tonight at ten, the brexit secretary says he's confident the uk won't crash out of the eu, without a deal. dominic raab says he believes an agreement is possible within months, if brussels shows ambition. the energy that we're going to bring to these negotiations, the ambition and the pragmatism, we get a deal done in october. senior ministers will be visiting several eu countries this week, to sell theresa may's brexit plans. also tonight... rescuing the rescuers, more than 100 white helmet volunteers, along with their families, are evacuated from the fighting in syria. millions of virgin media customers lose access to channels provided by the broadcaster uktv, as the companies row over money. how is aid in the war in yemen threatening this unesco world heritage site? we have a special report. this is a poor island, in a poor country, and the arrival here of rich donor nations is prompting some people to question whether their island

is being subtly colonised. and francesco molinari becomes the first italian ever to win a golfing major, as he triumphs in the open, at carnoustie. good evening. the brexit secretary, dominic raab, says he's confident a deal can be reached with the european union in time for the mid—october deadline, set by the other 27 member states. he's due to return to brussels for more talks later this week. but mr raab also says it's right for the government to step up preparations over the summer for the possibility of no agreement. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major warned a ‘no deal‘ could result

in dire economic consequences, for those he said "who could least afford it'. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. 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. that's according to the new brexit secretary. but he's sounding confident a deal can. be gene with. brussels. .., ~~ ~ 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 the ambition and the pragmatism we're 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. the energy that we're going to bring to these negotiations, the ambition and the pragmatism, we get a deal done in october. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has spent the day in dorset,

at the left—wing gathering the tolpuddle martyrs‘ festival. he is scathing about what he sees as government dithering. it's two years and a bit since the referendum. surely they should be in a better position now to know what kind of arrangements we're going to have in the future. and ijust get the feeling that the tail is wagging the dog, in the tory party, those that want no deal seem to be ruling the roost and they're pushing for that. no deal would be a very, very bad situation. if the arguments about the uk and the eu sound just a tad familiar... morning, mr major! this man was furious with conservative eurosceptics a quarter of a century ago, and he still is. 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. sirjohn cited a government forecast suggesting the north east of england, which endorsed brexit,

would take the biggest economic hit in the uk if there's no deal struck with the eu. he also said another referendum would be morallyjustified. so, do people in middlesbrough agree? probably reconsider another referendum due to the fact that they might not want to leave because quite a lot ofjobs would be lost. i think basically, what we should do is, if we get no agreement on brexit, we just walk away. everybody is so mixed up about it, nobody really understands it, and i think that's... if it was explained a bit more, people would have a better choice and they would know what they were doing. a new referendum just means that there's an opportunity for it to go back to how it was, and i think we could do with a change. accommodating the variety of views here and elsewhere, the central challenge for the government. chris, there have been suggestions that god meant has not been selling

its brexit plans hard enough, but that change? yes, it will, there is a big selling job, and there will be mighty relief it is stumbling over the finishing line after several near death experiences over the last couple of weeks, mps around the world no longer potting subtly at westminster and those incredibly close votes and the allegations of skulduggery. personally, the prime minister is taking her cabinet on an away day to the north east of england, gateshead, tomorrow. she and syrian ministers heading off around the continent to sell a brexit plan, austria, the czech republic and estonia and other ministers going to france, germany and portugal. and negotiations will continue in brussels. so this is and sub selling the brexit package is going to continue, and the big challenge remains that has been there since the start of the negotiation process. this is the moment the referendum was complete. how does the prime minister find an agreement that can copy made her

cabinet, her party, parliament, the country and the european union? as you probably guessed already now, thatis you probably guessed already now, that is not easy. 0k, chris, many thanks. chris mason. more than a hundred members of the volunteer syrian civil defence force known as the white helmets have been rescued by israeli troops from southern syria. they're now safe in jordan, along with three hundred members of their familes. there were fears the group would be captured by the syrian army. the white helmets mainly work in rebel—held areas, rescuing civilians from air attacks. mark lowen reports from neighbouring turkey. rescuing the rescuers. syrian civil defence volunteers and their families evacuated intojordan and to safety. these pictures — filmed by the israeli army — show its troops escorting the white helmets from the syrian border, escaping assad regime and russian forces. israel's prime minister said it was an urgent international operation. translation: the lives of these people who have saved

lives were now in danger. i therefore authorised the transfer via israel to other countries, as an important humanitarian gesture. they'll now be resettled in britain, canada and germany. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, called the white helmets ‘the bravest of the brave', adding, ‘in a desperate situation, this is at least one ray of hope'. in the hell of syria's war, the white helmets have often been the first on the scene, pulling victims from the rubble of air strikes, administering first aid when hospitals are bombed. nominated for the nobel peace prize, the volunteers say they've saved over 115,000 lives. 260 white helmets have been killed. but president assad calls them jihadists. as syrian government and russian forces surround opposition areas of south—west syria, civilians and fighters have been bussed to rebel—held idlib, in the north.

but the regime refused to let the white helmets join them. as assad forces, backed by russian air power, close in on south—west syria, resistance is crumbling, and the medical lifeline of the white helmets has been cut. mark lowen, bbc news. three members of the anti—corruption unit at the metropolitan police are being investigated over claims they covered up, orfailed to properly pursue, allegations of wrong—doing by other officers. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at scotland yard. just how significant is this investigation? well, the directorate of professional standards is the bit of professional standards is the bit of the met which investigates when police officers break the law or the rules of the police. so any suggestion of wrong doing in that bit of the met would be highly significant. and that is what is being examined by the independent police watchdog. it says there may

have been serious corruption and malpractice. what are we talking about here? the directorate has been investigating allegations of child abuse, assault and fraud among metropolitan police officers. and the claim is that officers within the claim is that officers within the directorate have been getting in the directorate have been getting in the way of those investigations, preventing them from happening, to help colleagues in the force. there have been three mid—ranking police officers who had been told they are under investigation, i understand about a dozen also having cases assessed. the met has a history of dealing with corruption over the decades, the 19705, the 19805, during the 19905. the concern ben was during the 19905. the concern ben wa5 corrupt police officers were working with criminals. this is a little bit difficult —— different, the allegation is that corrupt police officers are helping corrupt presupposition. thank you for that. from new scotla nd thank you for that. from new scotland yard. —— corrupt police

officers. jeremy corbyn is urging labour mp5 to delay a debate on the party's new rules dealing with anti—semitism, until september. the wording of the new guidelines has been heavily criticised by some jewish leaders and mp5. mr corbyn wants a meeting delayed so that more people can attend. a three—year—old boy, who was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester, has been discharged from hospital. police have released cctv image5 of three men they want to question. a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton has has been arrested, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievou5 bodily harm. millions of virgin media customers have lost access to some of their favourite tv channels, over a row between virgin and the broadcaster uktv. popular stations like dave and gold are among all ten of uktv‘s channels, cut in a row over fees. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. 90% of all foreign tourists come from abroad, so we've got to speak their lingo, ain't we?

we?! french, i like it! already, you're picking up the lingo! they ho5t reruns of some of britain's favourite tv shows, including only fools and horses, the good life, and miranda. but for millions of uktv viewers on virgin media, their favourite channels has disappeared. that's because these ten channels, including dave, alibi and gold, have been pulled entirely from the virgin platform — and with them, a host of the country's favourite shows. simonjones in winchester is very disappointed. to find his favourite channels had gone. i'm frustrated that i renewed my contract two—and—a—bit weeks ago, and virgin mentioned nothing about this. so, i'm frustrated. there's a lot of content that i watch. particularly dave and alibi, all the original programming. uktv is a joint venture between the bbc and discovery, from the us, with channels that include dave and gold. they own the rights to broadcast bbc tv shows such as fawlty towers,

only fools and horses, and miranda. but virgin has cut the price it will pay, and so uktv has switched off the signal entirely. virgin media have offered u5 significantly less money for our services. and the reality is, that money is so important to us because that allows us to invest in the channels and in the programmes that our viewers love, and we're not willing to jeopardise that in any way. but virgin sees it differently. it says uktv refuses to allow viewers to watch box sets of old bbc shows all in one go. we would like uktv to provide us with the box sets of fawlty towers or only fools and horses — the very same box sets that the bbc provides to netflix. so, we want our customers to have the same access to modern, on—demand television. we are selling public water to the public! for every day that channels such as dave and gold are absent from virgin media, both sides will be losing money. in the meantime, viewers are missing out. joe lynam, bbc news.

the war in yemen is now in its fourth year, with big regional powers drawn into the conflict. one of those is the united arab emirates, which is believed to be using the war to expand its influence. there's a uae presence in a string of neighbouring countries around the horn of africa, including eritrea, and the remote yemeni island of socotra. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this exclusive report on how the war in yemen is threatening socotra, a unesco world heritage site. remote, mysterious, and home to some of the world's rarest pla nts and creatures. it's been called the galapagos of the indian ocean. this is socotra, a yemeni i5land just off the horn of africa, and today, its isolation is ending, as big regional powers come to the aid of its poverty—stricken people. possibly bringing agendas of their own.

a noi5y reception for a shipment of aid delivered to this village by government charities from the uae, the united arab emirates. they're filling a vacuum left by a yemeni government that socotrans say has largely ignored them. this is soft power in action. these are garments flown in from abu dhabi and handed out to the villagers in this very poor village here in socotra, in yemen. it's a bit controversial because clearly, this is aid. clearly, everyone's very happy to receive these gifts. but some socotrans have said to us that the uae and other gulf countries are buying people's loyalty and that they've got designs on this island, 5trategic designs. the boots on the ground are yemeni, but they've been trained by the emirates. this is socotra's local defence force, practising riot control. the island has so far been spared

the war ravaging mainland yemen, where uae forces are helping to fight the houthi rebels. but the emirates are expanding their presence here and elsewhere around the horn of africa. translation: the uae brought us, supported us by giving vehicles and motorcycles. they also supported us financially and psychologically. they are still with us in this special forces camp. up in the mountainous interior, i found islanders suspicious of any grand designs by regional middle eastern powers. they wanted aid, not troops. they also want to continue their traditions, like harvesting the5e dragon's blood tree for their 5ap, used for both medicine and lipstick. socotra's culture and its

ecology are unique. they've developed in near isolation from mainland yemen over the centuries. but this is a poor island, in a poor country, and the arrival here of rich donor nation5 i5 prompting some people to question whether their i5land is being subtly colonised. explorers and occupiers have been here before. the portuguese, the british, then later, the russians. socotra remains a tempting prize for anyone looking to build up their presence in this region. translation: the presence and support of any foreign country should not include taking parts of yemen's territories. no, it shouldn't happen like this. it's about humanitarian aid in the end, as yemen goes through a miserable time. nearly 1,000 miles away lie5 abu dhabi, the uae‘5

prosperous capital. that country has close family link5 to socotra and its minister in5isted its intentions are benign. we have no colonisation, er... ambitions over socotra. we have no need for socotra. it's developmental, it's humanitarian. there's no doubt that the emirates are raising living standards on socotra. this hospital, for example, depends entirely on the uae support. the challenge for the future, though, is to do this without infringing on yemeni sovereignty and without destroying the balance of nature that makes this island unique. frank gardner, bbc news, socotra, yemen. now, with all the day's sport, here's ollie foster, at the bbc sport centre. hello. francesco molinari has become the first italian to win a golf major.

it was a gripping final round at the open. tiger woods briefly topped the leaderboard, but it was his playing partner from turin who won by 2 shots to lift the claretjug katherine downes reports from carnoustie. let this be proved that slow and study is sometimes what you need to win the race. francesco molinari keeping his cool to claim claret jug- keeping his cool to claim claret jug. tiger woods was looking to com plete jug. tiger woods was looking to complete his comeback with the 15th major. moments of magic from him. molinari stock to par. for rory mcilroy had faded, but what a we to reignite your chances! yes! still, molinari made par. justin rose blooms late, any deal by him on the 1ath, and for a while, he was the clubhouse leader. another pa rt was the clubhouse leader. another part putt from molinari. it was won on the 18th, with this, only molinari's second birdie of the round. it was all he needed.

xander schauffele, the american, needed to get this to force a play—off. it's not good enough. francesco molinari preparing on the putting green heard that he was the open champion. i couldn't watch xander schauffele played the last two holes, that is why i went to the putting green because i probably would have felt sick watching on tv. it has been an incredible journey. before today, american golfers won the last five major titles but by sticking to his game plan in the face of this is the european has broken the american monopoly and the ryder cup isjust broken the american monopoly and the ryder cup is just around the corner. lewis hamilton started from 14th on the grid at the german grand prix, but stormed to victory at hockenheim. with sebastian vettel crashing in his ferarri, hamilton is back on top of the formula one drivers‘ championship.

nick parrott reports. to bea to be a world champion, you need ability, but also, look. lewis hamilton might have thought his was running out. misfortune left him 14th on the grid at hockenheim world championship leader sebastian vettel roared off the line from pole position. the britain fought his way through the field climbing up to that, but further progress looked unlikely until the storm swept in shaking up the race and the championship. vettel was the biggest casualty. his pride clearly hurt. sorry, guys. that handed his ferrari team—mate kimi ranking in the lead until he stopped for new tyres. hamilton stayed out at the last moments to me ahead, but crossing the pit lane line broke the rules. he took the chequered flag but then had to explain himself to the stewards before his fourth win of the season was confirmed. on a day when his championship hopes were expected to ta ke championship hopes were expected to take a battering, hamilton is back on top. on the last day of the anniversary games, greg rutherford said goodbye to the london stadium — the scene of his greatest triumph,

that long jump gold at the 2012 olympics. he could only finish tenth today, but he received a great reception with his retirement expected by the end of the season. british wheelchair racer kare adenegan, who is 17, stunned the paralympic champion hannah cockroft in the t34 in the t34100 metres and also broke her world record. it‘s as you were at the tour de france. great britain‘s gerraint thomas is still in the leader‘s yellowjersey. denmark‘s magnus cort won today‘s 15th stage that ended in carcassone. tomorrow is a rest day, before the tour heads to the pyrenees. thomas leads his teamate chris froome by over a minute and a half. and finally, england‘s men will play new zealand overnight in the final of the rugby world cup sevens in san francisco. that‘s all your sport. clive. many thanks. that‘s it. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news and the time is

just coming up to 10:25 p:m.. morneau on news that police in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to question after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected arson attack. officers say he was deliberately targeted. a 33—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. a shocking attack in a quintessential english city. yesterday, worcester was the scene ofa yesterday, worcester was the scene of a suspected arson attack on a three—year—old child at a busy retail park. it left residents shaken. really disgraceful that anything like that happens, if it happens to children as well. police have released cctv images but over 21: have released cctv images but over 2a hours later they don‘t know the motive for the attack or the exact substance used. the attack was

dangerous enough to hospitalise the young boy being treated for serious burns to his arms and face. at the moment we are uncertain what those injuries will be what the long—term implications will be but we are pleased he has been released from hospital now. even in this quiet city, the threat of acid attacks lingers. a woman who lost my members of herfamily lingers. a woman who lost my members of her family when a tourist boat sank in the american lake in missouri has been describing what happened. in all, 17 people dry when the couple capsized during a thunderstorm on thursday. last week she was on a pleasure cruise with her family when the duck boat she was on and started to sink. when the water came over the boat i didn‘t know what happened. i had my son right next to me but when the

water filled up the boat i could son right next to me but when the waterfilled up the boat i could no longer see and i remember kicking and swimming up to the top and as i was swimming up i was praying, saying, please, let me get to my babies. she was rescued but 17 people didn‘t survive, including her husband, three children and five other relatives. the boat had life jackets but she said the family didn‘t wear them because she was told they wouldn‘t need them. them because she was told they wouldn't need them. if i was able to get a life jacket i could have saved my babies because they could at least have floated up to the top and somebody could have grabbed them. and i wasn‘t able to do that. somebody could have grabbed them. and i wasn't able to do that. under the zuni law, passengers over the age of seven are not required to wear life jackets. there was a weather warning before they bought set out. the owner of the tour boat

company said he had been told by employees at the storm had come out of nowhere. something happened and you don't know what it was, but any time people suffer a loss like that, it cannot be replaced. it is absolutely devastating. the community here have each other to lea n community here have each other to lean on. when she goes home to indiana, it will be without her family. since i have had a home, it has always been filled with little feet and laughter. 11 taxi drivers have been shot dead in south africa. they were ambushed by unknown gunmen late yesterday evening as they were returning to johannesburg from a funeral. four others are seriously injured.

rivalry between groups running taxi routes has led to violence in the past. there can be a horrific incident taking place here in south africa and the province, and of course the police have said that they do not know what the motive of this heinous act is. it is believed to be linked to ongoing turf war that in that city ofjohannesburg, between the ivory park association and they have had quite a long battle between themselves and other rival associations over routes. and that has generally been what has been the reason behind the taxi violence across south africa, way back to the 19805. where the taxi started operating in south africa, every single province in this country, we‘ve seen that the reasoning behind it has always been a battle over routes, a rather lucrative industry

in south africa and they carry about 60% of commuters and over 1a million people in south africa, use the taxi as a means of transport, and so is a multibillion—dollar industry, there‘s been a number of concerns of course that it has been an industry that has been unregulated for many years, and as result now, we are seeing hundreds of people entering into the taxi industry and it‘s major competition and there‘s not enough space space for all of them, now then, what about the weather over the next few days? still hot, i imagine, let‘s get the details. the heatwave continues and if

anything the temperature will rise even further but not for everybody. really high temperatures, as far as the speaker is concerned, concentrated across south—eastern and eastern parts of the country. one of the other reasons we are not getting an awful lot of rainfall is these weather fronts you can just about see, streaks of cloud are very weak, failing to reach us, cooler air it in the atlantic ready to tuck into north—western part but ultimately, across more southern and eastern areas it is the heat that will wind from the south, and this pattern is likely to be with us through the whole week. so starting with the evening and into tonight, in the north—west of the country we have these very weak weather fronts that are moving in bringing a little bit of rainfall to western scotland and northern ireland and maybe a few showers, the warmth that this time coming from the south, 20 celsius overnight low in london and still

very warm in belfast, 17