this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: after three weeks underground and another week in hospital, the 12 boys trapped in the thai cave are to be allowed to go home. theresa may's brexit strategy survives another close vote, but she faces a day of questions and plotting among her own mps. and today is the centenary of nelson mandela's 100th birth. a hero to millions, but some young people in south africa are increasingly critical. decision day for google in europe — the us tech giant could be in for a record fine over allegations its android operating system gives it an unfair commercial advantage. and airbus says it's not giving up on it's troubled super—jumbo, despite keeping the double—decker away from the farnborough air show. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. today we're discussing research that suggests chinese consumers are ready to boycott american goods in the event of a trade war. so, we are asking, would you do the same? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so, let's get started. the 12 thai boys and their coach, who endured 17 days stranded in the darkness of a flooded cave system in northern thailand, are to be exposed to the media glare of the outside world later,

when they are expected to be discharged from hospital. the questions journalists can ask them will be pre—approved for the boys' protection. caroline davies has more. getting used to the bright lights. only eight days since the last boy was freed from the cave the team are getting ready to meet the world. preparations are not only in place for the seating. the conference is expected to be carefully managed, not least to protect the boys and their coach. they are expecting quite a crowd from around the world. translation: the news conference room we have prepared can fit up to 800 people. we are expecting around 200 members of the media, which means we have plenty of room tomorrow. none are looking forward tomorrow. none are looking forward to the homecoming quite as much as here. translation:

to the homecoming quite as much as here. translationzli to the homecoming quite as much as here. translation: i am excited to see my nephew. i have not seen him for almost a month. proud of their boys, the families have celebrations in mind. translation: our family is planning to ordain him for good luck, but we do not know which temple yet. after over three weeks away, everyone is looking forward to welcoming the team home. and we will be live later in northern thailand to get the latest from our correspondent who is there on their departure from hospital. now, our other top story. the pressure on britain's prime minsiter theresa may over her strategy for brexit shows no sign of letting up. on tuesday her government saw off an amendment to a trade bill, brought by pro—eu members of her conservative party, which would have kept the uk in a customs union with the eu — that's if no deal is agreed on a trade arrangement before january next year. but, as andrew plant reports, the coming few hours have some equally difficult moments. the ayes to the right, 301. it was

yet another close contest that theresa may's government needed to win. and it did, byjust six votes. sidestepping a push by pro—eu mps for a customs union clause in the brexit contract. so the noes have it. the noes have it. if that was a tuesday of turmoilfor it. the noes have it. if that was a tuesday of turmoil for theresa may, nest will surely come a worrisome wednesday. first she will face last prime minister's questions before parliament breaks for the summer after two to modular stays that will have provided opposition mps with ample ammunition. the brexit strategy has already cost her two cabinet ministers. boris johnson strategy has already cost her two cabinet ministers. borisjohnson the ex— cabinet secretary could break his silence in a speech many expect

would be seriously critical of the prime minister's plans. and that is just the am. in the pm she has to face the liaison committee where senior mps of all parties will grill on brexit strategy. all that perhaps the toughest test of all, a meeting with the 1922 committee of backbench tory mps with the ever possibility of outright internal mutiny. theresa may will be all too ready with next week's summer may will be all too ready with next week's summer recess may will be all too ready with next week's summer recess but must survive one of the toughest days of her premiership yet. professor tony travers is director of the institute of public affairs at the london school of economics & political science. good to see you again. hello. we we re good to see you again. hello. we were talking at the same time yesterday that she was walking a tightrope and she is still on it. again another very difficult date. amendments to her ideas. actually this time she has won that one. yes.

what about the day at had? yesterday was a thai day as you say. this was just over 300. —— tight day. it is a remarkably close call. relying yesterday on labour mps voting with the government to keep the prime minister's position on peace and today of course we are now going forward into a think less of this kind of risk than we have seen in the last two days coming up today but now it is a matter of appearing in the house of commons on a number of occasions and appearing before her own mps. and i think looking forward to the end of this week and next week. they are going to sit next week. they are going to sit next week. they are going to sit next week. there was some discussion that the house of commons might finish early for the summer holiday. they are going to sit next week. but the prime minister has just about survive to get through to the summary survive to get through to the summary says it would appear. and in terms of the bill that they, or their decision they were able to

make, about the trade amendments, this was something pushed through on the part of those who are pro—european who want to see some sort of customs union in place if what the uk want in terms of negotiations doesn't work. talk through how important that was, that she could win that one. well, it comes down to whether you think the threat of walking away with no deal, and are really hard brexit, is a helpful position when it comes to negotiating. remember, we are deciding what happens inside the uk and then the eu had to come to an arrangement of our customs. and yesterday was about a fallback position inside some kind of customs union. it is interesting that now i am told, we have run out of time, the rebellion is coming from those who want to remain. it is like the pendulum is going in the other direction. yes. on monday it was

about people who wanted a hard brexit and yesterday it was about those who wanted a soft one. thank you for coming in. so much to unravel. we will discuss it in more detail as well. the press is all over this. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. protesters have gathered in lafayette park outside the white house in washington to denounce the president's remarks during his joint news conference with vladimir putin, in helsinki on monday. donald trump had suggested russia didn't try to interfere in the election on monday, remarks that drew widespread criticism before he admitted he'd meant to say there was no reason to think that moscow wouldn't interfere. there's been renewed conflict in several towns in nicaragua after armed security forces, wearing hoods, arrived in the early hours to take down barriers put up by anti—government protesters. the nicaraguan roman catholic cardinal, leopoldo brenes, urged people to stay indoors. two people are reported to have been killed in the city of masaya, south of the country's capital.

astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting jupiter, bringing the grand total circling the planet to 79. they're calling one of them an oddball because it's hurtling towards the others on a collision course that will inevitably lead to its destruction. researchers stumbled upon the new moons while looking for a possible mysterious planet far beyond pluto. today marks 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela. the revered former statesman remains a global icon for his long struggle against white—minority apartheid rule and for his message of peace and reconciliation after almost three decades of imprisonment. but with inequality still rampant in south africa, some young people have begun to criticise his legacy. nomsa maseko reports from johannesburg. there are many people who feel that

it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence. from the call for armed struggle to the voice of reconciliation, nelson mandela took many journeys in his reconciliation, nelson mandela took manyjourneys in his life. the global archon would have been celebrating his 100th birthday today —— icon. world—renowned photographer oscar guitar is documented the south african transition into democracy and followed mandela closely through his lens. i would not be surprised if one day the catholic church said he was one of us, he was an angel. somehow things take time but i won't be surprised in 100 or 200 years from now he was an angel. but not eve ryo ne from now he was an angel. but not everyone feels this way. this young

activist says nelson mandela and his generation should be left in the past. we still have nelson mandela shaft down our throats literally as the only stalwart or struggle icon who contributed to the freedom that we supposedly have. i am not going to worship nelson mandela. he did what he did. thanks. but he wasn't the only person. researcher and author sam centre, who released a compilation of letters nelson mandela wrote while imprisoned, feels the criticism is unwarranted. —— venter. it is unfair on mandela and his generation because they did what they could do and they did what they had to do. and theirjob was to bring about the moxey and i think what mandiba's legacy is now is saying to the whole world, if you wa nt saying to the whole world, if you want anything to work, focus on human rights, or quality. we can't separate human beings. we can't

bring about more violence. the only way the world is going to survive is if we follow these kind of values. but ina if we follow these kind of values. but in a country struggling with unemployment, discontent and the ever—increasing inequality gap, nelson mandela's ideals will continue to be re—examined. nelson mandela's ideals will continue to be re-examined. we are so continue to be re-examined. we are so fixated on the past. the past is reward. it is ruining us presently. we can take the lessons and move forward. and taking those lessons means leaving behind nelson mandela. now, a top business story today: tech giant google could be handed down a record fine later today by the european union's watchdog. the eu has spent three years investigating the company's android mobile operating system and whether it has been giving its own apps an unfair commercial advantage. joseph sternberg is a columnist with the wall streetjournal and joins me now. good morning. so, this story is a

very interesting one. this is the european competition commissioner taking a look at google's activities with regards to android. what do you think they might decide? well, the complaint is that the way that google has call operated with handset manufacturers like samsung 01’ handset manufacturers like samsung or china's huawai to bundle android and other products like chrome browser into the mobile phone is somehow stifling competition and i think certainly if they want to, you can think certainly if they want to, you ca n always think certainly if they want to, you can always take that kind of case as a competition in force, at a always worry with this kind of case that they are having this kind of war because it continues as the world continues to evolve. bbc news, the regulator can find google10% of its annual revenue, over $11 billion, if they find google at fault. of course

we expect google to immediately appeal and respond in that way if they were to be found to be anti—competitive, and this could ta ke yea rs, anti—competitive, and this could take years, couldn't it? exactly, and what we saw with the microsoft has more than a decade ago, which was rather similar, concerning how softwa re was rather similar, concerning how software products were bundled together, is that the market looks com pletely together, is that the market looks completely unrecognisable by the time the company is paying the fine, so time the company is paying the fine, soi time the company is paying the fine, so i think there is a real question about whether this kind of case is the best use of the european commission's time or if they should allow the market to continue to innovate and recognise that some of these practices don't actually have that kind of competition. thank you very much indeed. joseph will be back later. and we shall have a legal expert in to discuss the google story as well. lots more to come in the programme. including, 25 yea rs come in the programme. including, 25 years after the death of kurt cobain, there is an exhibition about

the life of the former nirvana singer. the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards.

some had eaten so much they could barely stand. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: the british government's brexit strategy has narrowly survived a parliamentary vote — mps rejected a move to remain in a customs union with the eu. and we're expecting the 12 boys trapped in the cave in northern thailand to be released from hospital shortly. they spent three weeks undergound and another week recovering. let's stay with that now. the bbc‘s devina gupta joins us live from chiang rai, inside the building where the news conference is due to take place. and i imagine the whole world will

wa nt to and i imagine the whole world will want to see the boys can hear how they are doing, and see how they are coping with life outside the cave system. absolutely. the countdown has begun and the preparations are under way. this news conference has plenty of symbolism. the thai government has made a makeshift football pitches. the boys will not be playing on it, but it is significant to see the love for football and did not for the game. here is the banner. it is as welcome on to the wild boars soccer team. as you rightly said, it is for the first time that these boys are coming out of the hospital to relate their experiences of what happened inside the dark cave. look at the global attention that they will be facing. almost all the global media outlets have already started pitching their equipment and are eagerly awaiting the boys to come out. from the government, we do know

that not all of them may come here. only those who are comfortable talking about their experiences will be here. already they have asked for questions to be submitted from the global media. and there is a child psychologist who is vetting all the questions to make sure that the children do not relive the trauma. they will be here with their families seated right here with their courage. we are also expecting their courage. we are also expecting the province's governor. the government officials have told us that the prime minister of the country is keen that the boys go back. so the media intrusion in their life, they have requested it to be as little as possible. although the government will not stop them interacting with the media. already some outlets have submitted questions like what they did when they were in the cave, happy coach help them deal with the fear and darkness, and what their first reactions were. many have

spoken about their food cravings for example. will they be testing that food immediately after being discharged? these are some of the questions that have made the list. it is at six o'clock in the evening that we are expecting the conference to start. it will be 45 minutes, after which time the boys will go home with their parents, where another round of celebrations is waiting for them. the father of one of the boys, who turned a year older inside the cave, said he is eagerly awaiting to celebrate his son cosmo birthday. —— son's. awaiting to celebrate his son cosmo birthday. -- son's. thank you for joining us. we will see you later when the press conference gets under way. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your wednesday sport briefing: preparations continue ahead of golf's open championship starting

on thursday, chris froome continues his bid for a fifth tour de france title when stage 11 heads out shortly and england win their one day series against india after a comprehensive eight wicket win in the third match. the world's best golfers have just one day left to hone their skills before the start of the sport's oldest major on thursday — the open championship. it's taking place at carnoustie in scotland and for the first time since 2015, tiger woods will be playing in it. still finding his way back from spinal fusion surgery, the 14—time major champion believes the open is his best hope for a 15th title. you don't have to be long to play on a links style goggles. look at what time did at 89. —— have to be young. you get to places like about international. —— links style golf

course. unfortunately these are the way that things go. in a links style golf course you can roll the ball. we are just a few hours away from the start of stage 11 of the tour de france, as the riders continue in the alps. belgium's greg van avermaet is still the man in yellow, after he finished fourth in stage 10 on tuesday. he has a two minutes and 22 second lead over team sky's geraint thomas in second. four—time winner chris froome is up to sixth, more than three minutes off the lead. in case you missed it annemiek van vleuten successfully defended her la course title in the women's world tour race on tuesday with a stunning finish. the fifth edition of la course, a 112.5 kilometre race from annecy to le grand—bornand, ran in conjunction with stage 10 of the tour de france. and with 16 kilometres remaining, anna van der breggen of the netherlands made her move and took the lead. —— but with just 25 meters to go, her compatriot van vleuten passed her to cross the line first.

england's cricketers have put down a real marker for next year's world cup, after thrashing india by eight wickets in the third one day international to clinch the series 2—1. india batted first and could only reach 256—8 off their 50 overs. england knocked that off with ease, thanks to 88 from captain eoin morgan and a century from joe root. we have got to concentrate on making sure that we improve and keep learning and keep developing as a side. we still have some young guys within this thing they can do is on special things and have been able to do for several years. not special things and have been able to do forseveralyears. notjust getting into the world cup. it is important we drove forward. when we get the opportunity to be ruthless like we were today, we need to drive it forward. it is important to put everything into practice and do all the things that we say we want to do. now, the open may be the most historic golf tournament there is, but there's still time for a bit of light—hearted relief on the course. phil mickelson won this event in 2013 and they don't call him phil the thrill for nothing.

take a look at this flip shot. he calls it the flop shot. he's got help from a very brave assistant there. i'm not sure i would have liked to have been in his shoes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, that is your wednesday sport briefing. thank you for that, tulsen tollett. it is nearly 25 years now since kurt cobain — the lead singer of nirvana — committed suicide. a new exhibition devoted to his life has opened in ireland. members of his family were there for its launch and they're hoping it can help draw attention to issues like mental health and addiction. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. (smells like teen spirit plays) for many, they were the band of their generation, and he was their voice. but that voice was silenced when kurt cobain took his own life

in the spring of 1994. this exhibition shows memories of his childhood and mementos of his career. his daughter, his mother and his sister all came to county kildare for its opening, which they admit is a bittersweet occasion. it is hard for me to listen to his music because there is emotional attachments. it is notjust kurt singing, it is like hearing my dad's voice. almost more consistently than hearing his speaking voice, i have heard his singing voice, and that is something of an emotional tie. these family photos show the child, the young man that would become a rock icon — a rock icon whose death at the age of 27 shocked millions around the world. a tragic end, but his family hope a lesson to others. if we don't have a more inclusive discussion about how addiction

and mental illness touches every aspect of the human race, i do not know how we could possibly solve it. and what would kurt cobain make of the modern cultural and political landscape? his family say he would stomp and rage, standing up against unfairness. tim allman, bbc news. stay with me on bbc news. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we asked you at the start of the show if you would boycott goods from another country if you are engaged ina another country if you are engaged in a trade war. we will share some of your thoughts on that later the programme. keep those messages coming in. well, you could say a few

lucky gardens have seen some very much—needed rain during the last couple of days. the during the last couple of days. vast majority of the dry the vast majority of the country was dry throughout tuesday with lots of sunny photographs taken by our weather watchers, and some like this from wakefield. you can see the downpour in aberdeenshire. these downpours will ease down on wednesday. the odd one in the south—west. at most places will start dry with good spells of sunshine. into the afternoon, temperatures will rise. as they do so, clouds will develop again. the odd heavy downpour is likely across more than another northern and southern parts of scotland. some lucky gardens there. other areas mostly dry. we could see a few

showers across western parts of england, wales, and into the midlands. much of the east and south—east of england staying dry. a warm day, 26 in the south—east. further north 18— 22. a largely dry day on thursday. the late shower. this weather system will increase the cloud and breeze to western scotla nd the cloud and breeze to western scotland and northern ireland. that is the deep orange colours building across england and wales. it will be across england and wales. it will be a warmer one thursday afternoon. mid to upper 20s celsius. a little bit cooler and fresher to the north. this system moves south—east was into the country, and could bring substantial rain to some gardens in the melton west. but it will weaken as it moves southwards. friday, cloudier and cool across scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain in wales. ahead at some sunshine but the possibility of a

thundery shower moving from the near continent into the south—east. but you will have to stay tuned to the forecasters. warmer had it in the south—east. a bit coolerfurther north. this is the weather front i was talking about. they could bring clouds and patchy lagrange and southern areas clouds and patchy lagrange and southern areas on clouds and patchy lagrange and southern areas on saturday. but high pressure will be the dominating factor again into the weekend. most places will be dry bar for some patchy rain and there will be some spells of warm sunshine. this is your business briefing. i'm sally bundock. d—day for google in europe. the us tech giant could be in for a record fine over allegations its android operating system gives it an unfair commercial advantage. and airbus says it's not giving up on its troubled super jumbo, despite keeping the double—decker away from the farnborough airshow. and on financial markets, asian shares today are riding higher thanks to soothing words from the head

of the us central bank about the impact of protectionism.