good morning. welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and mega munchetty. our headlines today: pageantry and demonstrations — after meeting the queen, president trump arrives in scotland. he's met by more protests. police investigate after a paraglider flies within yards of his hotel. can the three lions beat belgium to their highest world cup finish since 1966? we will find out later. on board the rss sir david attenborough as the polar research ship prepares to launch. in sport, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon at sw19 as kevin anderson reaches the final by winning the second—longest match in wimbledon history. good morning. summer continues, this week and looks likely to be dry, settled and sunny for most of us

with some hot sunshine, but not for all. i have all of the details coming up. it's saturday the 14th ofjuly. our top story: further protests against president trump's visit to the uk are expected to take place today in scotland. he's due to play golf at his turnberry resort in ayrshire, where a powered paraglider organised by greenpeace defied a no—fly zone. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. scotland is a country donald trump knows well and has visited many times before but this, the first time as president, arriving at prestwick airport on air force one. the president, accompanied by his wife melania, are expected to spend the weekend relaxing at his golf resort on the ayrshire coast after a fast—moving working visit which has included tea with the queen, a full banquet, and political talks amid controversy over his comments about brexit. away from the official agenda, there have been large protests — tens of thousands taking to the streets in cities throughout the uk.

this has been described as a private visit to scotland but there have been some very public anti—trump demonstrations, and more are planned for over the weekend. it's about making a stand as a society and saying we don't really approve of trump, we don't approve of the people around him and his agenda. what would you want to say to him? go back home, please, 50, we don't want you here. that sentiment, though, not shared by all. in glasgow, a small group, heavily outnumbered, showed their support for president trump. there's been no official confirmation of president trump's plans for the next two days, but a round of golf at his turnberry course is likely. more than 5,000 police are on duty for the duration of his visit to scotland. patrolling the sea and shore line, they'll be hoping there will be no repeat of last night when a protestorflying a paraglider got within around 100 metres

of the president shortly after he arrived at his resort. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. let's talk to catriona renton who's at president trump's turnberry resort this morning. glorious morning fare for two days of relaxation, i understand? —— to. you can see what a wonderful place this is and the sunlight and you can see this is probably why president trump describes this place as magical but his visit here on his private visit, got off to unusual start last night with a protest from greenpeace managing to get quite close to the president, it flew in front of the hotel and went around several times. the president had been out on the terrace at the time, he went back into the hotel of course bob the protester was there but came back out to get on with his time for rest and relaxation and of

corcy will be able to do that, the luxury hotel that he helped design and refurbished along with the two golf courses are his pride and joy and he says turnberry is one of his favourite places. i have been in that hotel and the ballroom is absolutely magical. i imagine he is enjoying his time here. what can we expect today? a round of golf but also some protest and the balloon, the blimp will be in edinburgh today where there is the resistance movement there, then he will head off to helsinki. sinn fein says an explosive device has been thrown at the house of its former leader gerry adams in west belfast. the attack comes after six nights of violence in londonderry. police blamed it on dissident republicans who are opposed to the peace process. mr adams tweeted that no—one was hurt. officials in thailand say the 12 boys freed from a flooded cave with their football

coach will be discharged from hospital on thursday. they are all said to be recovering both physically and mentally. the final few members of the team were brought out of the caves by divers on tuesday, having been trapped for more than two weeks. police in wiltshire are continuing their search for evidence in the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess and left charlie rowley in hospital had been in a bottle found at his house. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. three o'clock this afternoon, i think. that is when england's footballers face belgium in the third place play—off of the world cup this afternoon. it's a match regarded by many as meaningless. not to us. no. but if england win, it would be their most successful tournament on foreign soil. let's cross to st petersburg

and our reporter ashleyjohn baptiste. good morning. we are seeing some people say this is meaningless but it is still a chance to really get that position of third which we have not done for a long, long, long time. yes, yes, absolutely. as you say, you know, the potentialfor best squad performance on foreign soil. i am currently on palace square in st petersburg, the game kicks off at three pm british time, five pm here in st petersburg. not many england fans compared to hum it turned out in moscow to the semifinal game however i have managed to track one england supporter, we have robin from stoke. how significant is today's match?m terms of the 90 minutes not so much but potentially, hopefully everyone has it from the other day, from me and my friends point of view we

wanted to be here because we feel like the players deserve a sendoff after all of those happy memories back here and at home in the last month. it is an england game and i look forward to all of them but it doesn't have the pressure of what we have seen. what expectations did you have seen. what expectations did you have of the squad before the start of the world cup? strange, i don't think anyone really have that many expectations. you have to look at the group and it was one of those where you would like to think we could make it through in the last 16, it was a tough couple of games and could make it through and you would think germany or brazil in a quarterfinal, that would be the end of the roadster to get to the semifinal and be 22 away from a final, i semifinal and be 22 away from a final, lam semifinal and be 22 away from a final, i am so proud of them. it is a good opportunity. a bit of disappointment still but a lot of pride of how the squad has performed this world cup. over to you. thank you, ashley. we are looking forward to it this afternoon at three o'clock. a 6—year—old girl from northern ireland has become the first person to be granted a long—term licence for the use

of medicinal cannabis in the uk. the parents of sophia gibson say the medication relieves the symptoms of a severe form of epilepsy. the decision was made by a panel of medical experts set up by the home office. do you remember boaty mcboatface? how could you forget! it's taken two years to build at a cost of more than £200 million but britain's new polar research ship is now ready to go in to the water. the name is the rrs sir david attenborough, not boaty mcboatface. even though the public voted for that. they did. it isn't quite appropriate though. it will be launched into the river mersey this afternoon by the man himself — tide permitting. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more. putting the finishing touches to a giant. while britain's newest polar research ship was famed for the public‘s decision to name it boaty mcboatface, the vessel now bears a far more celebrated name.

building the 129 metre rrs sir david attenborough has taken a million individual pieces of steel and a50 kilometres of wire. and while she's not the biggest vessel to be built here on the mersey, this ship is unique. as well as onboard laboratories for the 60 scientists who will work aboard, the ship has giant hugely insulated freezers to contain and keep safe frozen samples from the planet's polar regions. the sir david attenborough is the most technologically advanced research vessel ever built in this country and because of her size, they've had to wait for the highest tide to get into the river mersey, but she is destined for much more extreme environments. this is how the ship will look when the real exploration begins, and the captain himself has had a hand in preparing his vessel for some genuinely uncharted territory. one of the things i was very keen on putting on the vessel was a forward—facing sonar, so that gives us an image a kilometre ahead of the vessel, a 3—d representation of the seabed,

so it means we'll be able to go into these places knowing absolutely what's there. now ready for its first trip into the water, the ship will spend 25 years as a base for polar discoveries that are yet to be made. victoria gill, bbc news. it looks fantastic. it does. a super radio telescope which has been unveiled in south africa could unlock the secrets of universe. meerkat, as it's known, is made up of 64 dishes and will be the world's most powerful telescope. that is another cracking game. —— that is another cracking name. up to 3,000 dishes based in africa and australia will be able to scan the sky 10,000 times faster than other telescopes. it aims to help detect the possibility of extra—terrestrial life. it isa

it is a pretty powerful thing. the secrets of the universe. i wonder what they will come back with. secrets of the universe. i wonder what they will come back withm will be exciting! president trump's visit to the uk has so far been one of contrasts. he became the 12th us leader to meet the queen — those close to him say it's been a personal ambition for years — but there were protests staged across the uk. so what do americans make of the visit? let's talk to ron christie who was an advisor to president george w bush, and was a member of his delegation when he came to britain in 2008. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. what do you make of the visit so far by president trump? i think it is a mixed message. 0n trump? i think it is a mixed message. on one hand, he enjoys the p°mp message. on one hand, he enjoys the pomp and circumstance that you have here in the united kingdom, you saw the beautiful images both at windsor castle yesterday and of course that blend them the night before and u nfortu nately blend them the night before and unfortunately the president stepped on his message by insulting theresa may with that explosive interview in the sun newspaper —— blenheim he

seemed to imply he had told theresa may how to do brexit and she didn't listen to him and unfortunately a lot of the criticism the president thought he would avoid really came asa thought he would avoid really came as a result of some of the comments he made. are you surprised the opinions of people here about mr trump, andi opinions of people here about mr trump, and i say mr, not president, it is about him the man, and then we will talk about the man and the office. i really am. i have to say it is one thing to disagree with someone, it is one thing to disagree with someone, and we it is one thing to disagree with someone, and we can agree to disagree respectfully, but so much of what i saw at west of the yesterday with the baby trump and many of these signs, a lot of the folks with their messages and plaque andi folks with their messages and plaque and i think really lost their message in the vulgar way in which they communicated their disdain the mrtrump. they communicated their disdain the mr trump. there were lots of people, we are showing photos now, they marched peacefully on the street. what about them ? marched peacefully on the street. what about them? that is where i am coming from. imagine if theresa may

came to washington, dc and you have thousands of people in the streets with a baby may that had been strung up with a baby may that had been strung up either congress building and a lot of folks back here in the uk would say what is wrong with those americans. so there are many people back home i have spoken to who are saying why other people in the united kingdom treating a presidents odis united kingdom treating a presidents 0dis respectfully? united kingdom treating a presidents odis respectfully? well, would you think of the language that mr trump has used before, some of it inflammatory, also again as you pointed out a lack of respect perhaps, calling the ex— foreign secretary someone who would be a brilliant prime minister, saying that theresa may, our prime minister, didn't listen to him of his advice on the uk's decision on brexit, many people here are thinking well, but lack of respect has already been laid out. certainly not the way that i would communicate and not the way that president george w bush, who i worked for, would communicate. the way that you build trust is to have civil

discourse, the way that you built a strong friendship is to treat people as you would like to be treated yourself and certainly, ifelt as you would like to be treated yourself and certainly, i felt bad to the prime minister when president trump was saying right next to her that boris johnson trump was saying right next to her that borisjohnson would be an excellent prime minister will stop theresa may has a very difficult road to hoe here in the united kingdom and it doesn't help the special relationship that we have here between britain and the united states to have our presidents avenue at about york prime ministers sitting next to her. what do you make of the trip in comparison to wind you were here in 2008 with george w bush? we have seen two days ofa george w bush? we have seen two days of a working visit and now he is spending private time at turnberry in scotland. i left the administration in 2003 but president bush first time in 2003 and the contrast couldn't be any more. number one, when president bush came, he had a state visit. donald trump has had a working visit to the uk, soa trump has had a working visit to the uk, so a working visit doesn't have all the pomp and circumstance, you

won't go down the wire and no trip to buckingham palace. but in many measures, donald trump succeeded yesterday by having an audience with the queen —— mall. he had an excellent parade, and we know our president is a big fan of them, and having the chance to bond with the head of state in the uk. by and large, it wasn't exactly what he wanted, it wasn't what president 0bama or president bush before him had, but at the same time he had the audience with the queen that he so desperately wanted. ron christie, former adviser to president bush, thank you for joining us. thank you. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. that's not the brightest picture i've ever seen. don't panic, all those brides to be about to put on the frock, this isn't a date. quite unusual, we haven't had rain in london until the —— since the

29th of may —— this isn't today. just a reminder of what it looks like! blue sky and sunshine out there with hardly a cloud in the sky. this was wales an hour ago, a beautiful start to the date. the weekend for the bride—to—be, or anyone with outside plans, settled and sunny with hot sunshine but not for everyone, a slight fly in the ointment if you don't want rain —— start to the day. patchy rain into the far north—west affecting the western isles and northern ireland today. bringing cloud generally across scotland slowly but surely, but even eastern scotla nd slowly but surely, but even eastern scotland to the borders, you will start the day with sunny spells, cloud in over later. a few patches of missed lifting away and the outside chance later in the day through lincolnshire and east anglia than isolated shower, very slim

chance indeed —— mist. generally, warm, settled and sunny, if not hot. with the breeze coming off the land in the east coast, going to the beach, you will not be disappointed, 25 to 28. cloudy with showery rain inland, 16 to 23. sun hat and sunscreen at the ready if you're lucky enough to have centre court tickets for the ladies final today with 28, hotter tomorrow and if we get 30, that will be the hottest men's finalfor 20 years. get 30, that will be the hottest men's final for 20 years. quite unusual at the moment. nighttime temperatures, warm and sultry, sticky for getting a good night's sleep across much of england and wales. this frontal system continues to go inland, so outbreaks of patchy rain through scotland and northern ireland through the night and into tomorrow. welcome news for northern ireland, there is a hosepipe ban at the moment, and that rain will continue to push into

western scotland but not really making much impression over to the east of scotland and down to the borders until late on sunday. fresher behind, 17 to 21, highest values, as i've pointed out, mid—to—high 20s, may be 30 in the south these corner. to get excited about the weather front, it will make slow progress and it will weaken, not expecting much significant rain —— don't get excited. it will make progress next week into england and wales but further south, a warm or hot day awaits today with temperatures into the 30s again perhaps. behind the weather front, the 30s again perhaps. behind the weatherfront, something cooler the 30s again perhaps. behind the weather front, something cooler and fresher to come. more coming up. back to you two. not too bad. don't panic! that picture worried me a little bit. not too bad. don't panic! that picture worried me a little bitm did, you came over all faint, didn't you? no—one has dominated women's tennis at wimbledon in recent years quite like serena williams. this afternoon she'll step out

onto centre court for her tenth final at the championships. but ten months ago, she almost died after giving birth to her daughter 0lympia, following an emergency caesa rean section. let's take a look at her remarkable return to action. 0nce once upon 0nce upona once upon a time, there was a girl... hi. and she had a dream. at wimbledon. do you know who that little girl was? that little girl was your momma. i've always embraced being a role model. now that i'm a momma, ijust

wa nt to model. now that i'm a momma, ijust want to be even more of that role model for my daughter. sensational woman! the broadcaster beverley turner is with us now, and the and 0lympian and long—distance runnerjo pavey is in our exeter studio. good morning. jo, there's a lot of talk, and it's inevitable, people say a mum coming back to work, this isa say a mum coming back to work, this is a woman who nearly died, had four major surgeries when she was giving birth, or after she gave birth, this isa birth, or after she gave birth, this is a great comeback, jo, to come back at this level, isn't it? about its absolutely phenomenal. she's a great role model for women out there. people have really indeed

to her because she's notjust talked about how wonderful it is to be a mum, which is the main thing, but the struggles in coming back to sport. all women can appreciate what she's going through with the fact you're trying tojuggle going through with the fact you're trying to juggle everything and the wonderful things and also the struggles. it has been an amazing comeback. she had those difficult things during the birth, you've got the changes to your body, the sleepless nights, feeding the baby and pressures to come back to the top level and it's amazing what she's achieved. beverly, do you think it's a surprise she has come back so strong? not really, i think women have incredible bodies that are capable of phenomenal physiological feats. it is phenomenal we grow and birth these babies anyway, we should be celebrated routinely for that. she was at the peak of physical fitness before she had her baby so for her it wouldn't have been so difficult

to get back to being that's it. i wrote a birth book and in the book we talked about treating birth like a sport of them, so get to the start line as ready as you can physically, mentally and emotionally. it was the complications with the surgery afterwards ? complications with the surgery afterwards? that's what what's remarkable, i assumed she had a normal birth ten months after having the baby she came back, she had a caesarean, she could have come back from that, butjihad really difficult post—natal care, from that, butjihad really difficult post— natal care, where from that, butjihad really difficult post—natal care, where she really nearly died —— but she had. she is a physical machine. what is most remarkable, it's not necessarily the physical challenges, but the mental and emotional challenges. when you have a baby you don't often have headspace to concentrate on anything else. she's put that magnificent focus she has a nyway put that magnificent focus she has anyway into the sport while being a mum. ithink

anyway into the sport while being a mum. i think her husband is a very hands—on dad and plays a big part in this. her baby is called olympia alexis, she conveniently named the baby after the dad, which is a good move if you want him to be looking after the baby a lot, which i think he's doing a lot of. amazing story andl he's doing a lot of. amazing story and i hope she does brilliantly this afternoon. jo, afternoon. jo, how much support is there in the sporting world for women who have recently given birth to get back into the sport immediately? it is a shame we have to talk about winning backin shame we have to talk about winning back in sport and notjust parents, because men haven't been through the pregnancy. support networks, levels, what could be done better and what is being done well? it's difficult for a sportswoman because often women feel they are being punished through having a baby. you talk about the possibility of losing seeding, for anyone who has sponsorship and funding, you're expected to get back to that level

within a short space of time. you've got those pressures and you've got the risk of getting an injury with that kind of thing happening. obviously lots of sports women can't afford childcare with their sponsorship frozen, no income at all, and it's quite a difficult challenge. you've got to think of ways around it. for myself, i was fortu nate, ways around it. for myself, i was fortunate, like serena, that my husband was really supportive and we juggle husband was really supportive and we juggle things and fortunately didn't need to use childcare. it took a lot of juggling, need to use childcare. it took a lot ofjuggling, in those early days running on the treadmill, i breast—fed for seven months making sure i was near the baby and i made sure i was near the baby and i made sure my husband came with me on all the runs, i ran back and forth with the runs, i ran back and forth with the pram, it's a lot ofjuggling. there's not a lot of support out there, there's a long way to go, both a mum and lots of women are talked about and judged but the fathers play an equal role. i'm fortu nate, fathers play an equal role. i'm fortunate, like serena, to have a

supportive husband. you mentioned the juggling, that's the same for any working parent, it is the juggling. what always strikes me is the feeling of guilt a lot of the mumsi the feeling of guilt a lot of the mums i talked to say, they feel if they go back to work they are guilty because they aren't with their child but if they're not at work they feel guilty about not being with their child —— being at work. absolutely. you don't have the luxury of proper maternity leave as a sportswoman. i hope after wimbledon she will take some time and chill with her baby. when you go back to work quickly after a baby, it can catch up with you if you're not careful because it is exhausting and pretty much all mums want to do the bestjob they and pretty much all mums want to do the best job they can do. what will be interesting to see is how she copes with the pressure now she's got a baby, will she have another? that might put paid to more ambitions, the more you have, the

more the responsibility. she is incredible and an amazing role model. beverly, we will talk about this in an hour, you will be back. jo, thanks forjoining us. jo pavey, thanks forjoining us. jo pavey, thank you. send us your thoughts if you have any on this. we would love to hear from you. do you worry about the price of houses in your area? some groups have taken matters into their own hands, by building affordable homes for local people. it's been such a success that the government wants to see it happen more often, so it's given the community housing fund a cash boost, as ben has been finding out. it might be beautiful, but it's expensive. in lyme regis, house prices have soared. they're up nearly 30% in a decade. and it means most ordinary people are priced out. but keith, his wife, lorna, and friend, robert, have decided to do something about it. they've set up what's known as the community land

trust. i hope it will be great to put something back. it all started back in 2012. they were granted funding to get through the planning process. now they manage 15 properties that will always be rented out to local people at a big discount. will always be rented out to local people at a big discountlj will always be rented out to local people at a big discount. i reckon sized over the years that the massive need for houses local people could afford was increasing. —— recognised. 20 to 34—year—old had moved out. first—time buyers, people who play for the local football team, through the lifeboat, were important. there was no way i could move out of my parents' there was no way i could move out of my pare nts' even there was no way i could move out of my parents' even though i worked full time. a local property was £300, there was no way i could pay for that, without this opportunity we wouldn't have been able to get back. it's nice to have different age groups here. yeah. and the kids

running around in the evenings. knowing we've been born and bred here, we should be given a chance everywhere. it's not just in everywhere. it's notjust in lyme regis, community groups are cropping up around the country, including here in leeds. in 2008, there werejust 16 groups and now there are more than 240. and so the government has now committed another £163 million over the next two years to be handed out by local councils to groups that have got potential projects lined up where they live. stephen howley is already involved in getting affordable landing on new developments like this, but hopes to get hold of some of the new funding too. leeds city centre is a very expensive place to read so we want to make those homes available to people on low incomes, working families, people who wouldn't normally be able to access these housing situations.

the cash will be a welcome boost. there are plans afoot for 5000 new homesjust there are plans afoot for 5000 new homes just like there are plans afoot for 5000 new homesjust like this. but there are plans afoot for 5000 new homes just like this. but with only about a fifth of newbuilds considered affordable, these local projects will help. but many, many more will be needed to make a real difference. ben thompson, bbc news. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: further protests against president trump's visit to the uk are expected to take place today in scotland. the us president touched down at prestwick airport in ayrshire, shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday evening after completing his two—day working trip to the uk. he's due to play golf at the turnberry resort, which he owns, as part of a private visit. protestors filled george square in glasgow ahead of his arrival. our political correspondent tom barton is in our

london newsroom. good morning. well, it has been a trip full of controversy that now he is on private time in scotland, to you think things will come down? yes, the official part of his visit is now over, he has retired for the weekend to his turnberry estate, a round of golf i expect is on the cards, but it will not stop the event of the last few days reverberating around the political world. of course there was that extraordinary interview he gave to the sun newspaper in which he criticised theresa may and her brexit strategy and then of course the equally extraordinary reverse ferret at the joint press conference yesterday afternoon in which he said yes, a trade deal would be fine and described the uk — us relationship of the highest level of special. it didn't stop him though, in front of

the prime minister, from saying that borisjohnson would the prime minister, from saying that boris johnson would make the prime minister, from saying that borisjohnson would make a great prime minister. now all of that with a —— all of that as tens of thousands of people took to the streets around the country, among them jeremy corbyn, who said britain should not be rolling out the red carpet for donald trump. thank you, tom. we will talk about this more through the programme. dr liam fox will be on the programme later. officials in thailand say the 12 boys freed from a flooded cave with their football coach will be discharged from hospital on thursday. they are all said to be recovering both physically and mentally. the final few members of the team were brought out of the caves by divers on tuesday, having been trapped for more than two weeks. one of the british divers who helped save the boys says he and the other rescuers "are not heroes". john volanthen was the first voice the boys heard after nine days trapped in the underground network. i made them a promise that i'd come back and we did — in fact, we came back with food runs — so completely confident. but having said that, alive in a cave and alive outside of a cave are two very different things. he says he is not a hero but i think

that he is. definitely. definitely. sinn fein says an explosive device has been thrown at the house of its former leader gerry adams in west belfast. the attack comes after six nights of violence in londonderry. police blamed it on dissident republicans who are opposed to the peace process. mr adams tweeted that no—one was hurt. police in wiltshire are continuing their search for evidence in the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess and left charlie rowley in hospital had been in a bottle found at his house. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. a 7—year—old girl from northern ireland has become the first person in the uk to be granted a long—term licence for the use of medicinal cannabis. sophia gibson has a severe form of epilepsy which causes frequent and dangerous fits. her mother danielle davis joins us

from our belfast newsroom. good morning. thank you very much for joining good morning. thank you very much forjoining us good morning. thank you very much for joining us danielle. good morning. thank you very much forjoining us danielle. first of all may i ask you how is sophia? she is resting at home, she was in intensive care on tuesday but as i said, she was eventually discharged and is recovering at home still. now, this license has been granted for the long—term use of medicinal cannabis, how will this change her life in terms of treatment and health? it is significantly going to reduce her seizures and in turn, that will give her a better quality of childhood without it getting interrupted seizure after seizure and putting her life at risk daily. this must be such a relief to you and your family. it is such a stress

and your family. it is such a stress and a weight has been lifted off our shoulders and we are so excited for sophia to be able to start enjoying things like any other child should. can you tell us a bit about what the process has involved in order to youtube are given the term licence? —— for you to be given. —— the long—term. —— for you to be given. —— the long-term. it needed to be discussed whether it was a devolved problem or auk whether it was a devolved problem or a uk problem and after we submitted all of our paperwork, the expert panel was then set up and we would be to apply to the panel. then, essentially it is up to them. they look at all of the information that is even and they decided yesterday that they would grant sophia this licence. what do you think about the process that parents like you have had to go through. i am thinking of

other high profile cases where pa rents other high profile cases where parents have brought in medicinal cannabis for use and it has been seized or they have been denied access to this, even though they feel, and their physician feels, it significantly improves or alleviate the pain of illness that children are suffering. what do you make of this fight that is having to be fought? it is horrible for everyone involved and it has been bittersweet here in that yes, sophia has a licence and we always said we would do things legally and we never brought any of the thc back from the netherlands but there are so many hundreds of thousands of children, adults, so many other people within the uk that could use this to reduce seizures and for a list of other, you know, things that could be wrong with them. what would you say to pa rents with them. what would you say to parents who are fighting now? just

keep going. three long years. do i regret that? no. do i regret the time it took and how much it put sophia's life at risk? absolutely not. we came to a stalling point because we could not find a uk clinician and the end our pain campaign and theirteam clinician and the end our pain campaign and their team reached out and helped us the way they did with all the dingley, the other little boy who has a uk licence. —— alfie. thank you so much was speaking to us danielle and wishing of course sophia a healthy and speedy recovery at home and wishing her well. thank you. thank you so much. the big day at wimbledon today of course and mike looks like he is in prime position. they have let you in the commentary box, have they? i tell you what, you know how small i am,i tell you what, you know how small i am, ithink tell you what, you know how small i

am, i think this ox is for a hobbit because if i stand by head goes into the ceiling but it is so hot and cramped in here, but nostalgia! i have a touchscreen, 6.5 hours here, you can tell, they have left a few grapes. and we have found a packet of biscuits. russell and many biscuits you can have. just imagine concentrating for all of that time during that match, of course nothing compared to what it was like for the players! the physical exhaustion of this history making match. the dust is still settling on last night's epic semifinal between kevin anderson and john isner — anderson won it 26—24 in the fifth set — but it was a truly gruelling encounter. the covers are coming off on centre court. it's the second longest match in wimbledon's history. isner himself was involved in the longest eight years ago against nicolas mahut. hundreds started queuing up for resale tickets, hoping to take the place of fans who had to leave. rafael nadal and novak djokovic were forced to wait patiently for their turn on centre court

with djokovic finding a novel way to pass the time. roughly on a dull apparently played a board game. —— nadal. and in the end, after a staggering six hours and 35 minutes, it was anderson that triumphed. it's the first time in 97 years that a south african will have been in the men's singles final at the all england club. —— in the men's singles final at the all england club. honestly, i really hope this is a bit of a, you know, sign for grand slams to change, you know, this format, you know, out of five sets. i mean, for us to be out there this length of time, i mean, notjust on us coming back trying to compete at this sort of stage going through this, but i do know that i'm into the finals of wimbledon and, you know, that's really, you know, part of a dream come true. and it's remarkable to think that the men's semifinals are still ongoing. rafael nadal and novak djokovic didn't have enough time to finish their match last night. everything has to end basically at a cu rfew of everything has to end basically at a curfew of 11 o'clock because of the neighbours. they'll resume later today on centre court, with djokovic, the three—time champion, leading by two sets to one.

it is very tight and this could go on for ages as well. and for the sixth time in seven years, there will be a murray in a wimbledon final — britain's jamie murray is through to the final of the mixed doubles with partner victoria azarenka. they beat british hopefuls harriet dart and jay clarke in straight sets. murray won the mixed doubles title last year with martina hingis. so here in the commentary box today, eventually after the men's semifinals are complete, they will be commentating on the women's final andi be commentating on the women's final and i wonder, will it be a fairytale return for serena williams are chasing another record in her incredible career, remarkable this one, because only ten months ago she said she basically nearly died, this was after surgery after she gave birth to her daughter. that was in september. fast—forward 10 months, the 36—year—old is on the verge of a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title. she's up against germany's angelique kerber. away from the intensity of

wimbledon, a huge weekend football in russia. it all wraps up. england's 2018 world cup comes to an end tonight as they take on belgium in the third/fourth place play—off in st petersburg. however significant you may think it is, at least they have one more match. despite the disappointment of losing wednesday's semifinal against croatia in extra time, manager gareth southgate is determined england will leave russia on a high and tired legs mean there could be some changes. sometimes it's not always a good decision for people to play if their energy isn't quite there and we've got to think of who can give us the best performance, so it won't be exactly the same starting 11 but we don't — we want — we want ideally to make as few changes as possible. there we are, that is the football, this is the tennis, that is the scoreboard, the order of play today you can seek djokovic and nadal, it is unfinished, it goes on and head of the women's final. i am so hot, i

have only been in here for 20 minutes but i think i have to go outside and cool down with a water and to show you how cramped it is, i am not tall but what happens will go through the hobbit door over there so through the hobbit door over there soi through the hobbit door over there so i will exit stage left without tripping over anything and i will see you after eight o'clock. i am over the chairs, the old bbc branded and there, and through the hobbit door. see you later! but is remarkable. oh my goodness! i can tell you that door must be that big. because he is tiny! but is how big mike is. in the old bbc branded chairand it is mike is. in the old bbc branded chair and it is literally stuck on the back. sellotape is our thing. but boy could cause chaos. you'll no doubt remember boaty mcboatface, the name given to a polar research ship by a public vote. who could forget? in the end, it was decided that naming the ship sir david attenborough would be more appropriate, given his work exploring the natural world. hmm, yeah.

what a name to give it. the ship will go into the water for the first time this afternoon and our science correspondent victoria gill is standing by. good morning to you victoria. it looks like it will be a gorgeous day. it does, doesn't it? stunning. the ship is right here, there she is, gleaming behind me, and a more appropriate and more impressive name, really, rrs sir david attenborough, and sir david himself will be here at 20 past 12 triggering the launch of the ship. you get here some of the hubbub around me because we are standing in around me because we are standing in a working shipyard. another person who will be here is dame professor jane francis. you are the director of the british antarctic survey who will be operating the ship. thank you forjoining us. what is special, £200 million, what is special about the vessel? it is a state-of-the-art research tripled to take us to the

polar oceans, the arctic and antarctica, and we know that the polar oceans will give us clues about what is happening to the change on our planet and this ship has got some of the latest science things that we can do so for example actually this whole you can see has actually this whole you can see has a hole in the middle of it and it means we can go into ice covered waters and we can put the instruments down through the hole in the middle of the ship and can work even though we are stuck in ice cove red even though we are stuck in ice covered these. wow! happens here? boaty mcboatface live song? what happened to him? -- lives on. there will be lots of cranes on the ship so boaty mcboatface who lives in the national pressure grenade centre, —— national oceanography centre, and the automated submarine, boaty who will collect data will go on its way autonomously through the ocean so this will be its home for many months of the year. thank you so

much, jane francis, and we will be standing way back, pardon the noise as they set up for the big launch at 12:20 as we will stand way back as this ship shoots down and takes its first drop in the water to the river mersey, they have to wait for the very highest tide to launch it because it is so huge. glorious in birkenhead this morning. let's find out what it is like across the rest of the country. this picture doesn't match. don't panic if you've got out ball plans, yesterday evening in london, we haven't seen rain in london since the 29th of may, able bit of welcome rain buta the 29th of may, able bit of welcome rain but a shock if you got it because it was pretty intense —— outdoor plans. most of us getting this, beautiful in devon already, lots of blue sky, sunshine and warmth to go with it this weekend. temperatures peaking in the

mid—to—high 20s for many. a slight exception in the story and we have a weather front to point out for you. bringing outbreaks of showery rain into the western isles and northern ireland. much of eastern scotland to the south—east, lovely, sunny spells to start but the cloud will gather through the afternoon but staying dry, as you can see. elsewhere, any early morning mist lifting nicely, blue sky and lots of sunshine and the small chance of a shower through east anglia and the north—east through the afternoon. you would be unlucky if you get a shower. a hot day for many, the warm tones denoting this. cooler and fresher to the north—west, where that weather front will sit, 16 to 23 the high here, some might welcome that kind of temperature. further south, here, some might welcome that kind of temperature. furthersouth, highs of temperature. furthersouth, highs of mid—to—high 20s. for wimbledon, another hot one, even into tomorrow, if we get 30, the hottest men's finalfor

if we get 30, the hottest men's final for 20 if we get 30, the hottest men's finalfor 20 years. if we get 30, the hottest men's final for 20 years. before we get to that, we've actually got quite a sultry night to come in much of england and wales. again, quiet, with lots of warmth still radiating. temperatures are not falling too far at all, the mid—teens quite widely. our weather front nudging through northern ireland into central scotla nd northern ireland into central scotland and it will bring outbreaks of rainfor scotland and it will bring outbreaks of rain for sunday. for scotland and northern ireland, a different story for the second half of the weekend but welcome rain here, isn't it, really, and further south we keep the sunshine and warmth with hardly any breeze. head to the coast if you wa nt settled any breeze. head to the coast if you want settled sunny wells, you won't be disappointed, top temperatures of likely 26 to 30 in the south, 2221 in the north and west. —— sunny spells. —— 20 to 21. love those numbers! thank you very much. we'll bring you the headlines at 8am. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch

with me, samira ahmed. coming up: high drama in westminster as two cabinet ministers resign, but did personalities trump substance in the bbc‘s coverage? did the bbc really need to fly sophie rayworth to moscow to present news bulletins on the night of the world cup semi—final? first, president trump's much—anticipated trip to the uk is in full swing and it's proving predictably controversial. for some viewers, too much of the buildup coverage focused on the protests planned for the president, such as the row over the trump baby blimp to be flown over central london. chris steele was one of them, asking: and after air force one landed at stansted airport and the demonstrations started, the complaints continued along similar lines, with dawn rosher writing: gaynor yeates agreed.

president trump arrived in a country he had described just before leaving washington as being in turmoil, a reference presumably to those two cabinet resignations within 24 hours, reported here on monday's news at six. the foreign secretary went this afternoon. he disagreed with the prime minister's latest brexit plan. and earlier, the brexit secratary said he was resigning as he didn't believe in theresa may's exit strategy. big political news no doubt, but two newswatch viewers objected to the coverage, recording videos to explain why. here's francis fa ruja and first, john gillifer.

when the disagreement and subsequent resignation over brexit were announced, the immediate reaction of those covering seemed to be, "what does this mean for theresa may's future as prime minister?" surely what's important is how it affects the brexit process, the infighting within and between our parties should surely be secondary. in general, the coverage of the brexit process seems to spend far too much time concentrating on the interaction between our politicians at the expense of giving any detail on what's been decided. unfortunately, what is portrayed in the frenzied news media, including the much respected bbc news broadcast, is only the political high drama of this instead of educating the british public of what it means to remain or to exit the customs union. this is not explained and what is focused on are the personalities, ie boris johnson versus theresa may and the possibility of ousting the british prime minister. how can the public make an informed

decision or conduct a genuine informed debate if the complex issues remain unexplained and only the mps seem to know what is involved? well, bbc political correspondent chris mason was one of those reporting on monday's developments. we asked him to look back at what that was like. i was on the bbc news channel at 2pm on monday afternoon, and we got word that borisjohnson's outriders and security staff were waiting outside 1 carlton gardens, the residency of the foreign secretary, and were kicking their heels. they didn't know where he was, they didn't know if he was coming out to the car, he was due at a summit, a summit about the balkans down the road and frankly he hadn't turn up for work. i charged to carlton gardens and expected an afternoon of drama. it was an afternoon of drama because at 3pm downing street announced boris johnson had indeed resigned, but there wasn't a great deal of for us to see at carlton gardens. i arrived just after 2pm, left at around 9pm in the evening, seven hours of waiting, and he still hadn't left. he spent much of the afternoon

penning that resignation statement, inviting in a photographer to take that image of him writing or holding that resignation statement. and yet another extraordinary day. there was clearly some frustration... yes, there is soap opera around the characters but there is also fundamentals around the vision and the shape and the flavour around brexit. that's what those resignations were about. they were about two cabinet ministers who looked at the chequers statement and the white paper that was to follow a few days' later and frankly didn't think that was a vision of brexit that they could go out and sell. so, of course, the story on monday was about two big personalities, but it was about much more than that, it was about what brexit could orshould, in theirview, look like. i think it's absurd to suggest frankly that there is a difference between the characters and the soap opera around those

characters and their resignations, and the principles of what a brexit should look like, because they resigned on a point of principle because they had a different vision of the principles of what that vision should look like. so it was absolutely about the substance of how a brexit deal should be formulated. now, i don't know whether downing street were aware that this interview had been recorded. i was on the late shift on thursday night when the front page of the sun newspaper appeared. i think it's fair to say the late shift on our rotor isn't always the most sought after, but i've had a couple of corkers is in the last week and when that front page appeared and we saw the transcript of the interview, what you're seeing is an extraordinary exchange and you have to capture that in how we report it.

here was an american president very specifically suggesting a government blueprint for brexit, the dominating political issue of our time, that was published less than an hour before air force one landed at stansted airport in essex, wouldn't create an environment in which the uk and the us could do a trade deals. this incredibly delicate and sensitive domestic political issue was being tackled by an american president who'd already trodden on a few eggshells and then was treading on the remaining ones in the box. extraordinary, and we had to report that in a way that acknowledged just how extraordinary that was. is there always a challenge for reporters in reporting the here and now, and also having a perspective that allows you to step back and see the bigger picture? absolutely, that's a constant challenge for reporters. but the principaljob of a reporter is to report the here and now

as accurately and as honestly and as openly, with as much information as we can get hold of in that moment, to our audiences. i think we've done that. donald trump has blown a hole in theresa may's brexit plans... often, and this week has been an exception, often brexit in the micro, the day—to—day developments, frankly to a lot of people can be quite dull, but when you get weeks like this where interest in brexit just goes off the scale. we have an absolute job, i think, to communicate that clearly and enthusiastically and with passion and in an engaging way, because there are these little moments in the long road of telling the story of brexit where people pay more attention, and we have to make the most of that and capture that attention whilst it lasts, because very quickly, and perfectly understandably, viewers' and listeners‘ and readers‘ attentions will meander on to something else in the weeks and months ahead until there is another

flashpoint or big moment. it's clear from recent editions of the programme that the end of the football world cup this weekend will be greeted with relief by some members of the audience, even though millions have enjoyed it too. news coverage reached fever pitch on wednesday with, well, you know what. sophie rayworth was on the spot for the news at six. the moment has come. england are about to take on croatia in the world cup semi—final here in moscow. their biggest match in more than a quarter of a century. scores of viewers wondered what sophie rayworth, with no previously disclosed expertise in either football or russia, was doing in moscow. here's nick blandford: paul stafford and first andy brushet recorded their reactions

for us on camera. seems all too common practice now that when a major incident occurs around the world, a bbc news anchor goes on site to report against a blackend skyline. it adds very little value, probably a lot of technical complication and often smacks to me of being a jolly. i switched on the 6pm news and who should i see presenting from moscow but sophie rayworth! i was astonished. all she did was introduce other bbc reporters. she added nothing herself. this was repeated again on the 10pm broadcast after england had lost. why oh why oh why, bbc, did you think it necessary to send sophie rayworth all the way to moscow? surely one of the other reporters could have done the broadcast. we asked bbc

news for their response, and they told us: finally, back to those brexit related resignations and simon mccoy was conducting an interview on the subject on monday while the breaking news banner on monday read: underneath that, apparently a lab rating on the headline, we were told a fifth person has been rescued from the flooded cave, that more ambulances had been seen going into

the operation area and that the mission had been paused due to depleting oxygen levels. that accidental mash—up with the rescue of 12 schoolboys and never will coach from a flooded cave in thailand seemed particularly apt to some. thank you for all your comments this week. you can call us with your opinions on bbc news on: ore—mail: you can find us on twitter: do have a look at our website: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. our headlines today:

pagentry and demonstrations — after meeting the queen, president trump arrives in scotland. he's met by more protests. police investigate after a paraglider flies within yards of his hotel. can the three lions beat belgium to their highest world cup finish sine 1966? on board the rrs sir david attenborough, as the polar research ship prepares to launch.