this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines... a three—year—old boy has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester — police want to speak to three men about the incident. 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 it's reciprocated, the energy, ambition and pragmatism we bring to these negotiations, we get a deal done in october. if? it is negotiation. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. under the cover of darkness — israel says it's rescued hundreds of white helmets civil defence workersand their families from a war zone in southern syria. time to get tough on fur — calls for a total ban after shops are found selling real

fur labelled as fake. good afternoon. police are appealing for information after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack at a retail park yesterday. it happened in worcester, and officers believe he was deliberately targeted. west mercia police has released images of three men they would like to speak to. a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and remains in police custody. let's talk to our reporter, olivia crellin, who has been following this story. is there a any update on the

condition of the little boy, or any update on what was used to attack him? police are not aware of what substance was used and they don't have a motive. a spokesman from the west midlands ambulance service has said in the last few moments that they sent a hazardous area response tea m they sent a hazardous area response team for specialist advice, but they have no update on the boy's condition. he was taken to hospital. he is being treated for serious burns to his arm and his face. that is what we know so far. a lot of reaction to an horrific attack on this very small child? yeah. worcester is in the midlands. it is considered to be an incredibly safe city. mark bayliss, the worcester city council leader, has given a statement. he says, "we are aquatint —— quintessential small english city... worcester is the fifth safest city

in the uk. robin walker, the mp for worcester took to twitter to describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted. .. describe the incident as horrific. he tweeted... "appalling attack. " we are also expecting a press conference from the west mercia police in the next half an hour. we may get update on the boy and his condition. thank you. brexit secretary dominic raab says he's confident britain will have a deal to leave the european union by the time of the next meeting of eu leaders in october, the deadline for negotiations set by the other 27 member countries. mr raab also said it was right for the uk government to step up preparations over the summer in case a deal can't be agreed in time. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major,

warned that a no deal brexit could result in dire economic consequences for "those who could least afford it". here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. laughter it sounded like they all agreed, but at the cabinet meeting last week, some around the table were still unsure about the prime minister's plan for brexit. the new brexit secretary admits some senior ministers are yet to be convinced of theresa may's compromise for a future relationship with the eu. but, this morning, he sounded confident a deal could be done. i am striving every sinew with our department, with michel barnier, who i think is a man who wants to do a deal with us — tremendous pressures on his side — to get the best deal. but we've got to, i think it's only the responsible thing to do, to be prepared if those negotiations and the energy and ambition and pragmatism we are showing are not reciprocated. so that's the responsible thing to do, whether it's the allocation of money, preparation of our treaty relations,

we're hiring extra border staff. i think people need to know that actually we are ready, so that britain can thrive, whatever happens. the energy we will bring to these negotiations, the ambition and pragmatism, we get a deal done in october. but while the government still claims no deal is still better than a bad deal, labour see it differently. no deal should not be an option and that's 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. because a no deal would be absolutely catastrophic for industry. if the arguments about britain and the eu sound familiar by now... good morning, mr major. ..this man has heard more of them than most. a former prime minister back with his now familiar warning. if we crash out without a deal, the people who have least are going to be hurt most. it would be a terrible betrayal of the interests of everyday people, who really are not political. dominic raab will be back in brussels this week.

he said it was a good sign that the eu's lead negotiator, michel barnier, was asking questions about the uk's plan and not rejecting it out right. jonathan blake, bbc news. the lib dems acting foreign affairs spokesperson, christine jardine, said the problems within the conservative party is leading to a worsening situation in the case of finding a solution to brexit. we have gone from what was always going to be a difficult situation to bad situation to and nightmare of a situation. it's horrific. at the moment the civil war within the conservative party seems to be pushing us further and further towards a worsening situation. dominic raab says he is trying to get the backing of some cabinet ministers for the white paper discussed at chequers. do you feel that he is perhaps handing this better than his predecessor? he might well be. we are still in a

difficult situation. i don't think saying things like we're not going to pay our debts helps. how can we negotiate a trade deal if we are not paying our debts? detail of the conservative party has been wagging the dog. they are so concerned with internalfighting. i the dog. they are so concerned with internal fighting. i don't the dog. they are so concerned with internalfighting. i don't think that's what anybody who voted for or against brexit wants to see the country in this horrendous situation with a government that is not in control. it is too busy fighting among itself. it is time for people to have the final say on what happens. isjohn major's happens. is john major's intervention happens. isjohn major's intervention useful? sirjohn major has the sort of experience where he can say, you are handling this badly. i think he is not the only person who has intervened. we are increasingly hearing labour and conservative politicians saying something has to be done. that a referendum on the deal itself might be the only way out of this for the conservative party because they can't actually

agree. is that really going to happen? will there be another referendum? happen? will there be another referendum ? surely the happen? will there be another referendum? surely the people have already voted? the people voted and they made it clear that in principle they made it clear that in principle they wanted to leave the european union. what they didn't want was this mess we are now in. how many of them actually wanted or envisaged them actually wanted or envisaged the prospect of us crashing out without a deal, going to world trade organisation situation. we have been hearing today about lorry parks, about lorry ‘s back up at dover. how many people wanted that? a shrinking economy. we have to go back to the people and say, do you want a deal? do you want no deal? you actually wa nt to do you want no deal? you actually want to say, this is just a mess, can we stop? christine jardine. three members of the anti—corruption unit at the metropolitan police are being investigated over claims they covered up or failed to properly pursue allegations of wrong—doing by other officers. the independent office for police conduct, which is carrying out the investigation, says a number of other officers are also being assessed.

a little earlier, i discussed this with our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. he started by giving some background to the case. this is the department, the director of professional standards at the metropolitan police, that itself investigates problems with police officers, either criminality by police officers or breaches of police officers or breaches of police guidelines, misconduct. the police guidelines, misconduct. the police watchdog today says that it is investigating a series of allegations against officers working within that directorate. i understand they are to do with effectively helping fellow officers who are under investigation themselves for a range of things. for example, fraud and child abuse. and misconduct in other ways. either interfering with those investigations or stopping them from happening at all. very serious. the

police watchdog says they are looking at serious corruption and malpractice. the investigation is in the early stages. but three mid—ranking officers have been told formally that they are being investigated. presumably, speed of the essence here because the public needs to have trust in those who are supposed to be investigating the anti—corruption claims, or alleged anti—corruption claims, or alleged anti—corruption claims? anti—corruption claims, or alleged anti-corruption claims? absolutely. that is the significance of this. it is striking at the heart of trust must lie in the metropolitan police to make sure is doing ethically, professionally the right thing on a day—to—day basis. the met has a long history of various corruption investigations, quite controversial, dating back to the 1970s. the difference with this one, in the past corruption has been around police working with criminals. this is about the police, attentively corrupt police, working with other potentially corrupt police. tom symonds. the met police counter terrorism command says that

a man has been charged with terrorism offences. 43—year—old ravi mendis, from south london, has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts. he will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow. a woman who lost nine members of her family when a tourist boat sank in a lake in the us mid—western state of missouri on friday, has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people died when the duck boat capsized during a thunder storm on table rock lake. caroline davies reports. oh my god, oh my god! oh, we're going under! fighting against the waves and taking on water. this was moments before the duck boat sank. 17 people didn't survive. tia coleman was one of those on board. she was rescued, but nine

of herfamily members — including her husband and three children — died. the captain said something about life jackets. he'd said, "above you are your life jackets. there's three sizes." he said, "i'm going to show you where they are, but you won't need them, so no need to worry." so we didn't grab them. i felt like if i was able to get a life jacket, i could have saved my babies, because they could have at least floated up to the top, somebody could have grabbed them. and i wasn't able to do that! under missouri law, passengers over the age of seven aren't required to wear life jackets. there was a weather warning before the boat set out, but the owner of the tour boat company said he'd been told by employees that the storm had come out of nowhere. what can you say, you know? we are so sorry it has happened.

it was just... an act... something happened, and we don't know exactly what it was, and we will. but it doesn't matter. any time that people suffer a loss like that, it can't be replaced. i mean, it's absolutely devastating. the first report on what happened here is expected in a month, leaving a community to mourn and ask how and why this could have happened. caroline davies, bbc news. officials in afghanistan say ten people have been killed in an explosion near the international airport in kabul. it took place shortly after the vice president returned to the country after more than a year in exile. he left afghanistan last year amid allegations of torture and abuse. his motorcade had left the airport minutes before the explosion. the headlines on bbc news...

a three—year—old boy has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester — police want to speak to three men about the incident. 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. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. in sport, the leaders are on the course for the final round of the open at carnoustie. there was a three—way tie to the —— for the lead at the start of the day. now there is just at the start of the day. now there isjust a at the start of the day. now there is just a two—way lead. jordan spieth is the reigning champion. lewis hamilton is on the chart at hockenheim. he started from 14th at the german grand prix. he is up to

fourth. sebastian vettel leads. at the anniversary games in london, the world record was broken in the 400 metres. i am world record was broken in the 400 metres. iam back world record was broken in the 400 metres. i am back with a full update in the next hour. 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. but virgin says uktv is unable to provide programming on demand, because of restrictions imposed by itsjoint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. i asked our business correspondent, joe lynam, what's really happening here, and he said it boils down to two key things — money, and how we view tv. money, yes. virgin were going to cut

the amount of money it was going to pay uktv. and that of course would have got the back up uktv, for obvious reasons. also, you katy perry borno prepared to offer a box sets for the bbc tv shows you and i know and love. —— also, uktv were not prepared to offer. our viewing habits are changing. we no longer sit to the same extent at a fixed time to watch fixed programmes. we watch on demand, especially younger people. they watched on their phones, and their ipads, their tvs as well, when they want to watch. u ktv as well, when they want to watch. uktv say they will offer the set programmes, so—called linear tv. virgin said, that's not really of any used to us because we want to retain the young audience, so you need to offer the box sets which you already do to netflix and the like.

we are at an impasse. the ten channels have been switched off. who is this the biggest problem for? will virgin media lose customers? they will both lose. uktv don't get the advertising revenue that they had hoped because they are not on the platform. they will not get that advertising revenue. they have huge fixed costs. they are making original content. that costs money. from virgin's point of view there could be reputational damage. if you lose ten channels relatively suddenly, people may decide that they will not subscribe to virgin and sign up to sky or whatever. as well as that, uktv pei sky eight feet to host these programmes and these channels. it is a lose, lose situation for now. it is showdown at

the 0k situation for now. it is showdown at the ok corral. one only suspect it will take a couple of bourdais or weeks before this is sorted out. in the meantime, the lives of viewers will not be able to watch the shows they love. willis sorted out? could these channels reappear on virgin media? they absolutely have to sorted out. nobody is a winner if it stays like this. also, amazon and netflix, they will love it. joe lynam. jordan says it's taken in more than 400 syrian white helmet rescuers and their families from war—torn southern syria. the volunteer rescuers have 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 convoys leaving syria forjordan, carrying the white helmets and their families. earlier today, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt and international development secretary penny mordaunt issued a joint statement. it said that following a joint 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. our correspondent, mark lowen, has been following developments from istanbul and he said the operation had taken a huge amount of cooperation. it required a huge international coordination between the israeli defence force, actors within syria, third countries where those white helmets and their family members will be evacuated two, including the uk, germany and canada. it was several weeks in the planning. and it happened overnight. that was because of the threats to the safety of the white helmets and their family members. while some militants

in south—western syria have been allowed to have safe passage up to opposition held idlib close to the turkish border, the syrian regime and the russian forces made very clear that they would not grant the right to any white helmets who they see as linked to jihadists. white helmets being captured were being forced to make false confession videos that some of the rescues had been staged, that there were attacks on white helmets. it was deemed absolutely crucial to get these people out. the numbers though will bea people out. the numbers though will be a source of serious concern. while 422 people made it out to the golan heights and intojordan, it had been planned to be much higher. but because of the approach of so—called islamic state fighters into the pocket of south—western syria, they were hemmed in and therefore the number could not be higher. police are continuing their investigation of a park in salisbury, where they believe a couple was poisoned by novichok. charlie rowley — whose partner dawn sturgess died —

has left hospital but is still unable to return to his home, which remains cordoned off. katy austin reports. 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. 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 and bankers from the world's leading economies denounced president trump's policy of imposing trade tariffs. translation: we asked 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 thejungle. trade cannot base itself on the law of the jungle. the unilateral increasing 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. the french finance minister. mps are calling for a consultation on whether to ban the sale of real fur in the uk. the environment, food and rural affairs committee has been investigating why many high street retailers illegally sold fur described as fake, sarah corker reports. in the 1990s, evocative anti—fur campaigns raised awareness of the issue. decades on, some shoppers have been unwittingly buying real fur labelled as fake.

the mis—selling was exposed by campaign groups and the media, including this investigation by the bbc. it emerged that several major retailers had sold products described as artificial, but tests showed were made from fox, rabbit and chinchilla. now an inquiry by the environment, food and rural affairs committee accuses retailers of being complacent about the problem. the reason why people buy fake fur is so that they're not wearing real fur, so it's pretty shocking that they can get away with that, really. i'd be disgusted to ever find out that something was an animal product that i hadn't knowingly bought into. so i don't think it's acceptable in any way, shape or form. furfarming was banned in the uk in 2000 but it is legal to sell some types of real fur imported from other countries if it is accurately labelled.

during this inquiry, evidence was taken from retailers here in camden to learn how realfur was mis—sold as fake, and what changes have been put in place to make sure it doesn't happen again. and the report calls for clearer labelling and stronger enforcement of the rules by trading standards. mps also want the government to begin a consultation on whether the sale of all types of real fur should be outlawed. sarah corker, bbc news. now if you're afraid of heights, you might want to look away during this next report. spectators in paris have watched a tightrope walker performing in front of one of the city's most iconic sights. andy beatt has the story. they call paris the city of lights. for one afternoon in the montmartre neighbourhood it was the city of heights. with the skyline as her backdrop, french tightrope walker tatiana—mosio bongonga started 35 metres above montmartre hill

and inched her way towards one of the city's most famous sights, the sacre coeur basilica. she wasn't the only one hanging by a thread. down below, they looked on filled with wonder, admiration but also a little fear. this stunt done without a security cable. translation: it was very surprising and very dangerous. it really impressed me actually. i noticed that she was not secured. there was a lot of acrobatics. i had a really good time. even getting to the starting position would scare off the faint—hearted but this stunt has been a year in preparation, all to be carried out one step at a time. waiting for her at the end, members of the city's chamber orchestra, who provided the soundtrack for this parisian high wire act. translation: every walk has something unique because it takes place

somewhere different. here i had the chance to face a monument which has never happened to me before. it was something new and it was magical. 34—year—old tatiana—mosio said she grew up on a tightrope. she started when she was just eight. so while she's had time to develop her nerves of steel, her spectators have some catching up to do. andy beatt, bbc news. look at the expressions on people's faces. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. part of england and wales next week could experience the warmest spell of the year so far. heat and humidity could be unbearable for some. tomorrow, warm and humid for many places. there will be some showers in the north—west of the uk. tonight, these frontal systems would bring more

cloud, a thicker breeze, outbreaks of rain in western scotland. showers will run into northern england. elsewhere, largely dry, warm. from monday there will be variable cloud up monday there will be variable cloud up and down the country. good spells of sunshine breaking through in large part of england and wales. this weather front will bring thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and southern scotland. sunshine to the north. temperatures in the south will reach the high 20s, may the low 30s. across southern areas for the week, cloudier further across southern areas for the week, cloudierfurther north. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... police want to speak to three men, over a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in worcester, which left him seriously injured. a 39—year—old man has been arrested. 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.

he said he's confident a comprehensive deal can be reached with the eu by october. the police watchdog is investigating allegations of serious corruption and malpractice at the metropolitan police's own anti—corruption unit. it will cover a number of different allegations and may take