this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, says a brexit deal will be done if the european union matches the same ‘energy, ambition and pragmatism' shown by the uk — but warns the eu not ramp up the pressure. if reciprocated, the energy we bring to the negotiations, we get a deal donein to the negotiations, we get a deal done in october. if, if. sure. israel says it's rescued hundreds of white helmets civil defence workersand their families from a war zone in southern syria. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. a committee of mps calls for a total ban after shops are found selling real fur labelled as fake. virgin media customers lose access to ten tv channels after a row betweeh the company and uktv over fees. the defending open champion,

jordan spieth, is one of three players tied for the lead heading into the final round of the championship at carnoustie. and in 30 minutes — a panel of columnists discuss this week's brexit developments and president trump's remarks on russia — that's in dateline london. the new brexit secretary dominic raab has said he's confident a deal can be reached on post—brexit relations by the autumn, so the uk can avoid leaving without a deal. however, speaking to andrew marr on bbc one, mr raab said britain was stepping up preparations for the possible failure of those negotiations — insisting britain would be ready whatever happened. i discussed all this with our political correspondent jonathan blake.

he told me about the brexit secretary was holding firm on his threat to refuse to pay the so—called divorce bill if a trade deal could not be reached. he is, and that has been the government's position for some time, under the proposal to quote the line they often use — nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and that would include, if you asked the government and the negotiators, that £39 billion, thereabouts, the figure that the uk would pay the eu upon leaving. dominic raab has been talking about preparations for a no deal scenario. we have heard stories and reports that what would happen in that scenario, all kinds of alarming things, lorries queueing at the border for hours, planes not being able to take off, shelves running empty in supermarkets —

scare stories according to dominic raab. he talked a little about what the government is doing. we have heard in the last week that notices will be published online in the autumn about how businesses can prepare for a no—deal scenario. he said it is not what the government wants. he says he is "striving every sinew" to reach a deal with michel barnier on brexit. but there are preparations being done and this is what dominic raab had to say. we want to strive with the eu to make sure we settle this issue. it has already been agreed as part of the withdrawal agreement. but there is no deal until we agree the whole deal. the prospect of us not moving swiftly to secure the legal position, that there would be people will be removed from this country, i think is far—fetched, fanciful and would not happen. so trying to reassure people from other eu countries in the eu about their fate should no deal be reached. the government is keeping this on the table in the hope that it will provide some leverage in those negotiations. a no—deal scenario would not necessarily be a good

thing at all for the eu and the remaining 27 countries. the shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey putting forward labour's position this morning, taking a different line. it is her view seemingly that if labour were in power, they would take the no deal option off the table. no deal should not be an option and that is why we wanted a meaningful vote in parliament and why we called on the government in the event of us voting down such a deal in parliament that they would be required to look at renegotiating the deal. a no deal would be catastrophic for industry. as the weeks and months go by towards october, that deadline is looming in everyone‘s diaries where a deal needs to be done. the broad outline of an agreement between the eu and uk reached in october, talk of a no deal is not going to go away. jordan says it's taken

in 800 syrian white helmet rescuers and their families from war—torn southern syria. the volunteer rescuers had been evacuated by bus overnight through the israeli—occupied golan heights. the civil defence workers and theirfamilies had been trapped by a syrian—government offensive in the south—west of the country. the israeli defence forces have tweeted, describing the evacuation as an exceptional humanitarian gesture at the request of the us and european countries. jordan says it's agreed to give them safe passage to be resettled in britain, canada and germany, due to a "risk to their lives". images have emerged of the night time convoy carrying the white helmets and their families. earlier this morning the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt and international development secretary penny mordaunt issued a joint statement. it says that following a diplomatic effort from the uk and international partners, a group of white helmet volunteers and theirfamilies have been able to leave southern syria for safety.

the statement goes on: the white helmets have saved thousands of lives during the conflict, at great risk to their own. it says the uk has taken steps to afford protection to as many of the volunteers and their families as possible. all this comes the day after hundreds of rebels and theirfamilies arrived in hama province in northwest syria after being evacuated from quneitra, which borders the golan heights, after a deal was struck with the syrian government. the white helmets have rescued thousands of syrian civilians trapped under the rubble, after air strikes, shelling or blasts in rebel—held territory. since the volunteer network was founded in 2013, at least 200 volunteers have died and another 500 have been injured. earlier, i spoke with paul ronzheimerfrom germany's bild newspaper who was tipped off by sources, and watched and filmed the convoy cross from the israeli side of the border. there were diplomatic efforts in the past week to get them out,

which were very tough, very hard negotiations with all sides, with israel. this was an historic night. up to 800 people crossed into israel. they were always against refugees coming into the country and they only agreed to it because the white helmets left tojordan and from jordan now they will leave to germany, the uk and canada. is this further evidence, in yourjudgment, that really the syrian war is coming to an end and president assad really is now back in control of large parts of the country and able to assert his authority in a way that for his critics and his enemies means they have got to get out? absolutely. i could witness that. i could see that actually from this point at the border. before this operation started, i saw a lot of bombing, gunfire, and the terrible war inside syria.

i don't think it's over yet, because there are still cities like idlib where lots of opposition groups are and the syrian regime and the russians still fight heavily, a lot of bombings against civilians in this area. i don't see a near end for this war. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. the directorate of professional standards is there to tackle misconduct and corruption but it's now the subject of an investigation by the independent office for police conduct. scotland yard says it is "fully co—operating" with the iopc‘s investigation. speaking to the press association, jonathan green, the iopc‘s london director, said the investigation includes alleged interference in, and curtailment of, investigations by potentially conflicted

senior officers, failure to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, systemic removal of the restrictions of officers under investigation and racial discrimination." some breaking news involving an attack on a three—year—old boy who has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. west mercia police believe the child was deliberately targeted in the home bargain store in tallow hill. they have released images of three men they want to try to speak to. the boy was taken to hospital where he is being treated for serious burns to his arm and face. a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily

harm. no details as to when this incident took place. although this is being reported by west mercia police. a three—year—old boy has been seriously injured, and is in hospital receiving treatment after a suspected acid attack on the shrub hill retail park in worcester. we will bring more on that story as soon as will bring more on that story as soon as we will bring more on that story as soon as we get it. i understand the incident took place yesterday afternoon. the french finance minister, bruno le maire, has said a trade war is now a reality, and is threatening global growth. he was speaking at a g20 summit in argentina where finance ministers the french finance minister, bruno le maire, has said a trade he was speaking at a g20 summit in argentina where finance ministers and bankers from the world's leading economies denounced president trump's policy of imposing trade tariffs. translation: we ask the united states to see sense. we call for them to respect multilateral rules and to respect their allies. world trade cannot base itself on the law of the jungle. the unilateral increase of tariffs is the law of the jungle.

the law of the jungle, the law of the fittest, this cannot be the future of global trade relations. a woman who lost nine members of her family in a tourist boat accident on a lake in the united states has been describing the disaster. tia coleman said passengers were told they would not need lifejackets — but if she had managed to reach one she might have saved her three children. 14 other passengers were killed in the disaster. i could not see anybody, i could not hear anything, it felt like i was out there on my own. i was yelling and screaming and finally i said, lord, let me die, let me die, i cannot keep drowning, ijust cannot keep drowning. then ijust let go andi keep drowning. then ijust let go and i started floating. police are continuing

their investigation of a park in salisbury, where they believe a couple was poisoned by novichok. katy austin gave us this update from salisbury. cordons have become a familiar sight in salisbury and at queen elizabeth gardens were yesterday saw forensic teams appearing to expand their activity to the toilets behind me but what is crucial now is detectives are able to speak to charlie rowley, who was poisoned by the nerve agent three weeks ago, after he was discharged from hospital we think in the last 48 hours had i will —— and they will be asking as many questions as possible to get as much information as they can. the source of the novichok has been found, but forensic searches go on. a park bench was the focus on saturday. nearly two weeks after dawn stu rgess died, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. his brother hasn't been able

to contact him since. i phoned the hospital and they confirmed he had been released and there was an official statement. i haven't spoken to him yet, but i hope to in the next few days. it was at charlie rowley‘s home here in amesbury that the small bottle containing the nerve agent was found. charlie has now spoken with detectives, who are now looking into what he has told them, and while there's no evidence he or dawn sturgess were specifically targeted, charlie has been given personal safety advice. it's unclear where he is at the moment, or whether he will be able to return to normal life soon. people in salisbury also wonder when normality can return to their city. ifeel, as a local, that we haven't necessarily been kept in the picture of what's going on. because we are very local, we live five minutes away from all of this. and for salisbury, it has been hugely disruptive. it's really affecting the city, which is tragic. i don't actually find it that worrying. it is reassuring that they are actually doing something. they've got to be covered to be able to look for what they are looking for and if they think there's something there, they need to be completely covered,

so ijust think the sooner they find what they are looking for, the better. but the investigation into the latest tragic contamination incident is far from over with counter—terror detectives not yet saying who they think is responsible. katy austin, bbc news. charlie's brother matthew and a friend we spoke to yesterday did not know where charlie was but made the suggestion he could be kept under police guard at a secret location. the met police have not confirmed it is true, saying they do not discuss matters of protective security but we know there was no suggestion they we re we know there was no suggestion they were deliberately targeted, however charlie will be given safety advice to make sure there is no danger to him. and of course the detectives will be asking charlie and his brother, perhaps, some questions, we don't know, as they try to find out

who brought novichok to salisbury and how they did it. what has been the public reaction to this further activity? people have got used to seeing people but in a sense, for it to flare—ups several weeks after the poisoning, has that caused concern in the town? there has been some concern. there has been a mixed reaction. people before the second more tragic contamination incident, they were getting back to normal, they were getting back to normal, they had visits to the town from the royalfamily, they had visits to the town from the royal family, they were they had visits to the town from the royalfamily, they were reassured by the authorities they did not think there was any more novichok around. there has been concern more of it has been found and parts like this are continuing to be searched. there isa are continuing to be searched. there is a general sense that people just wish it would stop, wished the detectives would find the source and reassure them finally no more novichok could be found. we were told a couple of weeks ago that the

cordons, notjust here but around the hostel where dawn sturgess stayed and around charlie rowley‘s house, they were likely to be around for months so it could be some time before residents see the city com pletely before residents see the city completely returned to normal. katie austin reporting. i can bring you some further information on the acid attack which took place yesterday afternoon, 215 pm. on the shrub hill retail park. a three—year—old boy suffered serious injuries and is being treated for burns and 39—year—old man in wolverhampton was arrested on conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. the police superintendent from police said "at this time we are treating the attack is deliberate and the incident will

rightly shocked the community and i would reassure local people we are carrying out a thorough investigation to identify those responsible." he said the motive is not clear and that officers are working to establish what happened and what substance was involved although they believe it was a form of acid. they are trying to speak to three men and a spot of the investigation. we will bring you more on that throughout the morning. mps are calling for a consultation on whether the sale of realfur should be banned in the uk. the environment, food and rural affairs committee has been investigating why many high street retailers illegally sold fur described as fake, which had in fact come from animals including rabbits and chinchillas. furfarming was banned in britain in 2000, but imported products can still be sold here, as long as they are labelled accurately. let's talk to mimi bekhechi, director of international programmes at the organisation people for the ethical treatment of animals. shejoins us from edinburgh. what do you make of this report? i

think it is great, we support the consultation. 95% of the people in this country are opposed to fur and we have had a ban on first farming almost 20 years because as a society we decided that it is no longer a cce pta ble we decided that it is no longer acceptable to keep wild animals in cages and deny them everything natural and important to them and then to kill them in the most barbaric ways to produce fur that nobody needs, a trim on the coat, pom—pom on a hat, we do not need these things. if it is too cruel to produce, which we say it is, it is right that it should also be to do with cruelty of the imports itself. what is interesting about the

report, it appears some retailers are either unaware or not interested infinding out are either unaware or not interested in finding out the sources of what they are selling, in other words they are selling, in other words they are selling, in other words they are supposedly selling fake fur, people who want imitation products, as an alternative to real fur but it turns out to be real fur from animals, albeit not animals that have protected status animals have enjoyed in this country. retailers have a responsibility to know the supply chain and make sure if something is fake fur it is. very few people in this country would choose to buy real fur because it is cruel. we have had investigations, no matter what country, sweden, finland, china, canada, they reveal the same thing, animal suffering in tiny cages. fox is going crazy from confinement. untreated wounds. and

canada, the coyotes are caught in steel traps. i take canada, the coyotes are caught in steeltraps. i take the point canada, the coyotes are caught in steel traps. i take the point you are making but perhaps we should not move too far from the subject of this report, for the purposes of this report, for the purposes of this interview. the mps are saying this interview. the mps are saying this fur is coming in in a sense underfalse this fur is coming in in a sense under false pretences. would consumers be concerned about the sourcing of this fur and if so, what can they do about it? absolutely they would be concerned. we have a ban on dog and cat and sealfur but we see products coming into the country. there is no difference between a cat, dog, sealed, fox, coyote, because they suffer in the same way. if a consumer is in doubt as to whether the garment is fake or

realfur, as to whether the garment is fake or real fur, they should as to whether the garment is fake or realfur, they should leave it on the shelf. there is a bunch of other things we can buy that do not require killing animals for their skin in 2018. with all of the unbelievable technical advances in fabrics. things made from pineapple, just one of them. there is no need for us to be killing animals for skin and so we say to anybody, if you're not sure, pick something else. the report said the government should launch a consultation on whether to ban the import of fur and that we support and we know the british public would respond to the consultation saying we would want an import ban. thank you. all eyes on carnoustie in the sport. they are indeed. play started at eight o'clock this morning for the final round of the open championship at carnoustie.

the early starters are out on the course, but the big names at top of the leaderboard get going a little later. let's go tojohn watson is at carnoustie for us. anyone making a move this morning? no one is threatening at this stage. i think all eyes on the three americans at the top of the leaderboard, one of those, defending champion jordanne spieth, well—placed to defend the title he won at royal birkdale. an impressive round of 65 yesterday and he made the perfect start, with an eagle on the perfect start, with an eagle on the first and four birdies followed. jordanne spieth looking good to win what would be a fourth major in four yea rs. what would be a fourth major in four years. slightly disappointing round of 71 for tommy fleetwood yesterday, he could not follow up his round of 65 on friday. worth pointing out that tommy fleetwood holds the course record with 63 in the alfred

dunhill links last year and he can draw upon that as he heads to his final round today, four shots of the leaders and also rory mcilroy, slightly disappointing from him yesterday. four shots off the lead and saying he is desperate to get out today and will be looking forward to getting the driver back in his hand. he said after his round yesterday he wishes he was closer to the leaders but he has won an open championship before. let's not rule him out as he is still in contentious. tiger woods, a name we did not expect to see close to the top. also on five under, when you consider he has been away from the open two years, following the back surgery open two years, following the back surgery but delighted to be back and he felt coming into this the open was his best chance of winning another major. he is delighted to be in contention.

i have got a chance, which is great. i have got a chance, which is great. i have shown that i have been there close enough for the chance to win this year. given what happened the la st this year. given what happened the last few years, i did not know that would happen again but here i am with a chance coming on sunday in a major championship. it'll be fun. it is the three americans spieth, kisner including, on nine under. and then we have mcilroy our fleetwood just tucked in behind and with the slightly changing conditions with a strong wind it will add an interesting dimension to a fascinating final day. looking forward to it. thank you. lewis hamilton will start today's german grand prix in hockenheim from 14th after having problems with his car in qualifying. his mercedes suffered hydraulic failure in the first part of qualifying. hamilton is now eight points

behind championship leader sebastian vettell who will start his home race from pole. the revamped women's t20 super league starts in taunton this afternoon — with teams playing double the number of matches compared to the previous two seasons. and there was last—ball drama in the men's t20 blast. essex needed two runs from the last ball in chelmsford to beat hampshire, but captain ravi bopara was run out as he dived for the crease. it ended all square and that means both sides are still in contnetion both sides are still in contention to reach the quarter finals. the first day of the anniversary games at the london stadium started with a bit ofjustice from ten years ago. the british women's 4x400metre team from the beijing olympics in 2008 were given their bronze medals, after the russian and belarussian teams were both retrospectively disqaualified for doping at those games. a speicla moment for christine ohuruogu, kelly sotherton, marilyn okoro and nicola sanders — albeit a decade late. and stage 15 of the tour de france will get under

way in the next hour — geraint thomas of wales is in the leader's yellowjersey, one minute 39 seconds ahead of chris froome, there's full coverage on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. virgin media customers have lost access to ten tv channels showing popular shows including taskmaster, red dwarf and one born every minute. it's all down to a row between the company and uktv over fees. uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels. virgin says uktv is unable to provide programming on demand, because of restrictions imposed by its joint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. our business correspondent joe lynam is here. an hour ago we had the men at the heart of the argument in the studio

together, agreeing to disagree and not resolving the dispute. do you have a sense how it might be possible to get a deal or is there something, where the they cannot agree when it comes to money. they have upped the ante by the removal of the ten channels. from midnight they are gone. that will focus minds, because they pay virgin, uk tv, to act as the platform, or the method with which we consume alibi, kat mangold, w, dave, et. —— gold. at the same time uk tv cannot make the adverts. if they cannot watch them, why pay to advertise it? and they invested in original content they invested in original content they paid for and need to monetise like the new version of red dwarf.

at the heart of this is money and how we watch the big screen and i use the word tv in a broad sense, the big screen. the claim is virgin media have decided to cut how much they will pay for uk tv channels. pa rt they will pay for uk tv channels. part owned by the bbc, part by discovery. the other side of the argument is how we consume stuff. a lot of people have no problem watching linear tv, as at a set time they know the programme will be watched and they either record it or watched and they either record it or watch it in real—time. the younger generation of people have no conception of linear tv, watching on catch—up tv or they watch netflix, amazon prine, whatever it is, and so that dichotomy is at the heart of this. virgin said, we want to be

able to offer boxed sets, of miranda, only fools and horses, the great bbc shows, only available at the moment in linearform. it is not on demand. uk tv said you have cut fees, we are not making money and we cannot make the changes. earning less. it is a good tv format, negotiating how you watch your tv programmes. if you are afraid of heights you might want to look away. suspended 115 feet in the air and with no security cable — this is tightrope artist tatiana—mosio bongonga scaling the skyline above paris. she spent the last year preparing for the stunt, and afterwards described the walk as ‘magical‘. really not quite the word i would

use before marx. thank goodness she survived. dateline london is coming up. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. more cloud in the sky today than yesterday. especially in the north and west where we have a weak weather front. some nuisance and west where we have a weak weatherfront. some nuisance value rain and drizzle in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere the low cloud has been clearing and despite keeping a bit offair been clearing and despite keeping a bit of fair weather cloud it will be dry and bright with some strong sunshine. it will be warmer than yesterday. it should be fine for the golf. over night the cloud thickens in the north and west and the rain is heavier. but tonight it will be warm and humid. temperatures higher than the night just warm and humid. temperatures higher than the nightjust gone.