be tight and compact, but they have also got so much flair in there. griezmann, mbappe. he's talking to the people who are talking about him, hammering him for the last year. that is strength of character, thatis year. that is strength of character, that is what has been shown today, throughout france are world cup champions for the second time. beating croatia 4—2 in a thrilling final in moscow. these were the jubilant scenes in paris —— 20 years on since their first world cup triumph. the us president, donald trump, has left the uk on air force one. he's on his way to meet the russian president in helsinki.// the prime minister has revealed the advice she was given from us president donald trump about brexit. he said we should sue the eu. france has won the world cup for the

second time. thank you very much. the 64th game after an enthralling world cup tournament. 31 days after it started, the french finishing things off, finishing croatia of 4-2. things off, finishing croatia of 4—2. croatia had such heart. i do not think it with stamina that let them down, they came through three lots of extra time to get to this world cup final, against all odds, knocking england out in the semifinal. this was their first world cup final for. semifinal. this was their first world cup finalfor. it semifinal. this was their first world cup final for. it was 20 years ago that the change on home soil, they won their first title. this new generation, such an exciting one, managed to lift that trophy. when

they do list it, you will see the fireworks go off. we have had a lightning storm here for the last couple of hours, so dramatic. i will show you a little of what happened during the game. it was 2—1 to the french at half—time, against the run of play. they had scored from a penalty by antoine griezmann. then it was two goals in the space of a couple of minutes from paul —— from paul pogba and kylian mbappe. then a clangerfrom paul pogba and kylian mbappe. then a clanger from the french captain, hugo lloris allowed a goalfrom clanger from the french captain, hugo lloris allowed a goal from the croatians. we saw the first own goal, this is the highest scoring world cup final in 50 years. when kylian mbappe scored, he was the first teenager since the 1958 world cup final. following on from the

great capelli. didier deschamps, captain 20 years ago for france, their head coach here, leading them to world cup glory. he becomes only the third man to win the world cup asa the third man to win the world cup as a coach and a player. following franz beckenbauer. we hope to get some reaction in france in a moment. we will headfirst to a gloomy zagreb and speak to some of the fans. can we hear from you there? it must be a miserable place at the moment? i don't know about that. does this look gloomy to you? i acknowledge you cannot see the pyrotechnics but ido you cannot see the pyrotechnics but i do not think people are gloomy, there are very proud of their team forgetting to the final. this is the golden generation of 1998. i spoke to the coach of that team yesterday

and he said people have asked me what would be better then your golden generation and he said this site have surpassed what they achieved. so there's a lot to be proud of. even in the second half, 4-1, proud of. even in the second half, 4—1, they did not give everything up as lost. behind me, pyrotechnics, fireworks going off across the main square in zagreb. a lot of disappointments but ultimately, a lot of proud people here.” disappointments but ultimately, a lot of proud people here. i suppose it is something to graduate them for, getting to the final. —— to conquer actually them. the fans will know they were on top for much of the match. they antoine griezmann kick was not really a free—kick, that var controversy, was that i deliberate handball? that sucker

punch from the french which put the game out of sight for croatia. croatia should have been in the lead at half—time perhaps? croatia should have been in the lead at half-time perhaps? this is why all of us who love football, this is the reason we love football. there is drama in 90 minutes. it is drama being written live and fought live right in front of you. people don't necessarily get what they deserve, so, shakespeare would agree with that. generally, if yourteam so, shakespeare would agree with that. generally, if your team does not score as many goals as the other team, you have to be fair and see on the day, the best team won. they deserve the trophy. when the fireworks vettel, there will be a lot of croatian fancier who will agree with those settlements. —— fireworks settle. the people here

are very proud of their team so far. 0ur reporter there in psycho, croatia, at tiny nation have been punching above their weight for a couple of decades on the international stage. —— there in zac blair. let us go to our moscow correspondent. the fans, the emotions, you have been following them around russia, we have seen it all? it was an extraordinary final. you might see it is what the tournament deserved, an excellent display from both teams. the croatian fans were packed behind the goal and chanting and singing through out but they could not encourage their team to score another goal. france of course, extremely good throughout this world

cup. seen in the final today. this stadium was almost packed to the rafters, 78,000 people in there. lots of people making noise. there we re lots of people making noise. there were fa ns lots of people making noise. there were fans in there from all over the world. i was sitting in front of some latin americans, there were venezuelans in the stadium and is people with lebanese flag. people from everywhere came to enjoy this incredible football match and the entire event, the carnival of football. a lot of french people today said they jumped football. a lot of french people today said theyjumped on a plane just to get to the final today. they paid a lot of money to get here and iam sure paid a lot of money to get here and i am sure the people from croatia did the same. fans were saying this is the moment they could not miss. for the french, the first win in 20 yea rs. for the french, the first win in 20 years. the croatians kept telling me, we are small nation but we have a huge heart and a huge stream. this

was their dream, they could not quite do it but my goodness did they fight for it. let us have a look around. there is a slow trickle of fa ns around. there is a slow trickle of fans coming out of the stadium. the french in particular remaining in sight for the trophy presentation. we know vladimir putin is inside the stadium, the french and croatian president saw inside as well. not many fans are coming out yet. they are saving the moment, this has been an extraordinary tournaments. these are the final moments. there have been an army of russian volunteers, young people who speak foreign languages, to help with the influx of foreign visitors to russia who have been here for the tournaments. the kind of thing russia has never seen before, so many foreigners in the city and because of football. sarah, obviously you know rush incredibly well, players and fans

had their anxieties about the issues around vladimir putin and the government and this nation, how do you think they have delivered or 31 days, it has just been about football, hasn't it? —— you know russia. it is extraordinary when we we re russia. it is extraordinary when we were talking about russia's world cup, a lot of the reports and conversations were about problems here in russia and they have not gone away. the problems of football hooliganism and violence and football. that is an issue, racism is an issue but for this world cup, there has not been such an issue. we have not seen any hooligans. i have spoken to football fans who have had official warnings from the police who said if —— were told of the cost trouble they would be in trouble. as

far as trouble they would be in trouble. as faras vladimir putin trouble they would be in trouble. as far as vladimir putin and the people are concerned, they will consider this tournament are roaring success and they have shown their best face to the world. this tournament has been about the russian people and the russian cities, as much as the football, as far as the russians are concerned. can i ask you quickly, there was a pitch invasion in the second half, four members of pussy riot claims responsibility for that. that will not look good for a vladimir putin? now, it is not. i was not in the stadium at the time. these are well—known groups here in russia. they have done punk protest before against vladimir putin, they are well—known opponents often and who go to extraordinary events —— extraordinary attempts. they have

made a very clear points but what happens to them now is that big question. i do not know how they got on to that field. that is our russia correspondent there, near the stadium where we still wait for the lifting of the trophy. france beating croatia 11—2 but croatia perhaps a lot closer than the scoreline suggests. they will be agreed at some of the decisions which went against them but this generation of french players have played their part during this world cup or the last 31 days. this was the team that knocked out argentina and beat belgium in the semifinals. theyjoin argentina and uruguay on two world cup titles. world champions again since the first anyone it in 1998 and dvds from winning it as coach and captain so quite an achievement for him. —— didier deschamps. we are waiting for

the fireworks and the french trophy being handed over to them which they will keep for another four years but foreign now from moscow, that is all from us. many thanks. it should be a dramatic evening in moscow. the england team have returned home after finishing fourth at the world cup in russia. gareth southgate's side arrived back at birmingham airport on a flight from st petersburg. their return was kept low key and — unlike the last time england reached the last four in 1990 — there will not be an open—top bus parade. speaking to the bbc mr southgate said the world cup had offered the england team an opportunity to build and grow. i think yesterday was a disappointment to end with the defeat but you have to put in the context of the tournament we have had. an incredible experience for everybody. we have learned a lot, we have learned as much from the defeat as the victories. the players have given everything they had. the best performance for 28 years so i am incredibly proud of what they have done.

obviously you are disappointed but satisfied at achieving so much, how do you feel? how do you build on those? it is a good position to build from. we were aware of a number of landmarks and we wanted to get there. barriers we wanted to break through. it is always better to look to build to improve from a position of reaching the last four. we know there's a lot of work to do. we also know we have brought a lot of happiness to everybody and that has been very special. no parade coming home, you will be aware of the connection you have made with england fans back home, how important is that for you? it is huge. that is the biggest part of playing for your national team, you represent the home nations. —— whole nation.

you want them to feel engaged and enjoy the experience and feel part of it. even though we have been a long way away, we felt that from russia in the last few weeks. we have just got to continue to play the way we have, carry out our ambassadorial part of ourjob the way they did in russia and continue to represent the country with pride. that was gareth southgate speaking earlier. jubilation in paris as france win the world cup, following a thrilling 11—2 victory over croatia in moscow. the us president, donald trump, has left the uk on air force one. he's on his way to meet the russian president in helsinki. the prime minister has revealed the advice she received

from donald trump about brexit, saying the us president advised her to sue the european union. the us president has left the uk — following his four day visit in which he met the queen and the prime minister — before heading to his golf resort on the ayrshire coast amid tight security. 0n the runway at prestwick airport in glasgow, mr trump boarded air force one with his wife, melania — the plane took off, just after four o'clock this afternoon. donald trump headed to finland for talks with the russian president, vladimir putin. mr trump says he's going into tomorrow's summit with "low expectations" but declined to reveal his goals for the meeting. during the president's visit to the uk — theresa may revealed that donald trump's advice to her on brexit strategy was to sue the european union instead of negotiating with it. mrs may 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. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. (vt next)

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. did you think about that even for a second?! 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 can not 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 its 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, it is 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. before president trump left he spoke tojeff glor from us television network cbs. mr trump said he had shared some wise words with theresa may but he wouldn't dislcose what they were. well, i would rather have her till you that, jeff. i did have advice that maybe she did not take but maybe she will take it, something she can do if she wanted to. but it was strong advice and i think it probably would have worked. they're having a very hard time in terms of that separation and we will see what happens but certainly it is advice that she may take down the line, i don't know, but i would rather have her tell you what that advice was. during his 2—day visit to the uk, president trump also met

the queen and spoke highly of her majesty. i just thought it was a great meeting. those are very personal meetings and i guess from the etiquette standpoint, you are not supposed to be talking about it, but she is just a fantastic person. sharp, really brilliant in so many ways. she's done an incredible job representing her country. she loves her country so much, that was obvious to me, the one thing that was so obvious to me. she really is a very special woman, i really enjoyed it. president trump also desrcribed who he believes are the united states' biggest competitors. i think we have a lot of foes. i think the european union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. you would not think of the european union but they are a foe. russia is a foe in certain respects. china is a foe, certainly economically but that does not mean they are bad. it does not mean anything, it means they are competitors and they want to do well and we want to do well. we are starting to do well. you see what is going on. we have the best employment

numbers that we have ever had, black unemployment is the lowest level in history. hispanic unemployment is the lowest level in history. women unemployment, lowest in 66 years. 0ur numbers are great, our gdp numbers are far than what they thought. that was donald trump speaking earlier this afternoon. 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. 0ur correspondent keith doyle has been at salisbury district hospital — and has this update. this is where charlie rowley is being treated. the hospital said there was no significant change in his condition, it was described as serious but stable. i have spoken to a member of his family this morning who said that they have spoken to charlie.

he is able to talk and he's obviously coming to terms with the death of his partner, dawn sturgess and all that entails. now, the police had been giving us details about the investigation, the scale of this investigation, which of course is now a murder investigation. they have 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 and that is obviously a huge boost to their investigation. but the searches are continuing. they've said that they have collected around 400 items. now, those items include swabs and sample and said that a significant number of these may be contaminated. that is obviously quite worrying. and they are saying that the searches that are going on at various locations could go on for weeks and months, even. and these are very meticulous searches.

the volunteer police and scientists that are taking part in the searches, they have to wear protective equipment that takes a0 minutes to put this equipment on. they're working with limited visibility. limited movement. inside these sterile tents that they are working in and of course they have to make sure there is no cross contamination and they have to make sure that they are protected as well. so then it takes another a0 minutes to take off this protective equipment. 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. keith doyle in salisbury. let us go live to moscow, france

have won the world cup final. were that the ceremony. president macron has been greeting his triumphant team, congratulating each of the players in turn. we have seen jubilant scenes on the streets of paris. this is the scene live in moscow. you can see president putin on stage with president macron of france, clearly absolutely delighted at his team's victory this afternoon. a thrilling match. we had an all in gaul. there were thrills and spills along the way. an intense match. —— we had an all in goal. croatia in their first world cup final. having of course defeated england, the england team arriving backin england, the england team arriving back in birmingham earlier this

afternoon. we have then, alashkert —— mandzukic got an open goal. there was then a response. the scorers we re was then a response. the scorers were then levelled. france went back ahead. there was a brief pitch invasion by the russian punk rock group, pussy riot. the match ended with france li—mac—2—mac. these are the pictures live in paris with tens of thousands of people out on the streets celebrating and as we have been hearing from our correspondents, those scenes matched in towns and cities right across the nation. people watching and bars,

out on the streets. they can hardly believe their fortunes. and the progress of their team, a young side, a very multicultural site. they have taken drugs to victory. if we go back to moscow, we can see the croatian team also getting consoled. getting there are runners—up medals. president putin of course, who has been the host throughout this world cup. there were a lot of concerns before the contest about what would happen. england decided not to send any senior officials, government officials but nonetheless this world cup will have been seen in the

kremlin is a huge success. huge crowds, very little disorder and a series of thrilling matches, culminating in that world cup final this afternoon. croatia in their first world cup final. france the favourites from the outset. and indeed then heading through to a convincing 11—2 victory. many matters during the contest and gone to extra time and penalties, not this time. and the rain is absolutely pouring down now is the ceremony gets under way. i think president putin is underneath an umbrella, i am not sure anyone else is but i think for the french president and the french team, they will not be too concerned about the rain as they celebrate.

you can see on the left, scenes in paris. so many of the fans are watching these events unfold. live in moscow. just as england's, they're in in moscow. just as england's, they‘ re in france, in moscow. just as england's, they're in france, so many of the have got involved, have got behind their team, have really engaged with their team, have really engaged with the unfolding contest, the whole series of thrilling matches, culminating in the event this afternoon. the french victory. england's of course back home, having won plaudits for their performance. knocked out in the semifinal by croatia who were then defeated in the world cup final by

france. the ceremony continuing as the players are handed their medals. president macron, absolutely soaked to the skin as other players. antoine griezmann one of the scorers in that final match. the rain is really hammering down now is this ceremony unfolds. the fourth world cup winning captain, hugo lloris. following dino

zoff of italy in 1992. football has come home really, the world cup was the idea of a frenchman, john reme. he will be looking down fondly on seeing his nation when the trophy which was his brainchild for the second time. i think the lads were talking about pogba, how they get time to play well. can't see was quite magnificent in midfield. no sign of anyone being bothered by the rain, including the ever smiling president of croatia who is so proud of her nation with the great things we have achieved in getting to the final of world cup. didier deschamps

alexa medal is a world cup winning head coach. 20 years ago he was the captain of the french side that was led by zinedine zidane. people we know so well. having been