today at 5pm, a remarkable rescue brings out all 12 boys and their coach, who'd been trapped in a flooded cave in thailand. the rescue effort ended a two—week ordeal, amid high praise for the teams who risked their lives to save the boys and their coach. there was a mix of celebration and relief as the boys were driven to hospital for health checks. thank you very much for every single country who helped. there is joy here at the entrance to the cave and rescuers who are leaving our clapping and cheering because what they have pulled off here is phenomenal. all the boys are out, they are safe, it is over. will have more from dan and we will be talking to an expert on the trauma the boys will have suffered. the other main stories

on bbc news at 5pm... at number 10, theresa may urges party unity as her new cabinet meets following yesterday's resignations by two senior ministers. hopes for england's footballers as the team prepares to take on croatia in tomorrow's world cup semi—final. we arejust we are just looking to keep breaking those barriers down and it has really been an enjoyable journey. we're going to keep it going. 100 aircraft for 100 years — the royal air force marks its centenary with a grand flypast over central london. it's 5pm. our main story is the remarkable rescue of all 12 boys and their football coach, who'd been trapped in a flodded cave in northern thailand for the past 17 days.

the plight of the group and the dangerous work to free them has made headlines around the world. the first of the boys was brought out on sunday but the last of the group — aged between 11 and 17 — were only freed earlier today. they'd entered the cave system during an excursion with their coach. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is in tham luang. yes, hugh, relief has washed across the crowded that is gathered here by the crowded that is gathered here by the cave entrance. the stressed that has built up over these two weeks of tension has been chipped away in layers really as the ambulances have left here carrying the boys and then their coach of two hospital to begin their coach of two hospital to begin their recovery. it is the best outcome anyone could have hoped for and it is an incredible achievement given the challenges that they were facing. this looked like such a

difficult and daring rescue operation. it looked impossible. every option had so many downsides, so every option had so many downsides, so much danger associated with it. everyone knew the risks, they knew this would be tough but this has been handled with such care, such attention to deeper detail. and the tea m attention to deeper detail. and the team of international diet experts who have been responsible for this rescue are now starting to leave the site behind me. they're celebrating, cheering, and rejoicing in the fact that they have saved thirteen lives. my colleague has got more now on how this incredible rescue mission was pulled with them much of the world. this rock climber was part of the rescue team. now eve ryo ne was part of the rescue team. now everyone has left the cave. so, i

mean, this plan is a success. at the sight of the cave, more happy faces, job done. everyone in thailand or around the world, i have to say thank you very much for every separate country who helped. this foot ball separate country who helped. this football team. for navy seals were the last to leave the cave. some had been with the boys from day one. the man in charge of the rescue said they had achieved for the first time they had achieved for the first time the mission that nobody else had accomplished before. the country should be proud, he said. it was mission impossible and team thailand have made it possible. this was what it was like deep inside the cave, tough to see, hard to hear,

difficult to know what the next obstacle might be. the international tea m obstacle might be. the international team was part of an incredible effort of human endeavour and they ove rca m e effort of human endeavour and they overcame all the odds. those already in hospital are fine, say doctors. they are being kept in isolation and the conditions assessed. there is concern about infection and diseases. they have lost weight and food is being gradually reintroduced. eight days ago they were found alive but their ordeal wasn't over. they have learned to scuba dive to make it out, squeezing through passages just 15 inches wide. the divers guiding them have to ta ke wide. the divers guiding them have to take theirairtanks wide. the divers guiding them have to take their air tanks off. they're getting forced to do something that no kid has ever done before. it is not in any way normal for kids to cave dive at 11. and thinking about them being kept in a small cave for two weeks, they have not seen their mums, incredibly strong kids. after more than two weeks underground, the football tea m more than two weeks underground, the football team and their coach have

110w football team and their coach have now been reunited in hospital. they will not be able to take up the invitation to go and see the world cup in person but they have been told they will be able to watch it on television. andy moore, bbc news. so much here to talk about and reflect on. the strength and spirit of those boys. their belief, they kept faith even when they were in the dark for ten days on the road. not even knowing if anyone was trying to find them, let alone if anyone would be able to get at them and get them out. and the skill and determination of the rescue team who have worked tirelessly here, putting together such a complex rescue plan and then carrying it out with almost perfection. bringing out those 13 people. they have now left and i run away to hospital and we have had confirmation in the last few minutes that the entire rescue team has left batcave safely today. but everyone today will save a thought for the

family of saman gunan. he's the former thai navy diver who lost his life here last week as part of the rescue effort. he had volunteered to come back and join his former collea g u es come back and join his former colleagues to offer his expertise and he paid the ultimate sacrifice as part of this rescue attempt to save these boys. that gave everyone him determination to succeed and boy they have. the boys are now been treated in hospital about an hour away from the cave in chiang rai. my colleague is there outside the hospital. do we know how they are doing yet, martin? we don't know exactly how they‘ re doing yet, martin? we don't know exactly how they're doing. what we do know is there was a sense of jubilation when the final ambulances arrived at the hospital behind me. there was a big cheer from the crowd, many of the locals had turned out to catch a glimpse of the unfolding drama. but all so an amazing new story, a remarkable punishment. what we do know is the boys will be treated, they will be

reunited with their team—mates. just unthinkable a week ago. that remarkable reunion will be taking place. the boys will face a battery of medical tests, there are concerns from thai health officials that they may have picked up infections inside that cave. they have been kept in isolation. but i imagine there is jubilant scenes, the boys are reunited. they have all got out of batcave alive. it may take a while before they are allowed to —— they have all got out of that cave alive. it has been a physical ordeal, they will get all the medical treatment they need but it is a moment that everybody in and around this hospital is celebrating. and do we know what will happen next, martin? how long this will take and how they

will begin to come to terms with what they have been through? what we do know if we take the first batch that came out on sunday, they faced medical tests but according to thai officials, none of them were suffering from fever. the reason they're been kept in isolation is simply they may have infections and they don't want anyone to give them an infection. so for that reason the families, we understand, will be able to see their boys later tonight but that will be done through a glass window. the so that priority, the health of the boys, is absolute. we know that they are slowly building up their strength, they are starting on soft foods but the boys up starting on soft foods but the boys up in good spirits. they have been asking for their favourite foods. we also know that the boys would have loved to have gone to the world cup, thatis loved to have gone to the world cup, that is not going to happen because thai officials say they simply are not well enough to travel. but hopefully after a week, that's according to thai officials, all the

boys, that one team and their coach, will be able to walk out of the hospital behind me. 0k, thank you, martin. clearly a long way for these boys to go yet but they are the football tea m boys to go yet but they are the football team that everyone has been rooting for and they have finally been able to get out safely. everyone here is happy about the outcome that has been achieved today and there is an enormous amount of respect for the way this operation has been run, the professionalism and the skill that has been applied by the divers who have come here from around the world. they say not every superhero wears from around the world. they say not every superhero wears a from around the world. they say not every superhero wears a cake, well the ones here where scuba diving equipment and fins. —— not every superhero equipment and fins. —— not every superhero wears a equipment and fins. —— not every superhero wears a cape. some dishes around the rescue and how it was achieved because it was clearly a remarkable exercise. what about russians about how it happened in the first place, the kind of guidelines in place for people who

go into these areas. is that been reviewed in any sense? that is not being talked about yet but i'm sure it will become an issue in the days and weeks that will follow. i expect batcave will be sealed off for a long time, if not permanently. —— i expect that cave will be sealed off for a long time, if not permanently. 0ne for a long time, if not permanently. one man lost his life as part of this incident and that will leave its mark not only on his family but the country. the government may need to enact some review of the conditions. the boys were caught out. they went in to celebrate one of the boy's birthday and apparently varies a tradition here to go into the cave on your 16th birthday to write your name. we think that is the reason they went in. the water

level then started rising, that's what caught them out and then they had to go deeper into the cave to try and save themselves. the fear here all the time is that more rain would push the water level up higher. they've been pumping furiously to get the water level down. they have managed that despite the rain that has come during the time that they've been in the cave. during that time they have been having to mount this incredibly technical rescue operation. every option seemed to have problems. they could not dig down because the mountainous terrain is so tough. it is impossible to even start digging really and it was more than 600 metres down to the cavern where they we re metres down to the cavern where they were trapped. they were talking at one stage aboutjust allowing the water level to recede naturally. but that may have taken months. imagine a worry for the parents who had already been through an awful two—week ordeal. to the option of teaching them to dive, getting them

co mforta ble teaching them to dive, getting them comfortable in the water and used to the equipment that they would need, the equipment that they would need, the mask that they would need to breathe and the tank that would have to be carried with them. and then these experts divers guiding them through the caverns and these narrow passages. it is described in places as being forced through the u bend of the toilet and a toilet that has been flushed because sometimes the water is rushing against you. this is an incredible feat of human endeavour against the face of impossible challenges. professor steve regel is the clinical lead at nottinghamshire healthcare 5 centre for trauma —— we can speak to him now from our nottingham studio. i'm wondering beyond the joy and the relief, what is your assessment of the kind of a lasting psychological impact that this incident could have on the group that was trapped? one of the things i have always said is

that in this particular case that boys were together, they are a football tea m boys were together, they are a football team and they were together for the entire time during their ordeal, right up until the rescue, even though they were brought out in different stages. what we do know, when people are faced with adversity and traumatic circumstances is that one of the most significant things, and the evidence bears this out over the years, is that social support in whatever form that is is a significant protective factor. so the fact that they were together as a team, they have a natural camaraderie is a football team. they are there with their coach, the fact that nobody died and nobody was injured. and inevitably they would have been scared am frightened for the first few days not known what was happening and presumably, and we're speculating, but the coach would have buoyed them up and reassure them that help was due to come whether he knew it was or not. and then when help did arrive, i can

imagine that they were buoyant, they had food and medical care. and what iamjust had food and medical care. and what i am just learning now from hearing the news is that if those divers had stayed with them to the entire time, then that is an additional degree of support that expertise, that authority that they had in terms of teaching them to scuba dive through these extremely narrow and dangerous passages. so i think there is a strong protective factor there. i think their race, and i have heard reports on the news, that many of them will be traumatised and that they will have nightmares and suffer from post—traumatic stress disorder depression. i perhaps be a little more circumstance act about that now and save that one of the things we need to do is wait and see what these boys will need, what will be these boys will need, what will be the support of their family and their community. and i think that will make a significant difference

to their psychological recovery. they will of course need to be monitored, i think it is a normal reaction for people who have been through a traumatic experience to experience perhaps bad dreams of sleeplessness and other psychological symptoms but those are normal and common reactions that over time will reduce in intensity and frequency and duration. can we talk about possibly a cultural aspect, we're talking about a buddhist society and i'm wondering what your thoughts are on the cultural support, if you like, or the depth of belief and attitude to life that may or may not have helped in? i think that is a really important point. i made its point earlier run with somebody that i think one of the things we need to ta ke think one of the things we need to take into is a strong buddhist society and their coping strategies that they will have as a family, as a community, will be very different to ours in the west here. i think my

concerns would be when these boys come out of hospital. i think one of the things that was noticed after the things that was noticed after the chilean mining disaster was that many of those who had problems often dedicated that it was the attention of the press and much of the stuff that happened afterwards, they were treated a bit almost like a freak show, i read somewhere. ithink there is a temptation for these boys to celebrity status, which is quite natural. but i think they need to be within the protective fold of their families and their community and within the community of their football team, which they will probably have a lot of other members who we are not aware of yet. i think these are things that are very strong and in terms of that culture and religion, those things will also be significant factors in terms of the recovery. and i think that a return to normal routine, return to

school and being with friends. however, i do not think that they will be allowed normality for awhile. i think that they are going to be minor celebrities and that is the kind of thing, i suppose, that should be monitored really carefully. for when they get out of hospital. very interesting to talk to you. thank you for raising such interesting points. the time is 5:18pm. a day after suffering two, high—profile resignations in 2a hours, theresa may gathered her new cabinet together for the first time this morning. the prime minister described the ea rly—morning meeting as ‘productive' —— while senior ministers on both sides of the brexit debate insisted they stood behind mrs may's strategy for life outside the eu. the new foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said he would be ‘four square' behind her. 0ur political corespondent leila nathoo reports. is the brexit dream dying, prime minister?

not quite the hat—trick of cabinet resignations for theresa may to deal with last night and this is still her front door for now. do you still support the prime minister's chequers plan? some familiarfaces still in their posts... would you hold firm on the brexit plan? absolutely. others with a new ministerial brief. theresa may's new look top team gathered for the first time this morning after two explosive departures forced a reshuffle. taking david davis's place as the new brexit secretary is former housing minister dominic raab. with borisjohnson out, jeremy hunt becomes the new foreign secretary. matt hancock takes charge of health. his replacement as culture secretary is jeremy wright. he walked out because he could not stomach the government's brexit plans. boris johnson left with barbed words. the dream of brexit is dying, he said. and... we are becoming a colony? no, i don't accept that at all. what we are doing is setting out a practical way forward and i think

the challenge for everyone in this debate, whether in government or elsewhere, is what do we do? what is actually the plan? what do we do to move these negotiations forward? are you fully behind theresa may's brexit plan? 100%. have you considered resigning yourself over this? absolutely not. some brexiteers are on board, willing to accept a compromise, but there are many on the backbenches who see the plan agreed at chequers as a betrayal of what brexit really means. i'm not convinced yet that we are going to be in that position where we will be out there and can say we have taken back control and have the freedom to go out there, strike the free trade deals and be independent in the way in which we have been speaking about being independent. for now, ministers insist there will be no change of approach, and a new cabinet make—up, perhaps more loyal and supportive of theresa may, could help her see her strategy through. the prime minister's opponents have

not yet moved against her. some may be emboldened by the turmoil, but for the time being, the numbers remain in her favour. that doesn't mean the danger has passed, a rival with an alternative brexit vision could emerge, but mrs may believes the vision she has outlined is the only viable strategy. dreams are not enough. we have to be realistic about our trade with europe and make sure that after we legally leave the european union, that trade continues as smoothly as possible and the prime minister's plan sets out how to do that. mrs may has a visitor later this week... the uk is in somewhat in term i'll. —— turmoil. borisjohnson is a friend who has been very supportive to me, very nice. the uk is in turmoil. i like boris johnson, i have always liked him. she has set out her stall for her party and the eu to see, but the more difficult road lies

ahead, getting a final agreement with brussels that all are signed up to. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. this government which has changed shape of the last 2a hours, brings up shape of the last 2a hours, brings up to what changes have been made today. yes, i think theresa may has steadied the ship in the sense that there have been no more misery on ministerial resignations, so she will be pleased about that. but in the last few minutes there have been to vice chairs of the conservative party who have decided to resign. they're not people that most people will have heard of but nevertheless they are articulating the problems with the so—called checkers deal that many in the conservative party feel. 0ne that many in the conservative party feel. one of them is ben bradley, he represents a constituency where more than 70% of people voted to leave.

and his view of the arrangement that theresa may has come up with is that it does not take advantage of the immense opportunities, as he would put it, that our available from global trade. he says that we have been tied to eu regulations, the eu will be tying our hands and it will be the worst of all worlds. he's making the point that if we do not deliver on the brexit that people wa nted deliver on the brexit that people wanted you are simply handing the keys of number ten tojeremy corbyn. the other person who stepped down is maria caulfield. she was on the league side of the arguments in the referendum. she says that the way things are doing, theresa may is not embracing the opportunities that brexit can provide. her issue is very much with this backstop agreement for northern ireland, this idea that to avoid the hard border, she thinks the eu are using that as an excuse to keep is very much tied to the eu. she again raising the possibility that they do not deliver brexit, jeremy corbyn will become

pro minister. just on the state of the brexit process, the extent to which theresa may is prepared to be flexible around some of the red lines that she has defined previously. just talk a little bit about the kind of forces play there today. i think what is interesting here is that at the moment she has not got enough support for this arrangement that she has put forward in the house of commons because labour are saying it is not good enough, you might as well stay in the customs union, and you have brexiteers on her own side is saying we're going to be far too close, this does not deliver brexit. so she has a problem there but what she is saying is that this is a compromise when you have a compromise you end up when you have a compromise you end up possibly upsetting both people. what is interesting is that today the irish prime minister has about the irish prime minister has about the uk moving its red lines, compromising a bit. and he's saying that if the uk can do it, maybe it is time for the eu to be a little

bit more flexible and he says that if things were going into that phase. and that is the feeling when you talk about people around westminster as to how the uk is going to get through this, how they going to get through this, how they going to get through this, how they going to find a compromise, how is theresa may going to reconcile these two positions, that is their only hope. they think that if she can get through to the summer, the white paper will come out on is thursday, as long as there are no more resignations but that point, get through to the summer and hope that the eu looks generously on all this. the new tactic is to speak to eu leaders and say you have got to eu leaders and say you have got to start putting pressure on brussels to say if we do not agree something that we're going to end up in that no deal scenario. the time is 5:25pm. donald trump has left washington on air force one for an extended visit to europe. it will include the nato summit in brussels, talks with president putin

in finland, and the long—anticipated first visit to the uk since he became president. but how will his stay here compare with those of his predecessors? 0ur diplomatic corrspondent james landale reports. when donald trump comes to britain this week, he probably won't visit newcastle civic centre. and he certainly won't greet thousands of geordies like this. howay the lads! cheering. thank you for your wonderful welcome to me. i'm proud to be presented the freedom of your community. so it was thatjimmy carter won the hearts of tyneside in 1977. and this is how it used to be, british crowds cheering american presidents. like john f kennedy and his wife in 1961. something not even the cabinet could have planned is the half a million people lining the route from london airport to the west end, just to cheer a hello to jack and jackie. note that — half a million people.

us presidents were clearly more popular in the past, but they also came to the uk more rarely. when harry truman came in 1945, it was the first visit by a us president for 27 years, only the second time ever. it was another 1a years before the next came along. the meeting now was unaffected and warm. in the past, presidents were often close to the royal family. in 1959, president eisenhower was invited to spend the night at balmoral, the first and only to be given such an honour. in 1982, president reagan got to stay at windsor castle and go for a ride. donald trump will have to make do with a cup of tea with the queen. but there are risks. after a dinner here in 1977, president carter said goodbye to the queen mother by kissing her full on the lips, something which apparently hadn't happened since the king died in 1952. "i took a sharp step backwards," she recalled later, "not quite far enough."

another privilege not given to president trump is an invitation to attend cabinet, like bill clinton in 1997. i'm not going to give any advice, i'm going to sit here and take it. nor is this week's trip a full state visit. barack 0bama was only the second president to get one of those in 2011 when he flipped burgers at a downing street barbecue and had the rare privilege of addressing mps and peers. i'm told that the last three speakers here have been the pope, her majesty the queen and nelson mandela. which is either a very high bar, or the beginning of a very funny joke. laughter. the challenge for the government is to try to make this week's visit as warm as those in the past. it may not be easy. james landale, bbc news. the time is 5:28pm. we will have the

headlines with you in a moment. we'll catch up on the latest sport with england's preparations for the world cup semifinal. let's get the weather. today was certainly a lot cooler. in fa ct today was certainly a lot cooler. in fact it is the first day since the 11th ofjuly that we have not seen anywhere reach 30 celsius. noticeably cooler, a few showers around mainly across northern scotland. this will continue overnight, maybe into northern ireland as well. elsewhere dry into the night. fairly fresh. tomorrow, similar story, lots of places dry with sunshine, vertically across england and wales where we will see more sunshine than today. across eastern areas, less of a breeze so it should be warmer. 0utbreaks eastern areas, less of a breeze so it should be warmer. outbreaks of rain continuing in the north, late in the day line of showers

developing across the pennines and into wales as well. top temperatures around the mid 20 celsius. it could bea around the mid 20 celsius. it could be a little higher in some places. towards the end of the week it will stay warm, particular across the south. with some and thunderstorms. this is bbc news. the headlines. rescuers in thailand free all 12 boys and their coach — who'd been trapped in a flooded cave in thailand for 17 days. there was a mix of celebration and relief as the boys were driven to hospital for health checks. at number ten — theresa may urges party unity as her new cabinet meets

following yesterday's resignations by two senior ministers. 100 aircraft for 100 years — the royal air force marks its centenary with a grand flypast over central london. let's cross to the bbc sport centre and join will. good afternoon. big breaking news, this general reynaldo is on his way to juventus. —— this general reynaldo is on his way tojuventus. —— cristiano ronaldo. joe curry is here. what ten years it has been but interesting timing for real madrid to let him go having just won the champions league for the fourth year on the trot.|j just won the champions league for the fourth year on the trot. i think there were a couple of reasons behind the decision to sell him now. they need to reshape their squad.

they've just one another champions league but they finished 17 points behind barcelona in la liga. so if he is going to go now could be the right time frame to go. the second reason is his age, 33 now and beginning to get on in his career. you can see that he still has got it, still at the top of his game but he will be 3a at the end of this season and how much longer he has to go isa season and how much longer he has to go is a question they may have been asking. juventus offered question £92 million so they're probably thinking now is a good time to cash out. he leads real madrid with plenty of trophies, to lower bigger titles, four champions league trophies. and of course five times winner of the balon d'0r. he said he

would ask the fans to understand, he leaving but he will always feel part of it. it will be interesting to see if you can recreate that same success atjuventus. they have not won a champions league trophy now in 22 years. just a quick update in what is happening, we had a question balkans summit today hosted by the uk. and theresa may is with angela merkel of germany. we can go live to the prime minister and german chancellor angel merkel who are addressing a news conference. (05) long—term prosperity is linked with

security and we need to work together to tackle the common challenges such as corruption, organised crime and terrorism that deter investment and undermine confidence in the region. that is why i welcome commitments made today by the western balkans leaders to make sure they are countries work closely together to tackle corruption and organised crime. i also welcomed the continued commitment to resolve outstanding bilateral disputes and i want to extend a special welcome to the greek prime minister and paid tribute to him for reaching an agreement on the name issue showing that progress is possible. history has shown us that a stable and secure question balkans region means a more secure europe and that is why today i have announced an ambitious package of measures to help the region improve its collective security, stability and capability to tackle threats in the future. i've also announced the uk is increasing financial support to the

region by over 95% to £80 million. that will go to fund projects that make a real difference for such a strengthening public administration in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia and montenegro, promoting judicial reform in kosovo and nurturing the business environment and equipping up to a million primary school children across the region with the digital skills to help realise their potential in the modern world and strengthening christie and the rule of law across the entire western balkans. the uk has always had a strong commitment to the region from our role in the peace agreements following the conflicts of the 19905 through the post—conflict transition. i know that some have seen our decision to leave the european union as a sign that we are retreating from this role but this is absolutely not the case. today i hosted the summit to bring together leaders from across the western balkans and europe to

discu55 the western balkans and europe to discuss our shared projector from ensuring the continent remains 5afe, stable, prosperous and free. let me be completely clear when we're outside the eu uk will be just as committed to supporting the western balkans. thank you. translation: i would like to thank you prime minister for the i would like to thank you prime ministerfor the fact i would like to thank you prime minister for the fact that you hosted this summit this year. and you prepared this excellent meeting very carefully and especially this cooperation in the area of internal security which is very important to this region. back in 2014 we looked back at the anniversary of the first world war and thought about what we could do in germany with the countries of the western balkans to promote our forward—looking policy and open up a forward—looking

european perspective to these countries. i thank you that's due in the uk also supported us and will continue to do so outside the eu because it is in the interests of the european member states and all european states that this region has a prosperous future. every ho5t nation brought a new dimension to this process and it is important for u5 this process and it is important for us to strengthen link5 this process and it is important for us to strengthen links among those countries and we do this through infrastructure projects but also re—established original corporation office because we also learned from experience with the german youth corporation office and we addressed questions of vocational training and education. there's one thing underlying the messages from prime minister is in the western balkans countries, we want them to stay in

their countries and we want them to have a good future in their countries. and i think enhancing economic corporation is also an important priority so a lot remains to be done and many problems still to be done and many problems still to be done and many problems still to be solved but we also see significant progress. and i would pay tribute in this context to the greek prime minister and the prime minister of the republic of northern macedonia as it will be known for the courage they have displayed in trying to settle the name conflict and bringing about the important step forward and progress. this was a good day a thing for corporation amongst the western balkan countries and the whole of the region. thank you for hosting this event. translation:

i want to thank you for the medicine meeting and this was a very effective way of discussing integration and to discuss the progress of integration of the western balkans with the european union. we have a migration crisis in europe and it shows that the external borders of europe need to be very well protected. it is in our common interests of all of europe but also central europe. i also wa nted but also central europe. i also wanted to thank for her excellent organisation of this meeting next year poland will be leading this

process to do with the western balkans. the next meeting will be organised 12 months from now in poland. it is a city which has very good tradition, we have an intention of wanting to share with our balkan friends are experiences of the process of accessing the european union, of reaching the union stage by stage. 0ur problems from the 19905 resemble the situation that we have discussed today here at our summit. an important subject was the exchange, the cultural exchanges, exchanges between young people. so

that the use of western balkans can find out about our experiences, about experiences of european union, we will be very happy to share our experiences amongst the many problems. madame by minister spoke about it. there are issues to do with corruption, with organised crime. in poland in the 19905 the situation was not all that dissimilar from situation was not all that dissimilarfrom what was situation was not all that dissimilar from what was described to us today. so are experiences of fighting corruption from the 19905 may be relevant to our friends from the western balkans today. today our ranking in terms of corruption is high and perhaps our experience would be of some relevance. another

subject would be to solve various bilateral issues, to achieve, and i wa nt to bilateral issues, to achieve, and i want tojoin bilateral issues, to achieve, and i want to join my colleagues in congratulating greece and macedonia to do with the future of very probable name of macedonia which will be called northern macedonia, another big subject that we discussed today. another subject was infrastructure and railways and roads from a polish to come this is a very good addition to the existing pan—european infrastructure, this would help to develop the european

union in the future and obviously the western balkans. this will help them to sustain a higher level of economic development. thank you very much. i will now take questions from the british media. jason groves. jason groves from the daily mail. prime minister, like asking what you make of donald trump and his claim that the uk is in turmoil and his view that he would rather deal with borisjohnson value. you view that he would rather deal with boris johnson value. you are the person that invited him on this trip. does it not suggest that we're heading for disaster. and angela merkel, come and ask you what you make of the prime minister's checkers proposals? well i will

a nswer checkers proposals? well i will answer your question first and angela merkel will be taking questions from your own press in a minute. i look forward to seeing president trump, not only at the nato summit which is coming up in the next couple of days but also obviously when he comes to the united kingdom at the end of the week. there is much for us to discuss, the special relationship we have with united states is our longest and deepest defence and security relationship particularly so we security relationship particularly so we will talk about those issues but also talk about trade issues. as we know there are particular issues between the eu and the united states because of the trade tariffs issue at the moment when you post those ta riffs at the moment when you post those tariffs on steel and aluminium. —— when he imposed. and the european union responded. we will be speaking positively about how to work together in our special relationship for the good of people living in the

uk and the united states and actually the wider world. because our relationship has helped underpin the security of europe and more widely. jason farrell? jason farrell from sky news. could you respond directly to resident trump saying that meeting president putin would be easier than stepping into the tour more here and does that indicate that a trade deal is dead in the waterand indicate that a trade deal is dead in the water and secondly would you like to take the opportunity to respond to borisjohnson like to take the opportunity to respond to boris johnson saying that you are raising the white flag going into the brexit negotiations. what would you say to those mps who have been resigning from various posts to try to persuade them that is not the case and do you fear he is plotting against you? i would love to know if you think the government is right to prepare for another deal. first of all i look forward to positive discussions with donald trump, we will discuss many issues and we will

talk about the trade issues and we are looking for the time when we leave the eu and will be able in the implementation period to negotiate and find trade deals with the rest of the world which then can come into effect after the end of december 20 20. and we are looking not just to the december 20 20. and we are looking notjust to the united states but other parts of the world such as the interest we've expressed in the tpp, the transpacific partnership. and on the transpacific partnership. and on theissue the transpacific partnership. and on the issue of where we are in terms of the agreement and proposal that will be coming out in more detail later this week with the white paper, that absolutely keeps faith with the vote of the british people. we will ring an end to free movement, to the jurisdiction of the european court of justice movement, to the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice in the uk, and ended descending vast sums of money every year to the eu, we will come out of the other agricultural policy, the fisheries policy, but we will do this in a way that is smooth and orderly and will protectjobs and orderly and will protectjobs and livelihoods and also meets our

commitment for no hard order in northern ireland. —— border. translation: chancellor, would you opt for a greater flexibility towards the uk in order to help theresa may out of a difficult situation and in this way to prevent a chaotic no deal brexit? and the potential participation in the single market of the united kingdom without freedom of movement, is that actually possible? the british by minister was in berlin last week. so obviously we also discussed except during that meeting. i can only say

on behalf of of germany that even after the uk has left the european union we want to have a close relationship with the uk and that is true also for the other european member states. we stay and remain europeans although we may not all be members of the eu. what we want to do now is to bring the negotiating process forward, the uk will table a white paper and we have actually made process —— progress. under the leadership now ofjean claude juncker and michel barnier we as the 27 will then form an opinion and later on table a common response to those proposals. that is a good thing that we have proposals on the table. i can say as much at this stage without going into further detail. so we look forward to

interesting discussions but we will also have those discussions inspired by the spirit of friendship and the wish to continue a good relationship in the future. translation: i would like to ask your prime minister help poland views the current state of brexit negotiations in view of the changes in the uk government and also the latest proposals presented by the government of theresa may. we are satisfied as far as the current negotiations are. they're not easy, the rights of polish people living in the uk are of concern as well but also financial issues and other matters. at the current stage we have achieved our lives and we think that what has been achieved both in the case of the uk and european union on behalf

of michel barnier who's negotiating, it isa of michel barnier who's negotiating, it is a good result. but we know that there are tensions regarding the trade policy and security and this indeed is the main stake of the latest and important stage of the negotiating process with united kingdom about brexit. poland once a very friendly relationship and deal with the uk in the spirit that we preserve all the rules regarding the financing of and also the rights of people living in the united kingdom but also we would like that it would not be good and would be harmful for the uk and for the eu not be good and would be harmful for the uk and forthe eu if we had a sudden and disorderly divorce of the

uk from the eu. therefore we opt for the sensible process of negotiations, we would like to cooperate as closely as possible with the uk both economically in respect of investment and trade and la st respect of investment and trade and last but not least in the sphere of security which is a very important subject and the uk is one of the key partners in nato was well. and we would like this situation to remain and even to increase. thank you. the news co nfe re nce and even to increase. thank you. the news conference being held in london today because that involves theresa may and german chancellor and posed by minister. it is a conference about the western balkans and security and there but as we heard most of those questions from british

and foreign journalists were about brexit and the process, hardly surprising after the turbulence of the past 24 hours or so with the resignation of the brexit secretary david davis and foreign secretary borisjohnson. the david davis and foreign secretary boris johnson. the new david davis and foreign secretary borisjohnson. the new cabinet met in downing street this morning, the newly shaped cabinet. that was all about saying that they were united behind the prime minister. some interesting responses there, the prime minister responding to remarks made by president trump that he was looking forward to coming on his european visit but that the uk in his view was inevitable crisis a crisis at the moment. and that he thought he would possibly like to meet borisjohnson thought he would possibly like to meet boris johnson and thought he would possibly like to meet borisjohnson and have a word with him because he paid tribute to the fact that he had been supportive to him in the past. you can imagine that may or may not create some tensions. so seven minutes to six.

in the past half are there has been an update on the condition of the man who was poisoned, of course we have the couple poison, the man poison with the nerve agent novichok several days ago in wiltshire. then and is in amesbury where the incident took place. what is the latest update? this is information that has come from salisbury district hospital, from lorna wilkinson who is the director of nursing there and she says that we have seen a small but significant improvement in the condition of charlie rowley. he's in a critical but stable condition and now conscious. this is welcome news but she says clearly were not out of the woods yet adding he will continue to need specialist round—the—clock care. i think that this is a significant development in this story not least because it suggests that charlie rowley is at least on the road to possible recovery after his partner dawn sturgess died of

novichok poisoning a couple of days ago. it will also give real impetus to the police investigation, there are investigating the murder of dawn stu rg ess are investigating the murder of dawn sturgess and the attempted murder of charlie rowley because it may be that when he has reached consciousness and speaks to police he will be able to say exactly how it was he believes he came into contact with this nerve agent. that is the mystery that has been at the height of this, it has led to five calories of salisbury and amesbury being cordoned off as experts searched trying to find this possible container that the novichok could have been in. also leading to advice from the chief medical 0fficer advice from the chief medical officer of england today that people out and about in salisbury and amesbury should not take up anything from the ground because it could pose some risk. thank you for that update. thousands of people gathered outside buckingham palace to watch a flypast of aircraft to mark the centenary

of the royal air force. up to 100 planes representing the raf over the years flew over the mall following a parade by personnel. the queen and other members of the royal family saw the display — which included the new f—35 fighter and spitfires — from the palace balcony. 0ur corresondent robert hall was there. her grandfather reviewed the fledgling raf in 1918. her father flew with it. a century on, the queen and her family joined the raf family, spanning decades of service in the air and on the ground. we shall pray today for the raf in its continuing service and its vital contribution to the defence of the realm. and of our allies. today's events are the finale of a programme which set out to commemorate,

celebrate and inspire. for a few moments, the congregation were taken back to the heady and dangerous days of the two world wars, days when flying officer john magee found poetry in the skies above britain. oh, i have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. some would i have climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds, and done 100 things you have not dreamed of. this congregation was reminded of the tens of thousands who died in the two world wars and in subsequent raf operations spanning the globe. i remember today my grandmother's brother, jock, killed in a wellington bomber in 1943. my grandfather's brother, charles portal, who commanded the royal

air force for much of that war. and my father who flew low—level sorties in burma. i read his logbook again last week. how right and proper that we should each remember all who served. but this was also a day to celebrate the present. in the mall the crowds joined the men and women of a 21st—century raf. proudly parading their new colours outside buckingham palace, where the queen spoke of her own links with the service. that family tradition continues to this day. the duke of edinburgh, the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge have all earned their wings and wear them with great pride. and then, a rumble in the skies as the raf told a story through its aircraft,

queueing for the run over buckingham palace, capturing the changes in technology which still bring fresh challenges, from the trenches to space, the raf motto is "through adversity to the stars," a spirit that lies at the heart of this spectacular birthday. fantastic images they of that fly— past fantastic images they of that fly—past for the centenary of the royal air force. time for a look at the weather. we are top temperature of 25 degrees today and that is significantly cooler to what we have been used to. as we head into this evening and overnight rain continues opposed northern and western scotland, and

continues to be quite persistent through the night. but elsewhere are dry night with clear spells. tomorrow we have further showers in the forecast but most places will be dry once again with plenty of sunshine. more sunshine indeed for eastern england, but further cloud and outbreaks of rain over scotland and outbreaks of rain over scotland and northern ireland. then some showers developing later in the day across the pennines and across wales. it is set to get warmer towards the end the week especially the south. although with an increase in clouds and thunderstorms. crowds cheer as the last of the ambulances carrying the boys race to hospital. the boys aged between eleven and seventeen were trapped below ground for over 2 weeks. translation: no one thought we could make it, but we did!

it was a first for the world. we'll be looking at how a team of experts from across the world turned mission impossible into mission accomplished. also tonight... the prime minister gathers her new cabinet in a show of confidence but two senior party members resign.