this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: the prime minister has revealed the advice she was given from us president donald trump about brexit. he told me i should sue the eu! sue the eu?! sue the eu! not go into negotiations, sue them. actually, no, we're going into negotiations with them. did you even think about that for a second?! theresa may also warned conservative mps they are putting brexit at risk by arguing over her proposals for how the uk will leave the eu. if we were going to find something that was in britain's interest, that delivered on the referendum and that was negotiable, we had to make what is a compromise, but is a positive in terms of the benefits that it gives us. meanwhile, the us president is playing one last round of golf before leaving scotland for a meeting with the russian president in finland. police say the search operation to find traces of the novichok nerve agent which poisoned dawn strugess and charlie rowley is the most

"complex and difficult uk policing has ever faced". excitement mounts ahead of the world cup final this afternoon, with france the favourites to win against croatia. and it's a busy day of sport. the wimbledon men's final also takes place this afternoon. novak djokovic says he hasn't got "much to lose" when he faces kevin anderson on centre court. good afternoon. theresa may says that donald trump's advice to her on brexit strategy was to sue the european union instead of negotiating with it. the prime minister made the disclosure as she defended her chequers plan for a deal with the eu.

it's been widely criticised by members of her own party. leading brexiteerjacob rees—mogg said her comments revealed the prime minister was still a remainer. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. teeing off at turnberry in ayrshire this morning, president trump catching a quick round of golf on the last day of his uk visit. it began with him warning a post—brexit trade deal could be off the table. but he then said a deal will absolutely be possible, and revealed he'd shared his own strategy with the pm. i gave her a suggestion, not advice. i wouldn't want to give her advice. i gave her a suggestion. i can fully understand why she thought it was a little bit tough. and, today, we found out what that suggestion was. he told me i should sue the eu! sue the eu?! sue the eu! not go into negotiations, sue them, actually... no, you know, we're going into negotiations with them. the pm is getting advice at home, too. some believe we should stay close to the eu.

others, that we need a clean break. and ahead of key votes in parliament this week, she had this warning. some people are saying that they want to vote in the trade bill to keep us in the customs union. i say, that's not acceptable, that's not what the british people voted for. others are saying, well, perhaps we cannot have the bill at all. that would be damaging to our no deal preparations. so, let'sjust keep our eyes on the prize here. the prize is delivering leaving the european union in a way that is in our national interest. at chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, the idea was to reach a plan the government could rally around. but it's left some conservatives very unhappy. they don't want to kill key brexit legislation this week, but... the government unfortunately believes that brexit is not a good thing in itself. it seems to think it has to be tempered with non—brexit. brexit is enormously positive, a huge opportunity for the country, and i'm afraid the prime minister doesn't see that, and it's why

i think she is a remainer who has remained a remainer. labour is warning it may not support the plan. the bottom line is, brexit‘s in a complete mess. and here we are just months away, weeks away, from trying to get some sort of deal, and it doesn't seem to be coalescing around anything whatsoever of any significance. the uk's brexit plan has often been hazy, at best. but as it becomes clearer, many questions remain. nick eardley, bbc news. let's drill down into this with our political correspondent, nick eardley. thank you forjoining us. theresa may strongly defending her plan, admitting it was a compromise, and she is good to have a real battle to get past her own party, isn't she? absolutely, there are clearly many interviews‘s party who do not think she is seen through watching promised to deliver on the referendum result, to bring back the level of control that they had

promised. i suppose she had three key challenges with the chequers plan. the first was getting her cabinet to agree on something. she did that, albeit with a couple of high—profile departures. she now has to get her party onside. i don't think, quite frankly... there are some in the party she will never win over. she was urged to face them down. whether she does that student week remains to be seen. but she has picked a side here, she has nailed her colours to the mast when it comes to her plan. the final element of that, the one she mentioned before chequers as well, is she meets the win over parliament, and all of these things are huge challenges for the prime minister. but she clearly has a strategy that she thinks is the only game in town in terms of being deliverable and one that will get through parliament. and president trump's desert, of course, hugely disruptive in so many different ways. ——

president trump's visit. his suggestion that her plan might prevent a trade deal, fencing, he has had some reassurance and lobsters will be a trade deal. —— then saying he has some reassurance. —— there wellstone be a trade deal. what impact do you think president trump's comments will have made on the prime minister's plans? i think the prime minister's plans? i think the prime minister will be fairly happy with the way that the meeting at chequers on friday went, in that donald trump came out and appeared to say the opposite of what he had told the sun. he said that he does think a trade deal is possible, but the extent of that trade deal will be the key part of initiation, just how much that manages to take in overtime. but if we thought we had since uprising headlines over the last few days, we got perhaps the most uprising this morning, with the comment that the president told the

prime minister that she should sue the european union. i think it was quite clear from theresa may's comments that that is not a strategy she will be taking up, she clearly thinks that you has a better plan. indeed. nick, thanks forjoining us. let's find out a little bit more. as we've been hearing, president trump has been out on the golf course this morning, before heading to helsinki later today, where he's due to meet the russian president vladimir putin on monday. let's talk to ros akins, who's at turnberry watching president trump play golf this morning. ros, just a quite round of golf in the scottish countryside! that's right, all in a day's work time to spot the president of america as he ta kes to spot the president of america as he takes to the golf course. yesterday was perhaps a more eventful round, with lots of protesters turning up and making themselves heard. the could not get too close to the president, but he was certainly aware of them and at one point waved at them. today was a bit different,

we did not see any protesters turn out. the president still had lots of company, because there is an extraordinary security operation that goes on and he plays golf. local police around the side of the golf course, then on the course itself, a number of bodies all carrying security personnel as well as the caddies and people playing with them and so on. —— buggies carrying security personnel. the president did well to get out on the course only, as the weather has got worse you on the west coast of scotland. he is now finished and back inside his hotel, part of the turnberry resort behind me. and soon he will be getting into deep as eventual car and his motorcade will be heading a few miles down the road to the airport from where he will fly to finland, she said. and he has played golf, he has met the queen, he has created a huge amount of controversy and dominated all the news coverage over the last few

days. the president and his entourage will presumably be feeling pretty pleased about the way this event has gone, this entire visit. donald trump has always prided himself on being a disrupter, that is how he pitched himself to the american people as he was running for president. nothing has changed since he got into the white house, so since he got into the white house, so it is no coincidence that as he was heading to the nato summit last week, he is sending tweets colin european members of nato delinquent for the levels of the defence spending they are currently meeting. and it was not a surprise that he gave that interview to the sun newspaper that undercuts theresa may's approach to brexit. he likes to shake things up and keep even his allies on their toes, he has continued that throughout this trip. president trump sees things in terms of wins and losses. he wants to nato wanting to exert pressure on nato members to increase their defence spending. he did accept that

pressure, although he did not really get any new commitments. he came to the uk for get any new commitments. he came to the ukfora get any new commitments. he came to the uk for a number of reasons, one of them has desire to meet the queen. he achieved that, we have that photo of president trump, melania trump, and the queen, and he will treasure that i'd be delighted that that was able to happen. in terms of the uk — us trade deal, we have to be realistic here. the uk government has only laid out its position in the last few days, as you have just discussed with nick, we do not know if the prime minister can get support for that negotiating position in parliament. then we have to see how the european union response to that. so even though he has opinions, he cannot be too sure what he is dealing with until the brexit deal is done. just a word on his trip to russia, he has told cbs news he has not gone with high expectations and will not tell is what is goals for the meeting. he says he will tell as afterwards. and he says, i think it is good to meet, ido he says, i think it is good to meet, i do believe in meetings. and

suddenly that has been a hallmark of his presidency, he met kimjong—un, he has met president xi a couple of times, and of course has met theresa may several times as well. this, though, arguably the most anticipated meeting of the lot, on monday, vladimir putin and donald trump in the same place, they are even giving a press conference. ros, thanks for the latest from turnberry. now let's go to takis tridimas, professor of eu law at king's college london, who can tell us whether it is actually possible to sue the eu. thank you forjoining us. what grounds do you think she might have for suing the eu? it is not obvious, it is not easy to see how the united kingdom government would be able to sue the european union. we are in negotiations, and these are a matter for politics, not really a matter

for politics, not really a matter for judiciary for politics, not really a matter forjudiciary dispute. the united kingdom is still a member of the european union, it has rights and obligations, so if there was a suggestion that the european union has denied to the government a right oi’ has denied to the government a right ora has denied to the government a right or a power, then the government could sue. so for example, if the european union tried to regulate an area where it does not have any power to regulate, and the government could sue for that. but there is no suggestion to my knowledge that this has happened, so as far as the negotiations are concerned, there is a duty to behave with good faith. but again, i do not think there is any suggestion that the eu, or the uk for that matter, has breached their duty. so when president trump made this suggestion. what sort of legal case do you think he had in mind?m suggestion. what sort of legal case do you think he had in mind? it is not easy to see. i cannot really

imagine any circumstances where it would be possible to bring a meaningful litigation against the european union. we don't yet have an agreement, so there is no suggestion that the eu has breached the agreement. a government of an eu state can sue the european union before the european court of justice, i do not think it could sue it before any other international court, that would not be possible in law. so it is not easy to see what that possibility might be. ok, takis, we will have to leave it there. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. it's the world cup final this afternoon. france are the favourites, of course, but croatia have defied expectations so far. and the excitement is mounting in moscow, where it will be held,

and of course in paris, and in zagreb in croatia. let's talk to richard conway, who's at the stadium, which is starting to fill up. richard, of course we would all have liked england to be there, but it is still going to be quite an occasion. huge occasion, this has been a tournament that has thrilled and entertained. it has provided shocks along the way, some of the biggest teams in world football, argentina, brazil, all crashing out along the way. and here we are now, game 64 of this tournament, france against croatia. that may just this tournament, france against croatia. that mayjust give you a look at what is happening on the pitch right now. that is the croatian team, just wandered out to have a look around. you can see luka modric spare standing in the middle with his arms folded, mario mandzukic amongst them, of course the goal—scorer against england. just taking in the atmosphere and getting a feel of the pitch. they

know this stadium well after that semifinal against england. the french manager didier dish on, he has come out and had a look as well. the of course could come the third person ever to win the world cup but asa person ever to win the world cup but as a player and as a coach today. —— dda deschamps. that is something he will perhaps be aiming for. the game kicking off in a couple of hours' time, and the eye gets to see who will be crowned the world cup champions for 2018. quite an atmosphere building in moscow, a lot of croatian fans, a lot of french fa ns of croatian fans, a lot of french fans scrambling to get here to see this game, but both their teams making it to the final. a lot of fa ns making it to the final. a lot of fans outside the stadium soaking in the atmosphere. those who have not been able to get tickets going to the fan parks that are around this city and we know that back in zagreb and paris, there are hundreds of thousands of people watching their two stop the fan park at the eiffel tower i am told has had to close

given the amount of fans trying to get in there, overcapacity. sorry lot of anticipation and expectation, and the hope that after what has been a brilliantly entertaining world cup, that this game can live up world cup, that this game can live up to that. finals can sometimes be cagey affairs, both teams not wanting to give away much, but given the goals and the entertainment, we are opening that we will have a thrilling contest ahead. —— we are hoping. the players looking relaxed as they walked around behind you, but i suspect underneath it all, the tension is mounting. thank you very much for talking to us. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister has revealed that us president donald trump advised her to "sue the eu" in order to achieve brexit. the us president, donald trump, is playing one last round of golf before leaving scotland for a meeting with the russian president in helsinki. police say the search operation to find traces of the novichok nerve agent which poisoned dawn strugess

and charlie rowley is the most "complex and difficult uk policing has ever faced". police in wiltshire are continuing their search for evidence after the poisoning of a couple with the nerve agent novichok. dawn sturgess died after she and her partner, charlie rowley, were exposed to the chemical last month. detectives say more than 400 items have been recovered so far. earlier, our correspondent keith doyle gave us this update from outside salisbury district hospital. well, this is where charlie rowley is being treated, at salisbury district hospital. the hospital has said that there's been no significant change in his condition, which has been for the last few days described as serious but stable. i have spoken to a member of his family this morning, who said that they had spoken to charlie, he is able to talk, but he is obviously coming to terms with the death of his partner, dawn sturgess, and all that entails.

now, the police have been giving us details about the investigation, and the scale of this investigation, which of course is now a murder investigation. and they've described the search process, in their words, as "one of the most complex and difficult that uk "policing has ever faced". now, we do know that they found and recovered a bottle in amesbury, at the home of charlie rowley on friday. they do believe that is the source of the nerve agent novichok. and that is obviously a huge boost to their investigation. but the searches are continuing. they've said that they've collected around 400 items. now, those items include swabs and samples. and they have said that a significant number of these may be contaminated. that is obviously quite worrying. and they're saying that the searches that are going on at various locations could go on for weeks, and months, even. these are very meticulous searches. the volunteer police and scientists that are taking part in these searches,

they have to wear protective equipment that takes 40 minutes to put on. they're working with limited visibility, limited movement. in this searing heat, it can get up to 40 degrees inside these sterile tents that they're working in. and of course, they have to make sure there's no cross—contamination. they have to make sure that they're protected, as well. so, it takes another 40 minutes to take this protective equipment off. so, it is a huge, complex investigation. it is going to cover a wide area. it is covering a wide area. it is going to go on for some time. and it is, as i say, a very, very complex investigation. the troubled train operator govia thameslink is introducing its third major timetable change in two months. passengers on the company's lines, which include thameslink and great northern, have suffered severe disruption after an overhaul of the schedule in may. a british teenager who fell 70ft

from a balcony in magaluf has died. thomas channon, who was 18 and from rhoose, near barry in glamorgan, is the third holidaymaker from the uk to die at the eden roc apartment complex this year. he was celebrating the end of his a—levels at the spanish party resort. the foreign office are supporting the family. a 28—year—old man has died and a 54—year—old man has been seriously injured in a stabbing in birmingham. the attack took place in yardley wood, in the south—east of the city, in the early hours of sunday morning. west midlands police have said inquiries are ongoing, but that both men were known to each other and they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident. the 12 boys rescued from flooded caves in thailand have been told of the death of one of the divers who helped save them. former navy seal saman gunan died when he ran out of air during an operation to deliver air tanks to the boys. the boys were assessed and deemed be in good mental and physical health before their families told them about the diver‘s death.

a government minister has resigned for sending sexual texts to two female constituents. it's reported that andrew griffiths, who was minister for small businesses, sent more than 2,000 messages to the women. the married father—of—one has he is deeply ashamed, and is seeking professional help. residents of a village in greenland have left their homes after an iceberg weighing 11 million tonnes drifted inland, prompting fears of a tsunami. local officials warned the iceberg could split in two, forcing a huge wave onshore. 260 billion tonnes of greenland's ice is lost to the ocean each year. a group of six southern koalas are being brought from australia to live at longleat safari park in wiltshire, making them the only ones of their kind in europe. the southern koalas are known for their thickerfur —

handy for a british winter. laura foster reports. they are abandoning australia and moving to wiltshire. and when the five females and single male arrive, it will be the only place you can find southern koalas in the whole of europe and it's hoped, once this group settles into their new home in longleat, they will start to breed. it will be a very strict monitoring process of each individual koala and the koala as a group, so we can actually identify different behaviours and individualities and how it affects them. they are also brought being brought to the uk because wildlife experts want to raise awareness about the problems koalas are facing. although not classed as endangered, koalas are recognised as vulnerable. since the middle of the 19th century, millions have been killed for theirfur, and more recently, large portions of their habitat have been destroyed to build houses and roads. wombats have been chosen to keep them company on theirjourney and they will end up here,

at a new indoor and outdoor australia—inspired enclosure at longleat safari park. so, the koalas' new home isn't finished just yet. there are some eucalyptus trees here, perfect for the koalas to snack on between mealtimes, but they are still going to plant more trees. now, these have been picked especially from the longleat estate because they are perfect for koalas to really sink their claws into and scale all the way up. but they can eat up to 500 kilograms of eucalyptus leaves in a single day. ——500 grams. that's one of the reasons the team here have been growing their own supply. we have faced some challenges. we had, obviously, the heavy snow back in march which has kind of set us back a little bit, but since this nice sunshine has happened, they have sprouted right up, so definitely become more positive. but when these six furry friends arrive in the autumn,

it is hoped we will be able to learn more about how to help protect these iconic creatures. laura foster, bbc news, at longleat. one of the biggest car—buying groups in britain says more than half of its vehicles will be electric by 2025. the british vehicle rental and leasing association wants to increase its fleet of electric cars to three—quarters of a million, as our business correspondentjoe lynam reports. noxious gases coming out of cars could soon be a thing of the past. now one of the biggest fleet—buyers in the uk says it's switching to low or zero—emission vehicles within seven years. the british vehicle rental and leasing associations is responsible for one in every five vans as well as one in every eight cars on our roads. and its members have pledged to turn most of their fleets into plug—in vehicles by 2025. a 15—fold increase in only seven years, from 50 to 720,000 vehicles. but it still needs government action.

this is notjust about business investing. this is about the government helping these businesses to invest. we need support with infrastructure for electric vehicles. but most of all, we need support in terms of the tax regime. the government said its road to zero strategy will help make sure the uk remained a world leader for investment in and uptake of zero—emission technologies. at the moment, there are just under 200,000 plug—in vehicles on uk roads. but as the taxes and charges mount on diesel vehicles, the number of plug—in cars is going to multiply rapidly in the coming years. joe lynam, bbc news. serbia's novak djokovic takes on south african kevin anderson in the men's final at wimbledon today. yesterday, angelique kerber beat seven—time champion serena williams to win her first wimbledon title on centre court. we can go live to wimbledon now, where john watson can give us the latest.

the world cup somewhat overshadowed wimbledon this year, but it still is shaping to be a very interesting men's final. yes, it is indeed. it felt certainly in the first week that the world cup was generating more attention than wimbledon, but with england's exit, all eyes following an the second week of these championships. and what is an unlikely two pleasantly final this year. no roger federer, no rafael nadal, and no andy murray, but with one former champion, nowak djokovic, it makes this single final ten. especially when you consider that nowak djokovic has not won a title in in overa nowak djokovic has not won a title in in over a year. but at least championships in particular, he seems to have discovered the form that took to those 12 grand slam singles titles and the three

wimbledon titles he has won here previously. the wimbledon title for him, going well at the moment against kevin anderson, another unlikely finalist. this deserves to be there on merit having come through against roger federer in the quarterfinals, he has to come from two sets down before completing that one in five sets. then of course we had that mammoth match againstjohn isner in the semifinals will stop he was out on court for a full 6.5 hours. the second longest match in wimbledon history before triumphing 26-24 in wimbledon history before triumphing 26—24 in the decisive fifth and final set. but at the moment, with play under way, it is novak djokovic who is on top. he secured a very early break of serve against the south african, who stands at six foot eight with a huge serve, so raking it is no easy task. but djokovic managed it in the first set, so he is up at the moment. we wait to see who will win the men's

title, with angelique kerber winning the woman's title yesterday. she upset what would have been a fairy tale championships for serena williams. we were talking about her going into yesterday's final potential equalling margaret court's record of 24 grand slam singles title. the fact we were even talking about her as a contender this year isa about her as a contender this year is a huge surprise, considering this was just her first tournament back since the birth of her first child last year. but in angelique kerber, a fierce competitor, so composed in the ladies‘ final. three grand slam titles now to her name as she lifted the famous venus rose water dish. who will secure the men‘s title? plenty of tennis to come in light of the mammoth matches that both players played in the semifinals, novak djokovic edging out rafael nadal over five gruelling sets as well. no two players have faced each other more than those two. but we

will wait to see how much energy and stamina they have, because it could bea stamina they have, because it could be a test of endurance of this one goes the distance again. john watson, thanks for the latest from wimbledon. hot out there on centre court. let‘s get the rest of the weather details. could be the hottest men‘s final today in at least 20 years, notjust the heat but also the humidity out there as well. 30 celsius or so in there as well. 30 celsius or so in the warmest spots, cooler for northern ireland and scotland, with a weather front moving in here bringing a few splashes of rain. more rain to come for northern ireland and central parts of scotla nd ireland and central parts of scotland through tonight. to the south and east of that, it stays dry, muddy and humid, so uncomfortable for sleeping once again towards the south and east. but the fresh air will move slowly eastwards through the day. so for monday, still some showers for

eastern scotland. northern england and down towards wales as well. could be some isolated showers cropping up further east, but much of the country still muddy, warm and dry. fresh from the northwest, and we will eventually see that moving across all the country through the coming week. a mixture of sunshine and showers, more rain by the end of the week.