tonight at ten, president trump comes to the uk for his first visit since taking office, warning that theresa may's approach to brexit is not the right one. band plays. the president arrived at blenheim palace this evening on the first day of a working visit — but not the full state visit once anticipated. outside the palace hundreds of protestors — accusing the president of being a racist and a misogynist. but mr trump said earlier he wasn't too bothered. protests, there might be protests, but i believe that the people in the uk, scotland, ireland, i think that those people, they like me a lot, and they agree with me on immigration. and tonight, the president warned that mrs may's brexit plans made a trade deal with america less likely. all of this on the day the government had set out its long—awaited blueprint for the uk's trade and other links with the eu after brexit. also tonight, the deep disappointment of england's fans after last night's

world cup semifinal. the match was watched in the uk by over 26 million people. injapan, at least 200 people are now reported to have been killed in the worst flooding to affect the country in nearly a0 years. and we speak to a british diver who helped save 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand. we're not heroes. what we do is very calculating, very calm. it's quite the opposite. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — supreme serena is into another wimbledon final, as williams goes for a record equalling 24th grand slam title against angelique kerber on saturday. good evening.

president trump has arrived in the uk. it's his first visit here since taking office, with stringent security measures in place, as thousands of people are expected to join demonstrations over the next few days to voice opposition to his policies. it was always expected to be a controversial visit, but within hours of landing the president criticised theresa may's approach to brexit, and warned that the trade agreement she's seeking with the eu will make a deal with america far less likely. the remarks were made in an interview with the sun. mr trump is staying tonight at the us ambassador's residence in london. our north america editor jon sopel is there. you will remember just you will rememberjust over two yea rs you will rememberjust over two years ago, barack obama came to london during the whole brexit debate and supported david cameron's position that britain should not leave the european union. that brought accusations that the american president was interfering

in the politics of a sovereign nation. well, donald trump has done something similar tonight, only this time farfrom something similar tonight, only this time far from supporting the current prime minister, he's done his best to undermine her position, saying, if there a soft brexit there may be no trade with america will stop and any which way you cut that it is an extraordinary comment to make —— there may be no trade deal with america. all dressed up, and donald trump does have somewhere to go. not a state visit — this is meant to bejust a routine work trip for the president, accompanied by first lady melania. well, you could've fooled me. the british are pulling out all the stops. this may be a country in turmoil, as the president remarked, but it still knows how to put on a show. the bands of the welsh, irish and scots guards, beating retreat, and the setting for the tonight's banquet was the magnificent blenheim palace — winston churchill's birthplace. theresa may and husband philip

waited patiently to greet them. when the turmoil of brexit is finally over, this is the man who she might be concluding a trade deal with. and the prime minister wants to make him feel welcome. a feeling not universally shared... chanting: racist trump has got to go! at the gates of blenheim, protesters gathered to make clear their displeasure at donald trump's visit. although this is middle england, and it was all a bit sedate. but tomorrow will be bigger, when the trump baby blimp will fly 30 metres above the thames. and protesters have promised to make their voices heard. not that donald trump, before he left the nato summit in brussels, seemed overly worried. protests — there might be protests — but i believe that the people in the uk, scotland, ireland — as you know i have property in ireland, i have property all over —

i think that those people, they like me a lot, and they agree with me on immigration. i'm going to a few hotspots — we have nato, and then we have the uk, and then we have putin, and i said, "putin may be the easiest of them all, you never know." but i'm going to pretty hot spots right now, right, with a lot of resignations... any us presidential visit is an exercise in the projection of power, and though protesters won't get anywhere near him, there are plenty who support donald trump being given the red carpet treatment as britain's most important ally. i think donald trump will have wonderful and fruitful conversations with the prime minister because, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter who's president or who's prime minister. the long—standing relationship between our two countries will endure. when president trump arrived into britain today, he was greeted on behalf of the government by dr liam fox, the international trade secretary, underlining again the importance

of trade, the pre—eminent issue on theresa may's agenda. but there are signs tonight that donald trump, far from coming to her aid, is doing his best to undermine the fragile truce she reached with her divided cabinet last friday. jon sopel, bbc news, central london. as we've heard, president trump has been having dinner at blenheim palace this evening with a group of business leaders. as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports, there were hundreds of protesters outside voicing their opposition to some of president trump's policies. what do we want? trump out. the chant normally reserved for british politicians tonight turned on the president of the united states. up to 1000 protesters gathered outside the front of blenheim palace,

calling for donald trump to leave britain on the day he had just arrived. very beautiful, very nice, all these people have turned out to see us. all these people have turned out to see us. there was a pantomime atmosphere playing out in the genteel oxfordshire countryside, but with a defined edge turned on mr trump's presence. this is against the misogyny and racism, but i am against his politics generally. the problem is the man with the policies has absolutely awful policies that are only out to, well, really better himself. the president may have had his orchestra inside, but the protesters came organised as well. and although one or two tried to slip beyond the reach of the huge security presence here it stayed peaceful and passionate. many of these people here have been waiting six seven or hours for the arrival of donald trump. they know they are unlikely to see him and he's unlikely to see him and he's unlikely to see them. but what they wa nt to unlikely to see them. but what they want to do here is vocalise their anger and their frustration at the

president's visit. but even in the midst of this, donald trump had a few supporters. i've come to show solidarity and support to our closest ally and donald trump, and to show a warm welcome. this protest was ageless, diverse and energised. there will be an even bigger one in london tomorrow will stop it won't be face—to—face with the president but the message remains theyjust don't see eye to eye. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the gates of blenheim palace. let's go back to our north america editorjon sopel, who's outside the us ambassador's residence in regent's park in london, can we pick up on the remarks the president made about theresa may's brexit strategy because even by mr trump's outspoken standards they are quite remarkable. fancy coming to visit the nation your closest ally, and what you do is you say something

which in effect contradicts the prime minister's own position and seems to side with that of boris johnson. let me give you a flavour of some of what donald trump has said in this sun interview and if i begin reading from a paper, he says, if they do a deal like that we would be dealing with the european union instead of dealing with the uk, so it will probably kill the deal, if they do that their trade deal with they do that their trade deal with the us will probably not be made. and then donald trump talks about the way that theresa may has handled the way that theresa may has handled the brexit negotiations and he said, i would have done it much differently. i actually told theresa may how to do it, but she didn't ee, may how to do it, but she didn't agree, she didn't listen to me. so strong criticism there that she ignored the advice of the us president. now, two years ago when barack obama made his comments in support of britain staying in the european union, the brexiteers said he should mind his own business, he should stay out of the debate, it was nothing to do with him stop i

wonder what those same people will be saying tonight, as donald trump seems to have entered a debate that driving the conservative party two, and he has firmly aligned himself with those who support a hard brexit. i wonder whether they'll be telling the president he should mind his own business. jon sopel, with the latest big us ambassador's residence in london. as we heard, president trump has cast doubt on theresa may's approach to brexit, suggesting it might not be the best way to negotiate with the eu. he spoke on the day the government published its long—awaited plans for future relations with the eu. the blueprint expands on last friday's chequers agreement that provoked the resignations of two cabinet ministers. the document focuses on goods, services and immigration. the new brexit secretary dominic raab said the white paper was "ambitious and pragmatic". others say it will be "a bad dealfor britain". our political editor laura kuenssberg has been studying the contents. every now and then, in boring brown—looking boxes,

are government documents that really, really matter. in there, theresa may's plan for life outside the eu. we've just come out of this morning's briefing. the document has been kept so tightly under wraps that we haven't actually been allowed to bring it out of the building. the white paper does in detail spell out a much closer relationship with the rest of the eu after brexit than many brexiteers had hoped for, but from the prime minister's point of view it's time to compromise, and accept we can't have it all. the 98—page document spells out the common rule book. for manufacturing, the uk will follow eu rules to avoid a hard border in ireland. but the government isn't aiming for one big agreement on services but new arrangements instead, to cover the vast majority of the economy. the overall deal will be policed by a new governing body. the european court won't have the final say but will interpret the rules. and while the government will end unlimited immigration from the eu, its citizens will be able to come

without visas to do paid work in some circumstances — not yet defined. for those who like dramatic breaks with the established order — guess who? — it's not as much of a separation as brexit might have been. before ministers had a chance to explain their plan, president trump tried to do it for them. i've been reading a lot about brexit over the last couple of days, and it seems to be turning a little bit differently, where they're getting at least partially involved back with the european union. i don't know if that's what they voted for. awkward, given that the prime minister was leaving for home to welcome the president on his visit to the uk. they voted for us to take back control of our money, our law and our borders, and that's exactly what we will do. we will stop sending vast contributions, vast contributions,

to the eu every year. we will ensure that the european court ofjustice doesn't have jurisdiction in the uk any longer, and we will ensure that we bring an end to free movement. the white paper should have been made available. it will be immediately... but the brand—new brexit secretary had some problems explaining at home. as soon as is practicably possible... only at the very last minute did mps see the plan. boxes rushed into the commons, copies being flung around. there was such a ruckus that the session was stopped. i will therefore suspend the sitting of the house... smooth and orderly brexit? not quite. today has been shambolic for the government. it's evidence of how they are conducting negotiations. this white paper should have been published over a year ago. it's already overdue, and then it wasn't ready for scrutiny in parliament, so "shambles" is an overused word in politics, but today it really describes what's gone on. and how can the government squeeze it past the divided brexiteers and former remainers in the tory party? we asked a strong

member of each camp. the uk government has compromised, compromised and compromised again. we've compromised too far. these regulations are, sort of, monstrously unfeasible, unworkable regulations. i don't think either side — those who regret the result or those who want a complete break with europe tomorrow morning — should start by dismissing what is in the white paper. there's going to be a time for peace and reconciliation in the conservative party... is there? but it's not now and it's not next week. it's taken a long time even to get this far. the white paper cost theresa may two of her cabinet. it's not clear as it stands that it would get through the commons, even if the eu accepts it. but some form of compromise was always inevitable. there's a fine line, though, between bend and break. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. british firms, big and small, have been waiting to see the shape of the proposed trade relations with the eu after brexit. but do these plans tackle the concerns of british business, especially in relation to trade not only in goods, but also in services after the uk leaves the eu?

our business editor simon jack has been finding out. borders are bad for business, delays can slow the wheels of trade. the government hoped today's white paper would reassure companies that goods travelling between the uk and the eu could carry on much as they do now, by creating a free—trade area using the eu rule book on standards and regulations, so no checks are needed. each —— vital to businesses like cheesemaker richard clothier. have a good sniff of that. he exports over £10 million worth of cheddar to france every year. so what does he make of it? i think it's a good white paper in terms of it sets out the intent to trade freely with europe ongoing. i'm concerned about the practicality of administering customs, particularly within the food sector, where the supply chains are really complex, and there have been issues, you know, in the past.

so i think it will be very difficult to sell this deal to europe. but it's finance more than food that feeds the uk economy. services account for 80% of everything the uk earns, produces and consumes. services like banking, law and insurance. and here the government's plan is different. here at lloyd's of london, tens of billions of euros' worth of insurance cover are sold to european customers every year. and when it comes to services like finance, the white paper makes clear that there won't necessarily be a single rule book. and it won't necessarily be business as usual. the city hope the uk and the eu could respect each other‘s rule—making process, without it being identical. the government thought that would be a hard sell in brussels, so the uk is proposing to go its own way, which will make some services harder to sell in europe — a mistake, say finance chiefs. professional and financial services

are really not catered for at all, and it's very disappointing. it's not providing the certainty we need. so, ifanything, it's going to accelerate our plans. lloyd's, for instance, we're moving to brussels — we will be full steam ahead, and many other banks, insurers and other professional service firms will be moving at pace now. business groups want more. more detail, more urgency and more cooperation from the eu. they want the eu now to engage. we have flexibility on our side, we now need similar constructiveness and flexibility on the eu's side. this is time to get round the table because it's has become, i think, for businesses, a race against time. this white paper is not a solution — it's an aspiration. the tough negotiations don't end but start here, and business knows it. simon jack, bbc news. let's get the view from brussels and our europe editor katya adler. the question really, katya, what

response has this white paper got there? you can divided into two parts, mood and content, and the mood music is pretty good —— divide it into two parts. they have been working for a long time to present what they see as the future relationship between the eu and the uk, and brussels now has that in the form of the white paper. you can also see theresa may moving towards also see theresa may moving towards a softer brexit which is what the eu prefers, but that being said the you is that you keep's biggest and geographically closest trading partner but by keeping it very close after brexit it will inevitably limit the kind of trade deals the uk can do with others like the usa, as donald trump pointed out that —— the eu is the uk's biggest and geographically closest trading partner. we heard from michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, we need time to analyse it, on twitter.

yes, 98 pages long, but in private eu officials are very open about their criticisms of the white paper, but ultimately we see it as a good springboard to restart face—to—face negotiations which we will see starting again on monday. there is another reason why eu leaders were rather reticent to comment in detail on the white paper today, and that is because they see very clearly that the braille political atmosphere back in the uk, and they think whatever quick comment criticisms they would have about the white paper would just add fuel to the fire. katya, thanks again for the fire. katya, thanks again for the analysis there from brussels, katya adler, our european editor. and, by the way, you can find more about the content, and analysis of the white paper on the bbc website, bbc.co.uk/brexit, and all the links are there for you to have a look at it. england's footballers

have been widely praised for their performance in the world cup, despite losing to croatia in last night's semifinal. there was disappointment, but pride too, as fans praised what the young side had achieved in recent weeks. and as our correspondent natalie pirks reports, the prospects for english football seem to be looking brighter. commentator: after all that effort, all that energy, the ghost of ‘66 lives on for england. the sight was a familiar one. of shattered england players slumped on the turf, of tears, and of regret. but this time it somehow felt different. # bigger than the kremlin # in red square today, the english that remained were reflecting on a defeat that still gave them reason to smile. heartbroken and proud. like i say, first semifinal in, you know, however long, it's a bit of history, you know? too young for 1990, so you can say you were there, can't you? nobody expected us to get to the semifinal. very, very proud. and, like you say, we go again. quite positive, actually, because we can come back and win it.

because we got to the semifinals with a young team, and then with an older team, we can come back and get even better. well, england fans have had a summer to remember. a relationship that was at its lowest ebb has been repaired, but this was by design and not by chance. st george's park, the national football centre, was opened in 2012 as a home to all of england's 28 national football teams. two years later, the england dna was launched, a blueprint for how england teams should play. it's starting to bear fruit. the under 19s are european champions, the under 17s and under 20s are world champions. and, for the senior side, gareth southgate has helped nurture a new culture. they're all interacting and seeing each other at training and so it gives an identity really to the england team that we've never been able to have before. it's a massive step, and it's great for everyone to be pulling in the right direction.

but there is one thing st george's park can't fix — english players only make up 33% of the premier league. it goes back to the old problem — are they going to get game time at their given clubs? this is important, that's the piece of the jigsaw that needs sorting out before we can actually see these guys come through to fruition in an england shirt. as fans sang his name long into the night, gareth southgate returned the affection. he's sensible enough to know the relationship might not always be this friendly. but as he embraced his wife, he might have allowed himself a moment to reflect upon how he's made the impossible job seem possible again. perhaps even fun. natalie pirks, bbc news, moscow. injapan, at least 200 people are now reported to have been killed in the worst flooding to affect the country in nearly a0 years. torrential rains have triggered landslides and floods in central and western areas, with more than eight million people ordered to leave their homes. our tokyo correspondent

rupert wingfield—hayes has been to one of the worst hit towns, mabi in okayama prefecture. the floodwaters have now gone from the little town of mabi, but they have left behind a fetid ruin. when that dykes burst here, the whole town was submerged underfive metres of stinking, toxic floodwater. teruhiko watanabe and his wife yuki are still in shock, and lucky to be alive. inside, teruhiko shows me what the floodwaters have done to their home. nothing can be salvaged. the watanabes failed to heed the warnings to leave, and when the floodwaters came they took refuge in their bedroom. but that was not high enough. so, there you go, you can see — there's the tide mark.

that's how high the water came on the second floor... translation: it was horrifying to watch the water getting higher and higher. we didn't know where it would stop, and it didn't stop. we thought we were going to die there. at dawn, teruhiko and yuki were found by rescuers, on their roof. a few metres away in this house, three of their neighbours were not so lucky. at the end of the street, this family are trying to salvage the family photo albums. fumikazu's house has been gutted. it will have to be completely rebuilt. in 50 years, he has never seen anything remotely like this. okayama has a mild climate, he says. "we never get rain like this, so i never thought we would be hit by such a disaster. "i should've told my neighbours to evacuate. "they didn't need to die. "we've lost so many people here." the volume of rain

was unprecedented. in one place, half a metre fell in 2a hours. across western japan, four times the averagejuly rainfall came in one week. the link between global climate change and extreme weather events is very complicated, but for many years now climate scientists have been predicting that across the northern hemisphere there will be more and more extreme rain events, where up to a month or even two months‘ rainfall can fall in just two or three days. that is exactly what happened here last week, and this is the result. japan is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with some of the best flood defences. but they were not strong enough to withstand this onslaught that has left 200 dead, and still counting. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in okayama, western japan. two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a three—year—old girl

who was thrown from an inflatable trampoline. ava—may littleboy was sent into the air when the inflatable apparently burst at gorleston beach in norfolk. she suffered a head injury and died earlier this month. a man and a woman in their 40s are being questioned on suspicion of gross negligence and manslaughter. the government has given approval for rupert murdoch's bid to take complete control of the broadcaster sky. mr murdoch's company, 21st century fox, has agreed to sell sky news to address concerns about the extent of his influence over the uk media. fox is locked in a multi—billion—pound bidding war with the us cable giant comcast for control of the broadcaster. now, one of the british divers who helped find 12 boys trapped in a cave for more than two weeks in northern thailand has been speaking publicly about his part in the remarkable rescue mission. john volanthen, who helped lead them out, said it was a huge relief

the boys had all been brought out alive. our correspondent jon kay has the story. quietly, modestly, with all his diving gearjohn volanthen returned to britain. praised by strangers. we were pleased it worked out. but playing down what he'd done. we're not heroes. what we do is very calculating, very calm, it's quite the opposite. we take it one step at a time and, hopefully, as we've managed to in this case, we come up with a result. and what a result. how many of you? 13? brilliant. it was john who found the young footballers in the caves and then worked with many others to get them out. an extraordinary rescue, the most challenging conditions, a race against time. an international team of military and civilian divers working alongside the thai navy, and everybody pulled

together, and the results speak for themselves. so we're just very happy that the boys are out and safe. we've got someone who's done something so heroic... pride in the north somerset village where john vola nthen is a scout leader. we teach children as part of the scouts and girl guiding movement to think of others before themselves, to think about the world around them, and he's just taken that to the ultimate. there are calls for honours, butjohn volanthen says cave rescuing isjust his hobby. you've made everyone very proud. thank you. now it's time to sleep and get back to the dayjob in it. jon kay, bbc news. some tennis news now, and it was women's semi—finals day at wimbledon, where serena williams won her match to make it to her tenth final at the all england club. meanwhile, britain saw success today in notjust one, but two doubles games, as our correspondentjoe wilson reports from the all england club. women's tennis at wimbledon has evolved, through great individuals and innovations. each decade developed the game.

archive footage: little mo, a ruthless, hard—hitting machine, is quickly in her stride... many champions, but one woman turned it all up. it's serena's era. her opponent, germany's julia gorges, hung in, but serena williams is in full flow. straight sets victory to her tenth wimbledon final, but this one just ten months after giving birth. i had really tough pregnant delivery and, you know, i had to have multiple surgeries, and almost didn't make it, to be honest. so i remember i couldn't even walk to my mailbox, so it's definitely not normal for me to be in a wimbledon final. williams will play angelique kerber on saturday, a straight sets winner today. so a world cup summer with one german in a final. and british interest here persists — jamie murray and victoria azarenka

are through to the semifinals of the mixed doubles, where they will play the british pair of jay clarke and harriet dart. she's 19 and 21 and, quite rightly, they are having fun. but when it comes to doubles in tennis, there are no boundaries. here on court, an englishman and a croatian playing on the same side for a place in the final. inglot and skugor, nearest the camera, played five sets against american pair bryan and sock, and lost. it almost felt like moscow on court 2. joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. well, newsnight is coming up on bbc there are two. well, newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.