is arriving on thursday. he is the president of the united states. just tell us about what you are planning by way of welcome. what we are planning is to fly a metre high orange inflatable of donald trump as

an angry baby, with tiny, tiny hands and a mobile phone with twitter open clutched in one of them. and what is the point you are making? the point we are making, i guess we are trying to achieve to make things with this. first of all, we thought it would be funny and it would throw samad in people's face in what is quite a dark time in politics at the moment. and secondly, we thought this would be an effective point of protest against such a famously thin—skinned president. and guess what. it has been, because what has transpired over the weekend is that donald trump has taken one look at trump baby and he has wet his pants and has run for the hills. he will not be spending any time in london at all. you will not visit buckingham palace, he will not visit downing street, he is getting a b grade visit to the uk, and i think that is already an enormous victory not only for trump baby, which is really only a mascot, but the movement which is resisting trump's hateful politics.

standing next to you is the former vice president of republicans overseas. can you give us your take, first of all, on the visit itself. you are looking forward to it, presumably, what do you think of it as an occasion? i think leo did an incredibly good spin to try and there was no state visit, et cetera. that had already been determined, really, more than a year ago, with bercow and other people protesting. at the fact is that he is coming to have a working meeting, and that was what it was always planned to do. there will be a wonderful dinner at blenheim palace on thursday night. on friday he will be visiting a different area where the uk and the us military trained together. then he is going to chequers for a meeting and the windsor castle to be with the queen. he wasn't expecting

p°mp with the queen. he wasn't expecting pomp and circumstance, that wasn't anything that is on his agenda, and i actually find it hard to even explain how insignificant the balloon is, and you know, he is never going to see it because he is not going to be here. would you like to explain that to leo, who is standing next to you? well, here is the thing. people have the wrong impression of donald trump. if you had heard... we willjust take the racist comment. if you had heard when he said we are going to put a ban on refugees from these seven countries, if you had known that that had been in operation for two yea rs, that had been in operation for two years, that obama selected the seven countries, and congress voted on it, and the media didn't report it, and until we figure out what the hell is going on, would you have then said obama is racist and our congress is racist? what the issue was in that particular instance was that we

could not vet those people, because those countries couldn't provide the information, and so these... these labels that come, and these misinterpretations, because frankly the mainstream media hates donald trump, and they do things for sensationalism, simplistically, and out of context. leo, do you want a comeback? yes, i quite understand that the trump regime likes to co nsta ntly that the trump regime likes to constantly attacked the free press as biased and kicking up stories to capitalise the witch—hunt in all of his tweets. explain to me donald trump re— tweeting from a far right hate group in the uk and white supremacists? well, he realised that was a mistake. i know that is a story in itself. ijust wonder, leo. do you think it is the right thing for the president to come here at

all? here's the us president. do you think it is a good thing that he is coming and you are able to do what you want to do? is that healthy in itself, or would you rather he wasn't coming at all. i would rather our government had withdrawn the invitation. i would our government had withdrawn the invitation. iwould rather theresa may had not invited him in the first place, she practically fell over herself to invite him and i'm sure she regrets it now given the incredibly controversial nature of the visit. but what has happened over the last couple of months with literally snatching babies and toddlers from their parents at the border, locking them in cages, the trump regime has crossed the line for the british people, and i think people are quite astonished that our government find it so difficult to that. thank you very much for your time. we know the visit will be going ahead. it begins on thursday, and amongst other people, donald trump will be meeting the queen at windsor and having various talks

along the way. and of course, going up along the way. and of course, going up to scotland as well. that starts on up to scotland as well. that starts on thursday. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: the brexit secretary david davis has resigned. his decision came just two days after he and other ministers agreed to the prime minister's plan for future relations with the eu. a murder inquiry is under way after dawn stu rg ess, from wiltshire, died last night from exposure to the nerve agent novichok. carol is at wimbledon for us this morning. it's a lovely start of the day this morning. tension around about 18 celsius. the forecast is a dry one. the temperatures up to 30 celsius.

it'll be called in north and it has beenin it'll be called in north and it has been in the last few days. a weak weather front which is slowly slipping southwards. it is producing patchy light rain and drizzle. for northern england and also to northern ireland, you also have a cloudy start. slipping slowly into north—east england. has become south, other parts of eastern england sing a bit more clout. as we move inland, over towards wales and south—west england, into the south—east, it's dry and we are looking at sunny spells. cabbages and the moment still quite high. do the course of the day, what you will

find is, sunny spells will develop. our weather front moving across north—east england. further south and bring some patchy light rain and drizzle across the east midlands and east anglia. as you drift further west, more sunshine. temperatures widely across england and wales, in the mid—to high 20s. pressure across the mid—to high 20s. pressure across the far north of england. we still have a front moving down to the south—east, and some patchy light rain and drizzle. overnight lows of 10-16. not rain and drizzle. overnight lows of 10— 16. not assume is dashing that as it was last night. we'll start off with a weather front, slowly slipping southwards, patchy light rain and drizzle but not much. the brightest conditions tomorrow will be across wales, south—west england. the rest of us, there will be area

of cloud at times. at times it in and break. london will have a temperature between 23 and 25, a big difference from the 30s we have seen in the last few days. as we headed into wednesday, its east it is best in terms of sunshine. nonetheless, —— nonetheless, sunny spells and the odd shower. it which is slowly starting to creep up industry had towards the end of the week, that is the story. by the end of the week, 27, 28 possibly. and the search is on the carol's graphics. they are either at wimbledon or somewhere. we will find them. so the man leading brexit negotiations over our future trading relationships has resigned. peter bone, mp from wellingborough

and rushden is joining peter bone, mp from wellingborough and rushden isjoining us. did you know this is going to happen? did i know? i didn't. am i surprised? not really. the chequers policy was a com plete really. the chequers policy was a complete disaster. it was brexit in name only. there was no way david davis could stand at the dispatch box and defend something that isn't a proper brexit. he campaigned up and down the country for brexit and what the prime minister has put forward just isn't brexit. far you is considered that as far as you are concerned, it is at the right thing? it takes a lot of courage to walk away from the cabinet but when the policy is so fundamentally flawed, there is no way you could possibly

have put it through parliament. why didn't he do it on friday? why should any of the brexit ministers resign? what about bouncing into something on friday when you need to do it, why not go away and think about it? make a rational decision, which is exactly what he has done. i think his voice on the backbenches will be very influential indeed. what is the impact, first of all, on the prime minister, of his resignation? the man leading negotiations? i don't think he is the only minister to go. the minister of state, steve baker will. talking to colleagues, people want

to see this policy emerge from chequers on friday and go back to what we all thought he was delivering which is a proper brexit. it's really very strange that would have this extraordinary u—turn by the prime minister and forced through by a remain cabinet. what happens if the prime minister doesn't do what you said, ditcheat? what happens? i don't see how she gets it through parliament. we have already seen other conservative members of parliament. it is com pletely members of parliament. it is completely unacceptable. change the policy. we cannot deliver a brexit in name only, we had to deliver a proper brexit otherwise we are letting down 17.a million people who voted for brexit. people would lose faith in us if we fail to deliver

what people thought they were voting for. you answer the question in relation to policy but the prime minster, how serious is this? the thai minister can only lead the conservative party she has confidence of her mps and party members across the country. unknown my party members were absolutely furious about what had happened and words like betrayal were being bandied about. i do think the prime minister or to alter the policy pretty dam quick. a she got the confidence of mps? we don't know. david davis's resignation was around about midnight. judging from one or two on social media, there are a lot of unhappy conservative mps at the moment. peter bone mp, thank you. we

understand there is an important meeting tonight of the 1922 committee and i imagine you would like to hear what happens but the implication is, it will be discussions all day today. it's worth saving, in the next half—hour, expecting to hear from worth saving, in the next half—hour, expecting to hearfrom david davis and we'll find out more presumably about the rationale his decision. it isa about the rationale his decision. it is a political story unfolding, midnight letter, it's early days yet. the implications for business are huge. or they wanted was certainly. —— certainty. friday, a glimmer of hope. you could look at ita glimmer of hope. you could look at it a few different ways. good morning, everybody. the reason it's caused a bit of a kerfuffle to put it mildly as a big part of that agreement was to continue close to ties to the european union and that is why david davis quipped. how we

would import and export goods across the border, avoiding a frictionless border with northern ireland and the republic of ireland was a big part of that. we heard from the boss of britain's biggest lobby group. friday's agreement was good progress. it has chat to tim martin, founder ofjd wetherspoon ‘s. he backed the league campaign. good morning. lots of reaction. yours? well, i think brexit started to go wrong when the prime minister offered brussels £39 billion. that is £600 for every single person in the united kingdom without any strings attached. that show desperation. the key element she could have controlled was to say are not going to pay £200 million a week from the 30th of april and we are also going to scrap tariffs that several single consumer shopper and

business pays in the uk. and then scrapped fishing tariffs. these are things you can do without agreement. the chequers agreement, even if david davis hadn't resigned, wouldn't have got us anywhere because it has to be agreed by the eu and how does anyone know they don't agree on anything? that doesn't create certainty. the certainty that is by taking action yourself in the areas you can control. the sensible actions that will make people of the uk and businesses better off than they are today. david davis has resigned but michael gove fact that agreement on friday. michael gove says, this is the best chance of a proper exit from the european union. he has been a big backer of leave. why don't you agree with him? the reasons i said, it's going wrong. michael gove wasn't in a position, nor was

theresa may to deliver what was agreed at chequers. they can deliver an elimination of tariffs. free fishing grounds and so on. they should do what they can and then negotiate the areas they can control afterwards. we don't need an agreement with the eu. the whole problem with all this was rather than going for brexit, what they are doing is going for a deal with the eu. it is a flawed strategy. you've got to take action where you can. there is nothing to worry about in doing that. tim martin, thank you to joining us this morning. it's not one joining us this morning. it's not one streamlined you, it's a business lobby group. tim martin saying, we are after the thing anyway. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm tolu adeoye. the police federation has warned president trump's visit to the uk this week will put "unquestionable pressure" on police forces. thousands are expected to protest in the capital even though the president will spend much of his visit outside london. uh—huh police forces from across the country have been asked to send officers to assist the met. the mayor, sadiq khan, has defended the right to protest so long as it's done peacefully. the boss of london city airport has revealed he wants to increase the number of flights and passengers. the airport currently has permission to operate just over a hundred and ten thousand flights a year. campaigners say they will "fight tooth and nail" any application for more flights made to newham council. the canadian rapper drake played a surprise half—hour set at last night's wireless festival in finsbury park. drake's unscheduled appearance came after it was announced that dj khaled had pulled out of his headline set.

an artist who has captured action at wimbledon over the years is to showcase his work at an exhibition celebrating 150 years of the all england club. jeremy howton says it's been a privilege to paint the crowds and the top players at the tournament. seeing the superstars, the nadals, the federers, being so close to them and being up on their toes and trying to represent them through watercolours, through oils is the sort of challenge that i relish. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the trains: there are ten minute delays and cancellations on some thameslink services because of over running engineering works. so check before you travel. turning to the roads. we can see on the camera there — the marylebone road is closed towards kings cross from baker street to york gate because of a collision. in leyton: lea bridge road is closed

at the bakers arms. police are investigating a non fatal shooting there. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, after another very warm and uncomfortable night last night, we are in again for another very hot day. sunny spells and, yes, the temperature back up, high 20s, low 30s, so for this morning, we've got a lovely bright start with some sunshine, we'll see a bit of patchy cloud around today, but temperatures still reaching around 30 celsius in central london. outside of central london, probably around 27 or 28. in the evening, a lovely warm evening again. now tonight, yes, it is still quite warm but not as warm as last night, minimum temperature in central london at 15 celsius. some patchy cloud around tonight but also some clearer spells as well. if you are looking for something a little bit cooler, then tomorrow is your day. the temperature drops 23 celsius, still reasonable but compared to the last few days and couple of weeks, it is going to feel that bit cooler. tomorrow, a fresher day, still dry and plenty of sunshine. temperatures sneaking up again

as we head towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website, facebook page, and over on bbc radio london. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: the brexit secretary, david davis, has resigned, plunging theresa may's government into chaos. in a scathing resignation letter, he said he could no longer support the prime minister's approach to leaving the eu. a murder investigation is launched after a mother of three has died after being poisoned by the nerve agent novichok. the rescue operation in thailand is back under way to free the remaining eight boys and their football coach

trapped in a flooded cave complex. good morning, we live from moscow where england's players are preparing for the crunch semifinal on preparing for the crunch semifinal on wednesday, and there are thousands of england fans desperate forfor the big match. more shops shutting as mothercare announces more closures. can it survive the retail revolution? i'll have more a little later. and at wimbledon, it is manic monday, we will see all the singles players on courts today, including serena williams and roger federer. and the weather, hot, dry and sunny at wimbledon, for most of the uk a bit more cloud and a bit fresher in the north, more in a wee while. it's monday 9thjuly, our top story. brexit secretary david davis has resigned from government. his departure comes days after theresa may secured the cabinet's backing for her brexit plan despite claims from critics that it was "soft".

mr davis was appointed to the post in 2016 and was responsible for negotiating the uk's eu withdrawal. the news was confirmed just before midnight when he sent a letter to theresa may saying "the current trend of policy and tactics" was making it "look less and less likely" that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. he said the general direction of the brexit policy will leave them in "a weak negotiating position" and possibly an "inescapable one". but he did say that he understands that it's a complex area ofjudgment and that it's possible that "you are right and i am wrong". the prime minister replied to say that she was sorry to see him go but said she does not agree with his "characterisation of the policy" agreed by cabinet ministers at chequers on friday. we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake,

who is in westminster. there are so many implications, how significant is this? it is undoubtedly significant, david davis was the man in charge of negotiating the departure from the european union, and he has quit in dramatic fashion. it was a surprise, a shock to most people at westminster to see that newsflash upon their phones last night, or to wake up to it this morning if they had gone to bed early last night. it wasn't what theresa may had planned, by any means. that agreement was reached among the cabinet, or so we thought, at chequers on friday. throughout the weekend, michael gove, environment secretary, a staunch brexiteer was defending it, saying that whilst it was not perfect, he could sign up to it. borisjohnson had a little bit of a wobble, made his disagreements with part of the plan clear, but he chose to stay in

place. and then late last night, david davis drop this bombshell and announced his resignation, and it is clear from the letter that you read excerpts from just now in no way could he sign up to the plan that the prime minister put forward. it is, in his eyes, keeping to closer ties to the european union actor brexit, and a lot of conservative mps agree with him. the next few hours and days will be key as team—mate meets mps to sell this plan, with david davis's departure it just plan, with david davis's departure itjust got more of a harder sell. as —— as theresa may meet mps to sell this plan. a couple of important meetings today, the european research group, a group of conservative mps who are very much in favour of brexit and cutting ties with the european union after brexit, they will meet later on to discuss theresa may's plan, and what they decide will be key, because

they decide will be key, because they will be the ones speaking out against it come what may, so will they decide to mount a challenge against the leadership, or will they decide to voice their concerns and letter carry on? and then later on tonight, more broadly, the conservative parliamentary party will meet in the houses of parliament behind me to hear theresa may put forward this plan and sell it to them. again, their reaction will be key. thank you very much for the moment, and we will continue to talk about this throughout the programme and breakfast this morning. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman who came into contact with the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire has died. dawn sturgess and her partner fell ill last weekend in the town of amesbury, close to where the former russian agent sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the same substance in march. our correspondentjune kelly is at the hospital where dawn was treated. this has now been confirmed officially by police as a murder

inquiry. that is right, charlie, we had a statement last night from the assista nt had a statement last night from the assistant commissioner of scotland yard, heading this investigation, and he said, first of all, that this is shocking and tragic news and only serves to strengthen our resolve to bring to justice the people responsible for what i can only describe as a reckless and barbaric attack, and he confirmed that it was attack, and he confirmed that it was a murder investigation. what do we know about the condition of the other victim? i think the first thing to say, charlie, this is a very sad morning. in the intensive ca re very sad morning. in the intensive care department here, because the hospital put out a statement last night saying they had worked tirelessly to save dawn stu rgess night saying they had worked tirelessly to save dawn sturgess and done everything they could. charlie rowley remains in a critical condition. the couple became contaminated with his novichok nerve agent last weekend, but we will obviously be expecting update and

charlie rowley‘s condition, but as i say, a very sad morning for everyone here at salisbury district hospital. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand is back under way. four boys were brought to safety yesterday and are said to be in good health considering their ordeal. our correspondent sophie long reports from near the cave entrance. day two of the evacuation operation. both the divers going back in to bring out the next group of boys and the young footballers themselves will no doubt be buoyed by the fact that their team—mates have proved their mission is possible. just under eight hours after they began the operation, the first boy emerged from the cave where they have been trapped for more than two weeks. he was followed shortly afterwards by three others. we watched nine ambulances make their way up that track that leads to the cave entrance over the past few hours. now we wait to see how many come out, carrying more of the young footballers to join their team—mates in hospital in chiang rai. among those willing them on is

another of their football coaches. he says he doesn't know what he will say to them but he will hug them. we don't know which of the boys will be the next to try to make his way out of the cave, guided by two of the international divers leading this operation. medical staff inside the cave will make that call. whoever is next to embark on the daring and complex journey back to the outside world will be greeted by cheers from around the globe, and from their prime minister, who is due to arrive at the cave later today. and you are near the cave entrance, this is such a tricky operation, what is the latest they are telling you this morning? well, they are telling us very little at the moment, because it is a very complex operation, and it is ongoing, and there was great news yesterday, of course, that four boys were brought

out safely and now under close medical observation in hospital, but their journey is medical observation in hospital, but theirjourney is still a long one. this is a war against water is what the guy leading this operation said, and they had heavy downpours here throughout yesterday and overnight, so we throughout yesterday and overnight, so we have heard from authorities today that they have been pumping out more water, doing that continuously since they were found, pumping millions of litres of water out of the complex, trying to bring levels down so it is a little bit safer and they don't have to dive quite so much. so that is going on, but we wait to see when the next boys come out, we are expecting them by ambulance to come down that track andjoin by ambulance to come down that track and join their team—mates in hospital in chaing rai. we have no way, i'm afraid, of telling you at this point when that might be. everyone here and around the world hopes it will be very soon. of course, sophie long, thank you very much. every new home in the uk may have to be built with an electric car charging point, as part of the government's strategy to reduce emissions from road traffic.

a consultation will also propose that charging points are fitted to new lamp—posts and at new office blocks. the government will also outline more details of its ban on sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 20a0. 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. louis is expected to wear the royal christening robe and, according to tradition the holy water used will be from the riverjordan. shall we take you back to this? "football's coming home" has become the mantra of the weekend, as even the most composed fans dare to dream that england could have a shot at winning the world cup. former england striker alan shearer watched the game against sweden with fellow pundits gary lineker and rio ferdinand. take a look at this video posted on social media. three words: it's coming home. a little bit of a party going on.

# it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming # football's coming home # it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming our very own dan is in moscow for us this morning, and he's joined by former england defender martin keown. dan, is the excitement still at fever pitch? how are you doing? we are doing all right, i can tell you that alan shearer is still singing this morning, still enjoying himself, as are all england fans, both in moscow and back in england, so many desperate to get tickets, i have got about 20 asking me whether i can get them for the semifinal. as has martin keown, who did coke on that incredible quarterfinal. —— commentary. what was incredible was that it did not have the drama you expect with england, it was quite

steady. we manage the game so well, everyone looked ready for the occasion, the goalkeeper was outstanding, so many heroes, the manager has that calmness, he is so stable, sharing the journey with all the players, he sees it before it happens, and it was a very comfortable afternoon and evening, and we were really enjoying it, for sure it can'tjust be gareth southgate, can it? you have been involved with these teams before, we talk about a golden generation that has not delivered, so how are we now in this position? the draw has been kind to us, adnan januzaj put in this position? the draw has been kind to us, adnanjanuzaj put us in the other side of the draw, that has made it comfortable, but it is the belief in one another, and if you look at the belief of these players, it has been difficult for them to make their way within the game, and they taken a thing for granted. they

are almostjust the they taken a thing for granted. they are almost just the guys they taken a thing for granted. they are almostjust the guys next they taken a thing for granted. they are almost just the guys next door, they are nice guys, they want to go as faras they are nice guys, they want to go as far as they possibly can. anything is possible for these young men, and they are performing under real pressure, but it doesn't look like pressure, they are relishing the opportunity. we are now in the top four teams in the world of football, the top four, that is something special, savour that for a few days. today they will be working on how to beat croatia, but enjoy it, i on how to beat croatia, but enjoy it, lam on how to beat croatia, but enjoy it, i am sure gareth will have the necessary plan to beat them. let's talk about croatia, before the tournament people thought they might be the dark horses, really strong midfield, they have picked up a few injuries, they have a two game is going to penalties in the knockout phase, so what positives can you provide to the millions of people getting very excited about england in the semifinal? they were the walking wounded at the end of the la st walking wounded at the end of the last match, their defence is not fantastic. in the middle of the season, harry kane had a very good

game against them at wembley, playing for liverpool against dejan lovren, but their midfield is probably the best in the world cup, modric is a wonderful player. they flatter to deceive, though, good technicians, they pass the ball well, but this is england's time now, and i can see us in a world cup final. professionally, iwould love to do the coke commentary for that, thatis to do the coke commentary for that, that is something that guy mowbray andl that is something that guy mowbray and i would love to commentate on, being selfish. —— co—commentary. and i would love to commentate on, being selfish. -- co-commentary. we talked about the players individually, we have mentioned them asa team, individually, we have mentioned them as a team, but questions about jordan pickford, he wasn't even the number one before the tournament, players like harry maguire, does he have what it takes to be an international zr? they have all grown into those roles, it must be great for them to grow into this. they are heroes for me, there is no pressure on them. we were talking about it in the studio, the great players, shearer, ferdinand, never

been toa players, shearer, ferdinand, never been to a world cup semifinal, and this group can do that. harry maguire is a player who has played a lot of lower league football, and they cannot handle him in the box. we are set piece specialist, that is a specialism now that we can be proud of, and i can't see croatia handling us from set pieces. it has been wonderful to see these guys, they are playing two more games, whatever happens, but the manager is the person who, i have spent a lot of time with him, he shares the journey of each player, you know, harry maguire came into the squad, he said he was worried about making mistakes, and gareth said, how can we build on that? now everyone can see his talent, and that is the thing, most of all, he is making them fulfil the talent that they have. there's lots going on around the world, we have at the big news

about david davis, and you have beaten keeping a close eye on the kids are stuck in the cave. it is a foot ball kids are stuck in the cave. it is a football team, and there have been a couple of english divers also performing very well away from home, they have gone to help find them, amazing story, and we really hope these guys are out as soon as possible. just imagine the feeling the families are having, it puts into perspective, and it is amazing that it into perspective, and it is amazing thatitis into perspective, and it is amazing that it is happening chewing the world cup, since we have been at here, they have been stuck in a cave, hard to get your head around. tomorrow's semifinal is france taking on belgian, one of those teams might be playing england in the final at the luzhniki stadium on sunday. we have seen alan shearer singing over the weekend... what are you going to ask me to do?! martin celebrated one of england's victories with one of his trademark moves, a bit of dancing to michael

jackson. fully 1096 of the moves i have available! if england win the world cup, you will see the whole repertoire. do you want to moonwalk off?! i am back! don't worry, he is back! i want to ask you... it is good, i think it needs a bit more work, but i want to ask you both, have you got any world cup traditions? are you going to have to wear any special socks, anything like that? i do have... i can't believe i'm telling you this, i have a pairof pants believe i'm telling you this, i have a pair of pants that i wear when england are playing! do you have any traditions or superstitions when england are playing? when you were a player! no, this is a funny thing, my biggest superstition was not to have any, so that was my superstition. because it got

ridiculous, you know, i had this saint christopher medal, lucky charms, i was carrying a big suitcase, so i decided, that is it, no more. i played to the end of my career no more. i played to the end of my career without having any superstitions, you have to focus, it is your moment. have you done the moonwalk everyday england have played? are used to dance before arsenal games, michael jackson, red boots, just to relax the lads!|j have boots, just to relax the lads!” have spoken to thierry henry about that, and he said watching you dance in the arsenal dressing room, he didn't say it was surreal, he said one didn't say it was surreal, he said one of the most magnificent things he has witnessed in his entire footballing career, i don't know whether that is good or unforgettable! as long as they were playing well, everything was fine going into big games. you are a superstar, as you can tell, martin is looking forward to england on wednesday, and don't forget the other semifinal is live on the bbc

tomorrow, no superstitions, martin keown. i should have known that would be the kind of answer i would get from you, thank you very much indeed! the time is 19 minutes past eight. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the brexit secretary, david davis, has resigned. his decision came just two days after he and other ministers agreed to the prime minister's plan for future relations with the eu. a murder inquiry is under way after dawn sturgess from wiltshire died last night from exposure to the nerve agent novichok. carol is at wimbledon for us this morning. she is inside, well, not inside, she is by one of the courts, which one is by one of the courts, which one is it? centre court, good morning, rick is out with his lawn mower, you can speu out with his lawn mower, you can spell the grass, it reminds me of exams for some reason! not a cold start to the day at all, at the moment temperatures in belfast 1a,

glasgow 16, manchester 18, cardiff 21, and in wimbledon we are looking at just over 21, and in wimbledon we are looking atjust over 21.a, to be precise. the forecast for wimbledon is dry, also hot, temperatures once again set to rise to 30 celsius with sunny spells. for most of the uk today, we are looking at dry conditions. however, patchy light rain and drizzle, we will not all see its, but it is going to be fresher in the north than we have been used to. first thing this morning, quite a lot of cloud across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and eastern parts. it will thin and break and we will see sunny spells develop. first thing in scotland, expect drizzle and a weak cold front sinking south across the central lowlands, south—east scotland, not a lot of it, then sinking into north—east england. for the rest of northern england and northern ireland, a cloudy start, thinning and breaking with sunny spells

developing. then that line of cloud all the way down towards norfolk, but move away from that, we're into brighter skies, sunny intervals, the midlands, wales, southern counties, parts of east anglia and kent. as we go parts of east anglia and kent. as we go through the course of the day, you will find where we have got cloud it will thin and break, sunny spells developing. meanwhile, the cold front sinks southwards, eventually later in the day getting into east anglia and the east midlands, and so you could see patchy light rain or drizzle, but not much. top temperature of 30 in the south—east, widely the mid to high 20s across england and wales, in the far north of england, northern ireland and scotland a big drop in temperatures, feeling cooler than of late. through this evening and overnight, once again, a weather front continuing to the south—east and pulling away. at the same time, another one and pulling away. at the same time, another one across and pulling away. at the same time, another one across north—west scotland, introducing thicker cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle. in between, a lot of dry weather and

some cloud, temperatures lower than last night, not quite as oppressive. a weather front across north—west scotla nd a weather front across north—west scotland sinking south bringing rain tomorrow morning, as it does so, brighter skies in terms of more sunshine will be across wales and the south—west, but you could catch the south—west, but you could catch the odd shower. generally, sunny spells, and tomorrow in the south—east, temperatures of about 23, a drop on today. by wednesday, the brightest conditions in terms of sunshine will be in the east. elsewhere, looking at variable amounts of cloud, sunny spells, just the odd shower. by wednesday, temperatures slowly climbing once again, and as we had through thursday and friday, probably looking at getting back up to 27 or indeed 28. if you like it a wee bit cooler, we are looking forward to that. for some parts of the country today, for others tomorrow, then the temperatures climbing again.

i should have known it was centre court, but there you go. we can return to our main story now, the resignationjust before midnight of brexit secretary david davis. in his resignation letter mr davis said "the current trend of policy and tactics" was making it "look less and less likely" that the uk would leave the customs union and single market. in the last few minutes, david davis has been speaking on the today programme on bbc radio a, explaining the reasons behind his resignation. i took the view at the time that this was not the best strategy, that there were better strategies available, we have been establishing them, and that i thought it would, as you said, be a risk, at least, of delivering a poor outcome, so i was very clear on friday, and i took two days to think through some, for me, very important decisions, and i wa nted very important decisions, and i wanted to talk to my chairman, the president of my association, that is what conservatives do, and make a

decision. i consulted my wife, we made a decision. this policy has got a number of weaknesses, and it is not as though it is somebody else's responsibility which i can share, i would be front and centre delivering this policy, explaining it to the house, persuading the house it was right, then delivering it with the european union, and frankly, just as it was known that there were what the policy was, it was also known that i had concerns about it, it would not have been a plausible thing to do, and i would not have done a good job. one of the things i said to the prime minister is i hope you are right and i am wrong, but if thatis you are right and i am wrong, but if that is the case, the best person to do this is someone who believes in it, not me. so that was david davis speaking in the last few minutes, following his resignation. there have been many months of rumours that david davis would quit, his unhappiness in government has been no secret. health secretaryjeremy hunt has given his reaction to the departure. well, there is no point in saying

anything other than this is a big loss for the government. when we deliver a successful brexit, which i am certain we will, history will judge that david davis was one of the great architects, so i think now is the moment when we have to recognise that, you know, if our political opponents have their way, we will have brexit paralysis. they won't succeed in stopping brexit, but we will have paralysis which will be enormously damaging for the country. this is the now one of a moment for brexit, and we have to get behind the prime minister and make sure that at the end of march next year, we make sure that at the end of march next yea r, we leave make sure that at the end of march next year, we leave the eu, because thatis next year, we leave the eu, because that is what the british people voted for. just looking through more of the comments from david davis, of course, that letter came in at midnight, so very early days in terms of reaction, he has given an interview, we had a little bit of it a moment ago, but in relation to theresa may, the big question is how it will impact on her, his resignation, he was asked, can she

survived, and he said, yes, she can survived, and he said, yes, she can survive this. 26 minutes past eight, that continuing story will be covered on breakfast and across bbc news throughout the day, more developments. right now, the news, travel and weather wherever you are. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. brexit breakdown. david davis quits as the uk's brexit secretary, saying he can no longer back theresa may's plan for leaving the european union. live from london, that's our top story on monday 9thjuly. the resignation of the man leading britain's negotiations with the eu creates more questions for business. we'll asssess what happens next. also in the programme... failing to connect. the world's fourth largest

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