good morning, and welcome to breakfast with steph mcgovern and mega 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 paragliderflies 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. in sport, it's not a sprint, it's a marathon at sw19. kevin anderson reaches the final by winning the second—longest match in wimbledon history. and later, serena williams becomes the first mother in 38 years to appear in the women's final. good morning. summer continues this

weekend looks likely to be tried, settled and sunny for most of us, with some hot sunshine, but not for all. all the details coming up. it's saturday, 14thjuly. our top story: 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 8pm yesterday evening, after meeting the queen and theresa may. he's due to play golf at the turnberry resort, which he owns. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. scotland is a country donald trump knows well, and has visited many times before, but this is his 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 formal 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 you want to to him? go back home, please. we don't want you here. but this sentiment isn't shared by all. in glasgow, a small group, heavily outnumbered, showed their support for president trump. there has 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 on duty from the duration of his visit to scotland, patrolling the sea and shore line and they will be hoping there will be no repeat of last night when a protestor flying a paraglider got within around 100 metres of the president shortly after he arrived at his resort. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. 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. 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, but if england win, it would be their most successful tournament on foreign soil. let's cross to st petersburg, and our reporter ashley john baptiste. throughout the morning we have been talking to you, and i think people are building up behind you, the excitement is building. how is it feeling that? yes, so i am at palace square in st petersburg and it is iiam. square in st petersburg and it is ”am. more people are coming into the square, but unfortunately, i cannot see any england fans. we have

kevin miles from the football supporters association. what do you make of the turnout of england fans in st petersburg? in many ways, this is the match that nobody wants to be m, is the match that nobody wants to be in, the losers final. we are probably going to seem fewer than 1000 england fans here today. big disappointment, of course, in the semifinals. they are a little bit deflated, but at the same time proud of what the team has achieved. there is still positivity, a sense that expectations were exceeded. but the end ofa expectations were exceeded. but the end of a long four—week stint, it is a bit of an anti—climactic feel. end of a long four—week stint, it is a bit of an anti-climactic feel. how proud ourfans a bit of an anti-climactic feel. how proud our fans to see england a bit of an anti-climactic feel. how proud ourfans to see england make the semifinals? it is a fantastic position to be in. it is a very cruel stage in the tournament, to lose, because you are almost there. to come out at that point and take its toll on morale. so, there you have it, disappointment for not

beating croatia, but a lot of pride for how the squad has performed. thank you. it looks great over there. i know not many fans are going, but still, we are behind the team. we certainly are. a six—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. the broadcaster richard bacon is recovering in hospital in london after spending several days in a medically induced coma. the former blue peter and radio 5live presenter is being treated for suspected pneumonia, after falling ill on a flight from the united states, where he now lives. his mother says he is slowly making progress. 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. 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. the time is 9:07am. one of the most contentious moments of donald trump's visit so far, was his interview with the sun newspaper, saying that theresa may's brexit blueprint would make it difficult for the uk to agree its own trade deals. one man who would have an opinion on that is the government's international trade secretary, dr liam fox, and hejoins us now. good morning to you. how do you think this visit has gone? has it

gone well? i think the visit has gone well? i think the visit has gone well. the discussions that we have had been very constructive. i was with the president and a number of british chief executive of some of british chief executive of some of our country the macro companies, from rolls—royce to gs k the other night, and there was a positive atmosphere. the president was clearly interested in what british companies were doing in the us. the employee nearly 1 million companies were doing in the us. the employee nearly1 million americans, and be discussing investment opportunities that were available, in the uk and the us, and the trade opportunities that exist between us. so, the atmosphere was positive and i was pleased to see it reflected in the president's press conference yesterday. i want to come back to the trade issues that you mentioned, but obviously there was some embarrassing moments for the government in all of this. we have seen huge protests. the president said in an interview on the front of the sun that theresa may has wrecked

brexit, and of course he also said that boris johnson brexit, and of course he also said that borisjohnson would make a good primer lister, in front of the current prime minister. so there have been some embarrassing moments, you have to admit. the president has his own way of expressing himself, andi his own way of expressing himself, and i don't think that the protesters were an embarrassment to the government, i think they were an embarrassment to themselves. when you have the president of the united states, the leader of the free world, being greeted with signs that say no home, we hate you, i don't think that reflects the genuine good manners and hospitality of the british people. well, it doesn't sound like president charm has had good manners the entire time he has been here. dash—macro president trump. i have found the president to be impeccably well mannered and well—informed. the important thing was that the discussions we had, not what people say elsewhere. we have

had important trade discussions during the week with our american counterparts, looking to see where we have opportunities. as you know, the us has a problem with the eu over car tariffs because the eu charge 10% tariffs on american cars coming into the eu, whereas the americans only charge 2.5% on european cars going into america. that is one thing we could deal with ourselves unilaterally, as we left the eu, and that was something that was of great reassurance to the us. 0n was of great reassurance to the us. on that point of trade, as you say, ta riffs on that point of trade, as you say, tariffs could change, given the proposal that has been agreed at the moment. but there is an issue around the regulatory side of this because you are saying that we would still agree to this common eu rule book. how beat can be trade deals actually

go with the us, when it is notjust about tariffs, it is about the regulation as well? well, we have a lwa ys regulation as well? well, we have always said that on issues, for example agricultural goods, that as we leave the eu we would maintain oui’ we leave the eu we would maintain our high standards. that is notjust because of the goods coming into the uk, it is also because when we export foodstuffs, for example, other countries know that because we applied high regulatory standards in the uk, that they will be buying a high—quality product. ba rclays the uk, that they will be buying a high—quality product. barclays bank did a survey of chinese consumers, 5796 did a survey of chinese consumers, 57% of whom said they would be willing to pay more for british products because they know they are of high quality. maintaining our high regulatory standards is important for our exports. yes, it doesin important for our exports. yes, it does in some way restrict what we can do in trade agreements, but he has got lots of freedom in other areas, on reducing tariffs, quotas, what we can do in services, including financial services, what we can do in data services. there area large we can do in data services. there

are a large number of offers, and this debate has been very focused, bromley, on one part of the trade agenda, not fully understanding that the freedoms that we have on a whole range of other areas when we leave the eu. i do not worried that president trump is a protectionist, so we president trump is a protectionist, so we have already seen him say that the us will impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, and it feels like this is just the start. are you not worried about how you will marry that relationship with doing a trade deal with the us, and yet still having some type of relationship with the eu when there could be an all—out tariff war? relationship with the eu when there could be an all-out tariff war? we have two separate the two issues. getting a trade agreement with the us on ourfuture getting a trade agreement with the us on our future trade is very positive. as you know, the government, including myself, have been critical of the way the us have applied tariffs on steel, including european and british steel. we understand why the us is anxious about overproduction of steel, but

this is basically a problem that is emanating from china, and we think that to use the pretext of national—security is wrong, and of course we have launched a challenge to that at the world trade 0rganisation in geneva, which is the correct way to deal with it because we regard it as a legal issue which should be dealt with through the rules based system on trade. since this proposal was agreed at chequers, you have had the resignation of two pro—brexit cabinet members. what have you seen in this that borisjohnson and david davis didn't? when you look at the wider picture, of where britain's trade needs to be, you can see the areas that we need to expand into. the international monetary fund says that 90% of global growth in the next 10—15 years will be outside europe. that means that we have got to be able to capitalise on the new markets, and lastly those are going to be in services, not in goods, and we have to prepare ourselves for

that, and give ourselves the freedom to be able to access those markets by getting into wider trade agreements. we think that we have got a balance here that allows us to maintain the trade with the eu as best we can, to maintain business and jobs best we can, to maintain business andjobs in best we can, to maintain business and jobs in the uk, but at the same time, to give us the freedom to be able to take advantage very much in service agreements, insurance, banking for example, as we get into those wider growth markets around the world. i think the balance is right, and i think as people begin to absorb the freedoms that we still have in these agreements, i think they will see that this is a deal that the eu should accept, as i have been saying. we now need to have a people's brexit, not a bureaucrat‘s brexit. we need to talk about the prosperity of people right across europe, and not what is good for bureaucrats in brussels. how strong is theresa may's position in leading this, because the resignation of two cabinet members, and the president

of america saint borisjohnson would make a good prime minster in front of her? the prime minister is in a strong position with the support of parliamentary party. she has set out a confident and ambitious plan for the european union. the thing we need to do is to persuade our european partners this is in their best interest as well as ours, not just the prime minister, but right across the cabinet we will be selling that message to european partners. if we do not get a deal, it will be bad for them. the european union has £100 billion of surplus in trade and goods with the united kingdom. they do not want to have to pay to get access to the uk market through tariffs. it is in everyone's interest that we are sensible going forward and the prime minister is providing a leader matt. dr liam fox, thank you for your time this morning. it is going to be sunny for many. i feel like

this morning. it is going to be sunny for many. ifeel like i have said that a lot. lots of rain arranges the day as well. i got caught ina arranges the day as well. i got caught in a few storms. we have been saying a hot and sunny for weeks. i'm in the doghouse because i showed this picture half an hour ago and i think there was a typing mistake, i got the spelling wrong. apologies. it is beautiful in norfolk this morning. i know that there is some fog out there, but that will lift away and foremost of england and wales, it will be beautiful today. warmerfor many, wales, it will be beautiful today. warmer for many, if wales, it will be beautiful today. warmerfor many, if not wales, it will be beautiful today. warmer for many, if not hot wales, it will be beautiful today. warmerfor many, if not hot in a wales, it will be beautiful today. warmer for many, if not hot in a few places, high 20s possible. the exception today is in the far north—west, we do have a weather front. something i have not said for quite some time. that will bring patchy rain to the west of scotland and the western half of ireland. it

will take its time to arrive, clouding over gradually but expect some sunshine in the east of scotla nd some sunshine in the east of scotland into the borders. further south, it is plain sailing. we will see high temperatures across central and south—eastern areas. cooler in the far north—west. behind that weather front, around 16 degrees, but generally through scotland were looking at low to mid 20s. this will be the story for wimbledon. if you're lucky enough to have centre court tickets for the ladies‘ final. tomorrow could be the warmest men‘s finalfor tomorrow could be the warmest men‘s final for 20 tomorrow could be the warmest men‘s finalfor 20 years if tomorrow could be the warmest men‘s final for 20 years if we get 30 degrees. that is highly likely. before that we have to get through a sultry night for trying to get a good night‘s sleep. north and west, the cloud will gather. the rain is patchy, but moving into northern ireland, scotland and eventually parts of aberdeenshire as well. the weather front will move east slowly,

but it is a slow process. it stays predominantly dry across the east of scotland, and for much of england and wales, another hot, dry and sunny story. 30 degrees not out of the question. if this is too much for you, you will be pleased to hear that this weather front will introduce something fresher as it moves south and east. it will not give a significant rain, it will wea ken give a significant rain, it will weaken substantially. cloud will spill its way south and east, so as we move from minding the tuesday, temperatures will be in the high teens to the low to mid 20s and that might suit some of us better. there are some good figures on there. thank you. i like those high numbers. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. broadcaster ian collins is here to tell us what‘s caught his eye. good morning. how are you feeling?

you were feeling in la in the last are? i had about 500 oranges and i feel fantastic. your stomach will be dodgy. man flu is a thing of the past. you can go out on a bike ride them. as long as i have a bell on my bike. there are more cyclists than ever before and there has always been a debate about the safety considerations of cycles. there are stats of series injuries and deaths that have been caused because of collisions that involve a bike. the argument is that bells could become compulsory. i would put one of those lorry driver‘s corms and every bike. do you agree or disagree? anything that can improve safety. for a long time, not on a personal level, but some of the cycling industry has got away without having to adhere to the usual health and safety concerns. away without having to adhere to the

usual health and safety concernslj a lwa ys usual health and safety concerns.” always look when i am crossing the road but i never think about the cycle lanes. i just road but i never think about the cycle lanes. ijust walk road but i never think about the cycle lanes. i just walk over them. there is nothing a cyclist likes more than jumping a there is nothing a cyclist likes more thanjumping a red light. there is nothing a cyclist likes more than jumping a red light. as a cyclist to does notjump red lights... are you sure? yes. i think they are good idea because lots of pads are being created. that is my point. it is cycling paths that i sometimes work a clause. in london they have spent £100 trillion in cycle rains and you can be driving your car and realise that the cyclist is not in the lane, they are on the road. i have no understanding of that. i will tell you why. portals. and debris goes into the lane and they are not cleaned. do you think that is what it is? not just cleaned. do you think that is what it is? notjust abject in consideration. yes. i do cycle, actually. i got sworn at by a

cyclist yesterday, but i did deserve it. it was my fault for not looking. we are talking about the number of flights in and out of british airports. this is one of those interesting figures. if you think about the emphasis we have on the environment, what is right and wrong, car pollutants and the rest of it, we were just talking about cycles, and yet the number of flights in and out of british airports has increased by 40% in five years. we have got another ru nway five years. we have got another runway coming outside the capital. this is an area that nobody really factors into the environmental debate. some clearly do, but broadly, it isjust debate. some clearly do, but broadly, it is just an aeroplane. 0ne broadly, it is just an aeroplane. one of those things landing and taking off must be, without knowing too much about the specifics, you would have to reasonably assume there is quite a lot of bad stuff coming out the back of one. we very rarely talk about are corbyn foot print any more. it used to be the big thing but now it is plastic. we

are not talking about that any more. we are talking about straws and paper towels and toilets. there are all of those debates, but planes do not seem to be on the radar. what is driving the increase, business or leisure? they talk about business being a massive factor behind needing the additional runway at heathrow but there are detractors who say that is not true. you can easily divvy up the business between existing airports. it seems that whoever wins at airports and airlines has a vested interest in having more of them, like any other business. it is extraordinary it seems to swerve all of the usual debate when you think about the kind of cars we drive now, cycling, as you mentioned with paper, that kind of stuff, and yet aeroplanes, as many as you like. there was a problem with pilots last year, so that to be something which comes up

again. we have got one minute, do you want to talk about katie price or donald trump? in the same sentence, shall we do it. katie price is to gestede at women‘s hour. you first see that headline and you think, what are they doing? there is a good reason behind it. she has taken control of one episode this week and she wants to look at online abuse. regardless of where you stand on katie price, she gets an awful lot, and her son, just outrages. steve bannon, he used to be the number two for donald trump at the white house, and he says that chair is the inspiration for everything that trump buzz in the white house. is that a good thing or a bad thing? i am surprised donald trump has even heard of margaret thatcher. nonetheless, according to his number two. he is a very clever man. it has been lovely having you on the sofa. i hope you‘re man flu eases up.

having you on the sofa. i hope you're man flu eases up.” having you on the sofa. i hope you're man flu eases up. i am for more oranges. 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. she is a brilliant athlete. this is extraordinary in many ways. 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. once upon a time, there was a girl... hi. ..and she had a dream of playing 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 want to be even more of that role model for my daughter. here to talk to us about serena‘s journey this year is 0lympian boxer natasha jonas, and her two—year—old daughter. hello to you both. morning. that is the look i get from everyone, to be honest. and from her home in south london is the former british tennis number one and broadcaster annabel croft. good morning to you as well. good morning. let me start with you. park is through the comeback of serena. we know she is a fantastic athlete,

but given what she went through ten months ago, are you surprised by her comeback? i think the whole tennis world is in all of what serena williams is doing. just ten months ago she gave birth to her first baby, there were complications with the birth, and she has only played, this is herfor event bag on the tour and her level is extraordinary. she is on the brink of perhaps tying with margaret court for 2h grand slam titles, she‘s going for her eighth wimbledon title. it would be a monumental achievement and she would be the fourth women in the history of the game in grand slam tennis to do that, to be a mother. the tennis world is in all of what she is achieving. we are not in the women giving birth, we should be, because it happens, women do so, but it is the strength with which she has come back after ten months, four major surgeries, being a mother,

still grappling with the joys of motherhood. she tweeted that she missed the first steps of her daughter. how do you make that balance? mentally what are you thinking about but you still have that competitive edge, i am out there to win? i do not think you ever lose that. itjust there to win? i do not think you ever lose that. it just shows you how mentally and physically strong she is, the comeback from matt. as an athlete, i admire what she has done. as a mum and a parent, i admire what she's doing. to her little girl, she is a super person, and a super athlete, but she is still that super mum who has those magic kisses. when you fall over. how difficult is it to return to sport, mentally, physically, emotionally, after giving birth?m is very difficult, to get your body back to the elite level that it was

before. that goes back to her mindset of how strong and determined and motivated shias. she is out there once again. in a wimbledon final. you have got to take your hat off to her. how setup is the tennis world for serena to be among? idea challenges that you face when you go into a sport like tennis? there is so into a sport like tennis? there is so much travelling and the sponsorship element, when you stop working for well, you do not have that? how challenging it is a? extremely challenging. as any man will tell you, it is utterly exhausting having your first baby but if you are into that equation, trying to train, the guilt factor and the physical side of things. the entire day of most professional tennis players spend their entire day time to prove what they do on a tennis court, physical work on and off the court, mental training,

physical treatments and the practice and match planning. there is not much extra time in amongst that. when you have a baby, you have got to have the child care. i know they have a wonderful creche at wimbledon which lots of the players who are players on the tour make great use of, but it is everything that goes along with it. it is hard enough being a parent let alone be a professional sport at the highest level. interesting that you mentioned the crash, but the ranking of serena williams drop down to 453 when she went into the french open after maternity leave. yes, we have something called a protected ranking in women‘s tennis. she has been given a protected ranking and then there was the debacle about whether she should be seeded at wimbledon, and she was eventually ceded. today she will have her toughest test so far, because she will face the first top ten player in the championship,

someone top ten player in the championship, someone who has beaten her before in grand slam play. angelique kerber is won two grand slam titles and is a former world number one. this is probably the best final we could have had at wimbledon when you look at the whole draw. it will not be easy for her, juggling motherhood along with what cheers been trying to do to win. she‘s going for her seventh victory today. talking about juggling. victory today. talking about juggling, that is what you hear from pa rents juggling, that is what you hear from parents the most. it is the guilt. if you go back to work quickly, you feel guilty for not being with your child, but if you‘re with your child you will feel guilty for not pushing your career. i speak to a lot of working mums, and they do feel guilty, but it is your job, and they do feel guilty, but it is yourjob, and and they do feel guilty, but it is your job, and eventually and they do feel guilty, but it is yourjob, and eventually every working mum has to go back to work,

and you just have to accept that and move on and just try to be the person that you can be. thank you for coming to talk to us. annabel, thank you as well, it will definitely be an exciting final. you can hear the bitter patter of your toddler in the studio! she has gone exploring, good on her. we are with you on bbc until 10am. and then, andy 0liver will take over in then, andy 0liver will take over in the saturday to kitchen. what is on today? hello, how are you all doing? really when the macro well, but hungry! our special guest is him billy walsh. welcome. there is food heaven and food health. what is hell for you? lambert. i heaven and food health. what is hell foryou? lambert. i know heaven and food health. what is hell for you? lambert. i know that is so controversial, so many people love it, but it is one of the few food that i don‘t like. and what is

heavenly? japanese food, i love seared tuna and broad beans, things like that. i am with you. two amazing chefs today.” like that. i am with you. two amazing chefs today. i have brought amazing chefs today. i have brought a little bit of something from jersey. i will be baking them with a salt crush with cheese and onion. and amazing cheesy jacket salt crush with cheese and onion. and amazing cheesyjacket potato! and amazing cheesyjacket potato! and what about you, neil?” and amazing cheesyjacket potato! and what about you, neil? i will barbecue some fresh prawns and make a chicory and burned fruit salad. that sounds amazing. yes, amazing. and the lovely 0llie is he on drinks duty. it has got to be a cold beer! and lashings of wine, and lashings of fun. fun, dastardly! we will see you at 10am. lashings of fun and

lashings of wine, sounds like my kind of show. headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. coming up before 10am, we‘ll get the weather with louise. but first, a summary of this morning‘s main news. further protests against president trump‘s visit are expected to take place today in scotland. he touched down at prestwick airport in ayrshire last night and is due to play golf at his turnberry resort. demonstrators filled george square in glasgow ahead of his arrival. earlier, the international trade secretary liam fox criticised those who took to the streets yesterday.” don‘t think that the protesters were an embarrassment to the government, i think they were an embarrassment to themselves. when you have the president of the united states, the

leader of the free world, being greeted with signs that say "go home, we hate you", i don‘t think that reflects the genuine good manners and hospitality of the british people. let‘s talk to catriona renton, who‘s at president trump‘s turnberry resort this morning. the weather looks glorious, we understand he is going to play golf, and this is his private time, the works as it is over. this is very much a private visit. behind me in the trees is the luxury hotel where the trees is the luxury hotel where the president and the first lady spent last night. it was an unusual start to this visit to scotland. we we re start to this visit to scotland. we were standing outside the hotel, taking pictures of the president, he was meeting his entourage on the terrace, when a paraglider came into the shot and got very, very close to the shot and got very, very close to the president. we understand that police scotland are still trying to trace the pilot. a greenpeace

protester, he went in front of the hotel, close to the hotel yesterday evening. police are asking for any information that can help with their enquiry. today, as you say, we expect to see the president at some point today playing on his beloved golf course. we are also expecting some protesters. some are already arriving this morning, and there will be a demonstration also in edinburgh, where that balloon that detects president trump as a baby is expected to be flown. we don‘t think she —— he will meet the first minister, but president trump is expected to stay here again tonight before going to helsinki tomorrow. thank you. 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. 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. more than 120 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at an election rally in pakistan. more than 100 others were hurt by the blast in the south west of the country. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack, the deadliest in the country for four years. a six—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. it is horrible for everyone involved, and it has been bittersweet in that yes, she has got a licence, we always said we would do things legally, we never brought anything back from the netherlands, but there are so many other people within the uk that could use this to reduce seizures. those are the main stories this morning. now, the latest sport news. another big sporting day. england are playing belgium, and of course

it is the women‘s final with serena williams and angelique kerber. all of them are getting ready. what are those ground staff doing? we mentioned the women‘s final, this is the rehearsal for rolling out the green carpet will stop they are bringing out the table for the trophy as well. they might have to wait for when they do it for real this afternoon, it will not be 2pm, because first of all there is the match between djokovic and rafael nadal to finish. that had to stop because of a curfew at 11pm. before that was the second longest match in wimbledon history. the winner eventually was kevin anderson after 6.5 hours. we will find out later who he is going to play. when the players walk out for the women‘s final, serena williams and angelique kerber, there will be a special girl who is 11 who joined kerber, there will be a special girl who is 11 whojoined me now. tia has

thejob of walking who is 11 whojoined me now. tia has the job of walking out with the players, and then tossing the point to decide who serves. congratulations, you are representing the royal air force in their centenary year. how did this come about and what did you think when you found out?” come about and what did you think when you found out? i go to a youth clu b when you found out? i go to a youth club on monday, and the manager, hayley, she gets to vote every year ona hayley, she gets to vote every year on a person she sings would be good to do the coin toss, and i got selected. how did it feel when you found out you will be doing the women‘s final? shocked and really happy. brilliant, and you have been practising. give us a demonstration. this is not quite the coin you will use. great technique. what would you say to the players? good luck, and then gets to decide who serves?

before i toss the coin, i say good luck to both of them, and at the end, the referee will come over and say what it is. whether pics that gets to serve first. no pressure, but the whole world will be watching on television. you seem so calm and collected. nervous. afterwards, i understand you also get to meet some guests in the royal box. who will that be? i get to meet meghan markle and kate, the duchesses. amazing, thatis and kate, the duchesses. amazing, that is incredible! can i be your butler? did you watch the royal wedding? yes, we had a massive party ata wedding? yes, we had a massive party at a friend's house. what did you think of her dress? it was really shiny and big. well, what an honour. best of luck, we hope it goes very well. who do you want to win? serena williams. i thought you would say

that, and emotional return after giving birth last september. who knows we will have to wait for the start of the women‘s final, that all depends on rafael nadal and novak djokovic. yes, and tia is very cool! the pressure will be on. england‘s 2018 world cup comes to an end tonight, as they take on belgium in the third/fourth place play—off. our sports correspodent david 0rnstein is at st petersburg stadium, where the match takes place tonight. we have been talking about how, to us, this match still matters, but there is some disagreement about whether it is meaningless or not. i think the chance to come third is still pretty good. welcome inside the stadium. i think many people would agree with you, england have never finished as high as third in a

world cup, not since 1966 anyway and they won the trophy. there is still something to play for, and if you heard the southgate speaking at his news co nfe re nce heard the southgate speaking at his news conference yesterday, he saw that as merely the latest landmark for england to try to achieve, and it would mean if they do it, the first time they have beaten one of the so—called tigger nations at a major competition, and that would be great for them to take away on their summer holidays. they would build on this sense of optimism around the world cup. england will play a belgian side that is likely to be changed, but they are also likely to make a changed, but they are also likely to makea number of changed, but they are also likely to make a number of changes to their own starting line—up. we think harry kane may still lead the line because he is searching for the golden boot. he leads the race with six goals. romalu lu ka ku he leads the race with six goals. romalu lukaku has four goals said he will want to get his hands on that trophy. jordan pickford, the england goalkeeper, is in contention for the

golden glove award, so it is not over yet. it has been a wonderful journey for england, and it had to come to an end, but there will be some lingering disappointment over the way it finished against goalkeeper, but they —— habit finished against croatia. we can all reflect on a memorable tournament.” am so reflect on a memorable tournament.” am so excited, i really want this to go england‘s way. let‘s talk now to the former england goalkeeper rachel brown—finnis. how do you feel about this game? it is strange because rarely info will do you play for a third place, but the women did it in the world cup, and speaking to them, i know how proud they would feel of earnings that third place in a world cup. but it is strange you have to pick yourself up from the disappointment of not being in the final, to actually go on and make some history. we talked to mike clay—macro a member of italia 90‘s

tea m clay—macro a member of italia 90‘s team and it was a similar position, and he said it was meaningless because you have got all the disappointment of not being in the final. ican i can see what he means, because you‘re disappointed. you go into a football match to win it, and if you lose, you do not feel there is anything after that, but you do have the opportunity to think about it the opportunity to think about it the other way around and be optimistic about it, think of the effect the tournament has had on the nation. people's attitudes towards football, international football especially. 0ptimistic. yes, i have never felt optimistic about international men‘s football, for a long time. italia ‘90 was the first tournament i watched, it bred my excitement for football initially, so excitement for football initially, so to have that back is wonderful. the only defeat they have had in open play has been against belgium,

so open play has been against belgium, so to turn that around, to get third place, it would be wonderful. what is the mindset of the team going forward ? is the mindset of the team going forward? gareth is the mindset of the team going forward ? gareth southgate is the mindset of the team going forward? gareth southgate has said he is going for this, but there are the premier league managers who are saying to their players, do not get injured, now the other stuff comes along? i would like to think the premier league managers would be sensible and take into account the players‘ point of view. there are still on international duty. until your duty, you do not focus on club football. the players will be super focused on the game, and they will be giving everything, emotionally, physically, in every aspect, towards preparing for this game. they know what they have done to a degree, the mood of the nation, and i think they will continue that with their performance tonight. i fully expect them to beat belgium tonight. give

us them to beat belgium tonight. give us your them to beat belgium tonight. give us your score them to beat belgium tonight. give us your score prediction? it will be 2-1. us your score prediction? it will be 2—1. lukaku will get a goalfor belgium, but i think harry kane will win the golden boot in the tournament. maybe a player like raheem sterling might pop up and score a long overdue goal, we might see a player like ruben loftus—cheek are mine and come the goal that i think he has maybe deserved for his pa rt think he has maybe deserved for his part in the tournament. how do you bounce back, you mentioned harry kane? no one is blaming him, he tried his best, but the missed opportunities? hitting the post, if only? highly easy is it to get that out of your head? very simple for a player of harry kane‘s calibre. out of your head? very simple for a player of harry kane's calibre. any of them, missed opportunities? raheem sterling is the one that you can lead back yet, and certainly his clu b can lead back yet, and certainly his club form this season has been outstanding, his end product has improved, so too have not done that for england, he will be desperate to

overturn that. yes, missed opportunities, but if you look at the things we have done in this shoot out, amazing. that is the highlight for me. we have capitalised on set pieces which we have never done in the past, we have a lwa ys have never done in the past, we have always been on the losing side of that. we have changed those things, the squad has helped change the mentality. as a nation, we think, bring on the penalty shoot out. can i ask about the fans? we have seen the guys tweeting since we did not get through to the final, seeing how grateful they are to the fans, which is lovely, but how much do they need the fans tonight? massively. bring out your england flags that you may have put aside after the semifinal defeat. you should be proud of this demand were our international footballers. we have the youngest squad in the whole tournament so you‘re looking ahead the euros.

there are some players who may not be in that squad for the european championships in two years‘ time, but i am looking at us winning that. celebrate what we have done and start tonight. great foundations have been built. yes, especially from the goalkeeper, jordan pickford. he is from the north-east. i knew you would like the goalkeeper. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. more protests against president trump‘s visit to the uk are expected to take place today in scotland. england‘s footballers face belgium in the third place play off of the world cup this afternoon. we were talking to rachel brown—finnis, former england goalkeeper, and it is interesting when people in certain positions and sports always go for their favourites in the same position. of course. jordan pickford is a

superstar now. is it going to be sunny this morning? let‘s find out. looking good for the finals. yes, those who have got centre court tickets have struggled today because they get to see rafael nadal play against novak —— novak djokovic and they also get the ladies‘ final as well and some perfect weather. 20 degrees, sunny spells and perhaps the hottest men‘s final bid tomorrow for 20 years. this summerjust keeps on giving. if you have been out for a job this morning like those in twickenham, i salute you. you had to get up early because the temperatures are rising. look how yellow the grasses in london. we have not seen

rents on the 29th of may. for many, this is the story through the weekend. we keep the sunny spells and it will be warm, if not hot. high pressure is still with us. across the high pressure is a weather front, bringing across the high pressure is a weatherfront, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain in the north—west. it will not be too significant. you can see across the northern isles and western isles, just into the west of northern ireland as we go into the afternoon. sunny to start within the borders, clouding over later. elsewhere, lots of sunshine. as we going into the afternoon, in lincolnshire and east anglia, maybe the chance of some showers, but they will be few and far between. high 20s likely, 82 fahrenheit. cooler and pressure on the far north—west where the weather front is pushing in. it will take its time to continue to push east through the night. 0utbreaks continue to push east through the night. outbreaks of showery rain on and off the aberdeenshire. cloud here is a to northern ireland but elsewhere it is a warm night. temperature is not falling much lower than 15 degrees in many sports. quite a sultry feel to

sunday morning and it is only one place for the temperatures to go when the sunshine comes out early on. it will be another warm to hot day for many. more rain in the north—west but the weather front will make slow progress, moving its way east. maximum —— a very warm day for sunday. you can see the maximum temperatures. thank you. enjoy the rest of the weekend. they are nice temperatures. they are lovely. the search and rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in thailand gripped the world. for once we had a happy ending. i know. what the story. —— what a story. trapped underground for 17 days, their remarkable survival was largely due to a team of expert british divers. one of them, john volanthen, has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. i was in aztec west working at about 3pm when i had a call that said i was booked on a 9

o‘clock flight to thailand. just talk us through the moment, because we‘ve seen a bit of it on video, of when you appeared to surface and you appeared to have found them. we were swimming along an underwater passage. wherever there is air space we surface, we shout, and also, we smell. and in this case, we smelt the children before we actually saw or heard them. what sort of chances did you give this operation of success? well, given the volume of water we‘d seen come out of that cave in the preceding couple of days, it was unbelievable that we‘d found them and that they were all healthy. there was also a lot of debris in the cave from previous attempts — wire, electrical cable, pumps, tubing, all sorts of things. the cold also was an issue. some of the children were quite small so we were concerned about how well the smaller

children would hold up. and when you had to leave them to go and make your plans and so on, how confident were you of seeing them alive again? 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. what did you do? put them under your arm or did you swim with them? how did you get them out? we were fortunate enough to have some local thai boys from a swimming club which we took to a swimming pool and we practised beforehand. we essentially strapped a cylinder to the front of the child, they had a full—face mask which is a way of making sure that they can breathe, and essentially, we had a handle on the back of the child, so you always need to transport someone face down so any water runs away from their face, and we were able to manoeuvre them in that way — although they were still clipped to us so that if we lost them

in the visibility, we would always be able to find them immediately. so you pushed them through almost like a wheelbarrow? if you want a picture, it was probably more like a shopping bag that sometimes you would hold close to your chest if the passage was narrow and deep. if the passage was low and wide, you would hold them out to the side. you are not a panicker, are you? i‘m nota panicker, no. what gave you that idea? you are so calm, it‘s unbelievable. although of course there has been that awful full moment when the navy seal who went down, his life was lost. i would like to extend my condolences to saman‘s family and his relatives again. it‘s a shame because with the rescue being so successful, that kind of adds a bittersweet flavour. yes, it was a tragedy. can you see that what you did was fairly remarkable? i can see it was a first. how‘s that? expert diverjohn volanthen speaking exclusively to the bbc‘s david garmston. with such a melody. i know. i could

listen to him speak all day. it is incredible what they achieved. well done to all of them. indeed. you‘ll no doubt remember boaty mcboatface, the name given to a polar research ship by a public vote. they did not love it. they did not think it was grand enough. in the end, it was decided that naming the ship sir david attenborough would be more appropriate given his work exploring the natural world. it isa it is a good name. the ship will go into the water for the first time this afternoon, and our science correspondent victoria gill is standing by. it isa it is a really impressive ship, isn‘t it? good morning. good morning. it is, especially on a day like this, it is gleaming in the sunshine. we run the banks of the river mersey. this is the rss sir david attenborough,

which will be going into the water for the first time at 12:20 p:m.. the great man himself will trigger the launch and push the ship down the launch and push the ship down the slipway into the water. you can see a crane moving around on the top deck. that is the lunch party going on board, who will be on board the ship when it is going into the water. john drummond is the project director. you let the building of this vessel. how nervous i? it is a nervous day but the fantastic day for the business and the company. we have worked really hard to get to this stage. at 12:20 p:m., when sir david presses the button, the vessel will descend into the river. it has been a tough couple of weeks to get the lunch ready. it looks wonderful. very impressive. we‘ve got the perfect weather today and no sign of high visibility, hard hats, it is the smartest outfits. what is

special about this vessel? from when we first laid the keel with sir david attenborough in october 2016, there was 190 tonnes of steel. buying you, you can see 9000 tonnes of ship about to descend. within the vessel, it is the sport, it is a cargo vessel which will carry 4200 square metres of cargo. it will carry fuel, it has got a helicopter deck, science equipment, laboratories, it has got our four metres section through the centre of the ship that will allow their —— that will allow the scientist to do the experiments. fantastic. a massive vessel and the scientific piece of kit at the same time. we will be standing back later on when the vessel goes into the water. thank you very much. that‘s all we‘ve got time for this morning. breakfast is back tomorrow from six here on bbc one. until then, whatever you do,

take care and have a great weekend. have a smashing one. this is bbc news. i‘m ros atkins in turnberry, on the penultimate day of the us president‘s uk visit. the "working" part of the trip is now over, and president trump is expected to play some golf in scotland. he‘s met by more protests. there was a substantial protest in london yesterday, and i was standing here yesterday evening when a paragliderflew over as here yesterday evening when a paraglider flew over as and towards the turnberry hotel. we are expecting more protests here in scotla nd expecting more protests here in scotland as the day goes on. i‘m shaun ley, with the other main stories on bbc news. an explosive device has been thrown at the home of the former sinn fein president, gerry adams, in west belfast.