tonight at 10: a remarkable rescue brings out all 12 boys and their football coach, who'd been trapped in a flooded cave in thailand. cheering the rescue mission captured global attention. the last of the group was rescued 17 days after they went missing. officials say the group is likely to stay in quarantine, away from their families, because of the risk of infection. rescue teams were praised for bringing the boys out through tunnels, which narrowed to just 15 inches at one point. translation: we completed a mission that was deemed by many as impossible. it was the first time in the world. we'll have the story of the rescue, and we'll be asking how soon the group can be reunited with theirfamilies. also tonight... at number 10, theresa may urges party unity, as her new cabinet meets following yesterday's resignations by two senior ministers. president trump lands in brussels, ahead of a nato summit where he'll demand extra defence spending

by european nations. people in salisbury and amesbury are warned not to pick up any objects which could contain liquid, after a woman was killed by a nerve agent. 100 aircraft for 100 years — the royal air force marks its centenary with a grand fly—past over central london. commentator: in goes the corner, into the net from samuel umtiti! and at the world cup, france are through to the final, but will they be facing england this coming sunday? later in the hour we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with all the latest reports, interviews and features from the bbc‘s sports centre. good evening.

we start tonight with the remarkable rescue of 12 boys and their football coach, who'd been trapped in a flooded 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 and the last of the group, aged between 11 and 17, were freed earlier today. they're now together in hospital undergoing a series of check—ups. their dangerous rescue operation took them through two miles of underground caves, at times underwater, and some of the boys couldn't swim. 0ur correspondent jonathan head is outside the hospital in chiang rai. good evening. in that hospital behind me are 12 lucky boys and their coach getting some well earned rest. the country here, thailand,

stunned that such a hazardous operation has turned out so well. the last of the three days of the operation and they had to hurry up because of the oncoming brains. they had to get five people out today but as in previous days, they all got out safe and well. —— oncoming rains. awarning, out safe and well. —— oncoming rains. a warning, there is some flash photography in my report. would this be the day that saw all the boys and their coach out safely? with the sky darkening, it had to be today. helicopters in the afternoon told us they were getting ready. then the tell—tale flashing lights. well, this is the second ambulance we've seen, and behind it, the third on this, we are hoping, the last day of this truly remarkable operation, and every ambulance we've seen so far has meant another life saved. inside the caves, dozens of divers have been working in wet, claustrophobic conditions to support the rescuers. there hasn't been a cave rescue this

big or this ambitious before. the boys were fed and treated underground by an army medic to strengthen them for the difficultjourney out. even so, some divers said it was too dangerous to try. only the threat of renewed flooding forced them to push ahead. cheering these men run the boys football team. 17 days of worry, of ups when the boys were found and downs when they couldn't get out, were over. translation: i want to hug them first. i want to cheer them on. i want to tell them how worried i've been. i don't know what to say. we had something else to tell the coach. from manchester united. man u? an invitation from manchester united to the rescued boys, most of them man u fans,

to visit old trafford next season. this is the man who has run the rescue operation from the start. thai bureaucrats rarely get this kind of reception, but he pulled off a rescue the whole country had longed for. translation: today, thais, team thailand, the government, the private sector and the media have been supporting one another, while the international community has been providing us moral support. we completed a mission that was deemed by many as impossible. it was the first time in the world. cheering everyone involved in this huge and complex mission was celebrating. these are engineers who have been diverging streams to lower water levels in the caves. people came out to cheer the ambulances as they brought the last of the boys into hospital safe and sound.

only a week ago when they were found trapped and exhausted, who would have believed this was possible? jonathan head, bbc news, chiang rai, northern thailand. cavers and divers from around the world came together in chiang rai, to help the thai authorities rescue the boys and their coach. our correspondent fergus walsh has been looking at how against all the odds, they managed to mount such a daring rescue mission. heroes all — the 90 divers who took part in the search and rescue, including thai navy seals, british cave divers and other international experts. it has gripped the world's attention. the british cave rescue council said seven of its divers had been part of the core rescue team helping to bring the boys out. they've done something that i think we all thought was barely possible, you know, and they've pulled it off.

the challenge, getting the 12 boys and their coach 2.5 miles through these narrow and flooded caves to safety. it began 17 days ago, when the boys and their coach went missing. they'd gone to write their names on the walls of the cave. a huge international rescue operation began. they were alone for nine days, untilfound by two british cave divers. this was the moment. thank you! onjuly 6th, a former thai navy seal died while returning through the caves, underlining how perilous the rescue would be. then, on sunday, the first four boys were rescued. each was accompanied by two expert divers for the five hour or more trek. through the flooded sections,

they were strapped underneath one of the divers. but in the narrowest part, just 38 centimetres wide, they had to squeeze through alone, with their air tank in front of them. at home in brighton, the mum of elite diver john volanthen listening again to the moment her son and another british diver, rick stanton, discovered the missing thai boys. well, i'm very proud of him. john is a very kind, modest person and i knew that they would do a good job and i kept my fingers crossed for both of them. cheering all the thai navy seals and the international divers are safely out — mission accomplished before the monsoon rains will flood the caves for months to come. fergus walsh, bbc news. our correspondentjonathan head joins us from chiang rai. he has been monitoring all of these

events for us. what can this group of boys now expect over the coming days? well, they are isolated in quarantine. these are very, very precious lives right now and the thai authorities are taking no chances. they didn't even let the pa rents chances. they didn't even let the parents see them, they have only seen them through glass so far. there is nothing wrong with them, they are in remarkably robust health given they staffed nine days and have been in complete darkness and then had the ordeal of the journey out. they will monitor them for infections. after a day or two the pa rents infections. after a day or two the parents will be able to go on with gloves and masks. within seven days, it is possible they will get out. they have been invited by fifa to the world cup final but given where they are now they won't make it, they will have to watch an television. there is the

invitation to manchester united. if you look at the weather, it tipping down. you can see how vital this operation was. this kind of weather in the past flooded the caves and drove divers out. they had to get them out today and they got them out just in the nick of time. thank you very much. jonathan head in chiang rai. a day after suffering two high—profile resignations theresa may gathered her new cabinet together for the first time today. the prime minister described the 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. meanwhile, president trump heading to the uk for a visit later this week said britain was a country in turmoil and described borisjohnson who resigned as foreign secretary yesterday, as a friend he'd like to see on his visit. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. the prime minister might wish she'd been able to zoom away, the deafening marvel of an raf fly past. after two of her squad abandoned her, theresa may and are reshaped team are doing their best to carry on. business as usual.

how do you think the government can look credible to the leaders arriving here when it's all so chaotic and theresa may has had cabinet ministers abandoning her? well, we all know this is a very complex issue and feelings run very deep, but i think that she is the only person really who can hold all this together. this is a very difficult moment in our history. ooh—la—la. ooh—la—la, indeed. britain's travails don't go unnoticed. some are fighting hard to leave, others are working hard to get in the union. but look who then strolled into the discussion, just days before he's flying here. so i have nato, i have the uk, which is in somewhat turmoil, and i have putin. frankly, putin may be the easiest of them all, who would think... who would think?! that's right, president trump said it might be easier to deal with russia than the uk, and... borisjohnson‘s a friend of mine. he's been very, very nice to me, very supportive, and maybe we'll speak to him when i get over there.

i like boris johnson, i've always liked him. a friend of borisjohnson? hardly a way to make nice with theresa may. she had to answer for her relationship with the president, her party and the eu. i'm looking forward to positive discussions with president trump. there's a lot of issues that we'll be talking about. yes, we will be talking about the trade issues and we're looking for the time when we leave the european union, we'll be able in the implementation period to negotiate and sign trade deals with the rest of the world, which can then come into effect after the end of december 2020. and hint of help from mrs merkel, she says it's good the chequers proposals are on the table. and the irish leader also saying today it might be time to budge. as we've always said in the past, if the united kingdom was able to relax from some of its red lines, then the european union should be flexible too, and i think perhaps we are now entering that space. but theresa may's struggles and strains with her party are certainly not over.

two more mps quit their party posts today. maria caulfield and ben bradley, on the far right of your screen, were party vice chairs. two more names on the list of those who think the prime minister's brexit compromise won't work. two mps walking away from relatively junior posts aren't going to bring theresa may down on their own, but the danger is for number 10 there is evidence of a coordinated push to force her to drop her brexit compromise, and with no majority, a small number of tory mps can cause big trouble. the prime minister surrounded by foreign leaders to please, with parliament to manage and the clashing sides of her party. it's not impossible, but an enormous task to find a safe way through the middle. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. president trump has arrived in brussels ahead of a nato summit where he'll try to persuade european nations to spend more money on defence.

his calls have prompted a rebuke from the president of the european council, donald tusk, who told mr trump to ‘value his allies', because he ‘didn‘t have that many‘. from brussels, our europe editor katya adler sent this report. the united states self appointed deal—maker in chief has landed, on european soil. long—awaited, but also kind of dreaded by his allies here, who wonder, after the iran deal and the climate change accord, will nato be the next transatlantic agreement to be trampled by president trump? his tweets this morning were not exactly encouraging. nato numbers don't add up for us taxpayers, he fumed. he is not wrong, in terms of domestic military spending. president trump points to europeans as the worst offenders. the us always tops military spending charts. this year, seven european countries will hit nato's target of 2% of gdp,

but a host of others come nowhere near, including three of the eu's biggest economies — germany, italy and france. forget decades of peace and transatlantic partnership, nato's secretary—general has honed in on cash and flattery ahead of tomorrow's summit, in the hope of persuading donald trump of nato's merits. nato is a good deal for all 29 allies. i have thanked president trump for his leadership on defence spending and it is having a clear impact. all allies have stopped the cuts. all allies have started to increase and more allies spend 2% of gdp on defence. donald trump's ambivalence towards nato and his general unpredictability has europeans spooked and feeling exposed. they have relied on the us for security since the second world war, but feel now nothing can be taken for granted. fearing russia, cyber attacks

and cross—border terror, the eu is now beginning modestly to boost its own defence capabilities. today eu leaders signed a co—operation agreement with nato. with some blunt european words for the us president. dear president trump, america does not have and will not have a better allies in europe. today europeans spend on defence, many times more than russia and as much as china. dear america, appreciate your allies, after all, you do not have that many. at nato headquarters, a packed agenda awaits leaders tomorrow, but a show of unity is what really matters most. the question hanging heavy here, we'll donald trump deliver? katya adler, bbc news, brussels. the number of people who've died in flash floods

and landslides in japan has risen to 156. search efforts are continuing as dozens of people are still unaccounted for. downpours trigged mudslides and left homes flooded. hiroshima and okayama were among the worst affected. health authorities are telling people in salisbury and neighbouring amesbury not to pick up objects that could contain liquid or gel, following the poisoning of a couple who came into contact with the nerve agent novichok. the family of dawn sturgess, who died after being exposed to the poison, today described her as a ‘gentle soul'. the condition of the other victim, charlie rowley, is said to be improving, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. this is thought to be charlie rowley, the day before he fell ill, buying drinks in salisbury. police still think he and his partner must have touched something in the following 2a hours, something containing the nerve agent, theyjust don't know what. but this evening, mr rowley is conscious and the country's most

senior counter—terrorism officer told a packed public meeting in amesbury that that could change everything. i am hoping charliejust recovers full stop. but i am hoping that when he recovers, he will be able to tell us, perhaps, or shed some light on this which would narrow our search dramatically. until then, this continues. it can take 18 minutes to put on and take off the protective suits. it is so hot, they can only search for 15. police say they still cannot guarantee there is nothing dangerous out there, so today's health advice was, don't pick anything up. in quiet corners of parks like this one in salisbury, it is not hard to find all sorts of things lying around, often in places where people take drugs, including things that might be of interest to children, like this. but the advice today is clear, do not pick up anything that you have not dropped yourself. that includes containers, but also syringes and even cosmetics. what sort of advice do you think that is? personally, i don't think you should pick up anything that isn't yours.

what about theo here? well, i teach him everyday, don't talk to strangers, don't pick things up that aren't yours. in terms of getting little kids not to pick up things... good luck! exactly! today the family of dawn sturgess marked their loss with a statement. dawn's death has been devastating for us, they said. dawn will always be remembered by us as a gentle soul, who was generous to a fault. she had the biggest of hearts and she will be dreadfully missed by both her immediate and wider family. it is now a murder enquiry, one that the people of salisbury and now amesbury are learning to live with. tom symonds, bbc news, amesbury. the uk's economy grew by 0.3% in may, according to the latest figures. the office for national statistics says warm weather and the royal wedding helped growth. the improvement has lifted expectations that the bank of england could increase interest rates in august. at the world cup france

have beaten belgium 1—0 to claim their place in the final on sunday. england will try to join them tomorrow when they play croatia. this morning, the team trained at their base in repino before travelling to moscow, where the semi finals are taking place. our sports editor dan roan is there. yes, thank you. more on the momentous match between england and croatia in a moment, but first now they know, if they could make it through to the final on sunday, they will have to play france after they ove rca m e will have to play france after they overcame their rivals, belgium tonight in their semifinal in st petersburg as david ornstein now reports. st petersburg, one of the great port cities and russia's cultural capital — tonight the stage for the two of football's most diverse nations

and the gateway to the biggest game of all. on parade were some of the planet's most devastating attacking players. among them, eden hazard, and the belgian captain twice came close to opening the scoring, before toby alderweireld was denied by hugo lloris. commentator: it's a fantastic save by lloris! gradually, france took control and were it not for the foot of thibaut courtois, they'd also have taken the lead. though after half—time, their superiority told. antoine griezmann‘s corner turned in by samuel umtiti. france in dreamland. france strikes first in the semifinal! their teenage sensation kylian mbappe showing why he is one of the sport's greatest emerging talents, but with the difference of only a single goal, belgium had hope and marouane fellaini almost proved the unlikely saviour. the red devils' star names were struggling to shine. would the so—called golden generation and again fall short? it's not been his night.

they kept probing but without success and it was france, their players, fans and coaching staff who were left to rejoice in a famous victory. so france live up to their billing as the most dangerous team left in the tournament. they are through to sunday's final in moscow, where they will play croatia or england. david ornstein, bbc news, st petersburg. this is what that french victory meant on the streets of paris. these are live pictures. great scenes of jubilation there. france, of course, w011 jubilation there. france, of course, won the world cup on home soil in 20 yea rs won the world cup on home soil in 20 years ago and 110w won the world cup on home soil in 20 years ago and now they will be very confident in deed of adding a second triumph in this competition on sunday when they play in the final, whether or not they play england or croatia. tomorrow, here in moscow is

the day that england fans have been waiting 28 long years for. suddenly they find their team revived, they find the manager respected and they are on the verge of reaching the most illustrious stage that the sport has to offer. quite frankly, it is hard to believe. england win! they have been the revelation of russia 2018. england have defied low expectations at this world cup, their biggest win at a major tournament, knockout victory after 12 years, even ending their penaltyjinx. now they stand on the verge of the final. whatever happens here in moscow, the manager believes the success of this young, diverse team has helped to bring the nation together. our country has been through some difficult moments recently in terms of its unity and i think, sport has the power to do that and football in particular has the power to do that and for us, we can feel the energy and feel the support from home and it is a very special feeling. it is a privilege for us. the last time england reached a final was 1966

and we all know what happened then. one member of that world cup winning squad is confident. we can frighten anybody and defensively, we look good, so overall, i think, we have got a chance, you know, we're going to bring this home. having needed extra time and penalties to win their last two matches, fatigue could be a factor for opponents, croatia, but they are a danger. england need to be very wary indeed of that man, real madrid's midfield star, luka modric. he is one of the best players in the tournament and croatia are unbeaten and they represent, probably, england's sternest test to date here. meanwhile, some of the estimated 10,000 england fans expected here are starting to arrive, many still without tickets. are you selling tickets? the england game? no tickets, sorry. but the

flights, went on to the website and it kept crashing. all it does is open up the black market. there were 100 tickets in the last 20 minutes. music: new order/england world cup squad — ‘world in motion‘. this was the soundtrack to england‘s last semifinal appearance at a world cup. amid a summer heatwave, memories of italia ‘90 and what might have been, now suddenly evoked. for a generation, that was as good as it got, the challenge facing this team, to go one better. you know for years now the england football tea m you know for years now the england football team has been a symbol of serial underachievement in sport. the manager‘s role seen as the impossiblejob, why the manager‘s role seen as the impossible job, why there the manager‘s role seen as the impossiblejob, why there has been great success for other british and english board stars and teams, england have had to sit patiently and stubbornly on the sidelines and what has happened here in russia has challenged that narrative and overturned that state of affairs. gareth southgate told his young side

to go out and make their own history and they have done that and if they could make a little bit more here tomorrow, will give themselves at chance of ending 52 years of hurt. a hundred planes from the iconic spitfire to the latest stealth fighter jet have flown across central london to mark the centenary of the royal air force. thousands gathered to watch the the biggest display of british airpower in over 30 years. the centrepiece, watched by the queen and other members of the royal family, was the largest ever formation of typhoon fighters, spelling out one hundred in the skies above the palace. our correspondent robert hall was there. telling a 100 year story with aircraft. from the sedate progress of wartime icons... ..to the thunder of today‘s sleek technology. months of preparation brought a procession from past to future. it was great, really interesting.

really impressive. great to see so many. wonderful. i wish i was up there again, flying. just to pay our respects and see, you know, to say thank you for everything that they‘ve done over the years. the raf plan for this centenary was to commemorate, celebrate and inspire. at westminster abbey, the queen, whose father had flown with the fledgling raf in 1918, joined herfamily and the raf family to remember those who‘d served in the air and on the ground. i remember today by grandmother‘s brother, jock, killed in 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. as the crowds joined the men and women of a 21st—century raf, parading their new colours outside buckingham palace, 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. this journey has taken the raf from the first world war to space. its motto — through adversity to the stars, lies at the heart of this spectacular birthday. robert hall, bbc news. it was the women‘s quarter finals at wimbledon today and serena williams survived a challenge to make it through to the semi finals, asjoe wilson reports. on this honours board, some

of the players who made wimbledon, who made modern tennis, but this year‘s women‘s champion, there is a space, waiting for a story. it could still be the great serena comeback. williams was truly stretched today by camila giorgi of italy, three fierce sets, but serena was up to it. her seeding 25 is temporary. the power seems permanent. reaching a wimbledon semifinal is almost unimaginable territory for germany‘s julia goerges. another winner today. and jelena ostapenko becomes the first latvian woman to reach a wimbledon semifinal. unpredictable is often good. none of the top ten seeds were even in these quarterfinals, but the players we did see rose to the occasion. daria kasatkina is at the bottom of the screen. playing angelique kerber. now there were breathless

rallies to end this match. kerber triumphed. she has earned over $20 million in her career. well, billiejean king pioneered forjust this kind of thing and the honours board mayjust have a space for kerber. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. lord carrington, the former foreign secretary, has died at the age of 99. he was the last surviving member of the postwar government of sir winston churchill. lord carrington served as a tank commander in the second world war and his long ministerial career ended when he resigned at the time of the argentine invasion of the falkland islands in 1982. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins looks back at his long life. people looking for an example of a british politician resigning as a matter of honour, often point to lord carrington. he was foreign secretary when argentina invaded