dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. this is the briefing from bbc news.ally ill were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. training for escape in thailand — the boys trapped in a flooded cave get advice from the military on a possible plan to get them out safely. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the independent, which leads with the wiltshire the same nerve agent that poisoned ex—russian spy sergei skripal, according to police. the quartz website says the trump administration is rolling back 0bama's policies on affirmative action in colleges. education and justice departments will no longer advise colleges to consider race as a factor in promoting diversity in their student admissions. music website billboard reports sir paul mccartney has joined the growing chorus of artists, labels and music industry bodies calling upon european regulators to pass sweeping reforms to copyright law to operate effectively

dominic hughes, bbc news, thank and's hospice, manchester. —— st ann's.e rescue operation to save eight boys and their football coach who are trapped in a flooded cave in thailand has resumed. the british ministerfor exiting the european union, david davis, has quit his job only a few days after the government agreed their policy on brexit. a british woman who'd been exposed to the nerve agent novichok has died. prime minister theresa may says she's appalled and shocked. you can imagine the media is making much of all of those stories. let's have a look at how they are grappling with the breaking news that happened overnight. we begin with an article in the financial times on that shock resignation of brexit secretary david davis. just 48 hours after theresa may presented a unified front on a new "soft brexit" approach both david davis and his deputy steve baker quit in protest. the financial times claims the uk government is in disarray. the mail's front page runs the headline ‘murdered by novichok‘. that's after 44—year—old dawn sturgess has passed away

dominic hughes, bbc news.sted that the chief whip, julian smith, made an "honest mistake" when he broke parliamentary convention earlier this week. mr smith has apologised for telling the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, to take part in a key brexit vote, despite a "pairing" agreement with a liberal democrat mp who was on maternity leave. mps have criticised the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, for failings around the disclosure of evidence in criminal trials. a number of rape trials collapsed last year, after it emerged vital evidence hadn't been given to defence lawyers. the report says at least 8111 cases were stopped because of disclosure failures in the past year. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. last december, the rape case against liam allan collapsed. the last two years i've just spent worrying and not concentrating on anything, so it has ripped apart my normal personal life. text messages disclosed by the prosecution proved his alleged victim had peste

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. the time isjust the time is just after quarter past six.ice say a couple poisoned in wiltshire after touching an item. wimbledon woe for the british number one, asjohanna konta crashes out in straight sets. coming up on bbc news, we will be live from wimbledon where british hopes rest on the shoulders of kyle edmund, as he battles for his place in the third round. two days to go until england take on sweden in the quarter finals of the world cup, and the pressure is really on the young team. the england manager gareth southgate says his squad might not have this oppounity to reach a world cup final again. they're getting ready at their base in repino. our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to gareth southgate about the huge task ahead. he's the man who's put some pride back into english football. ever since arriving here in russia, gareth southgate's mantra has been the same — take one game at a time — but having masterminded his side's progress to the last eight of the tournament, the manager today told me such a chance to go all the

dominic hughes, bbc news, the christie hospital, manchester.es, and farmers are warning of the impact the weather could have on crops and livestock. in many areas grass has stopped growing and some livestock farmers are struggling to find feed for their animals. however, it's boom time for owners of solar panels, many of which are postioned on farmland. from gloucestershire, claire marshall has sent this report. with the heat come the flies. the group we've got here are all huddled up to try and communally move the flies away, create a little personal shade. when cows are uncomfortable, they don't eat a lot, which means they don't produce as much milk. this is already having a financial impact. this farm is now losing around £1400 a week. we've lost about 500 litres a day. it adds up, yeah, and that's off the top, so that's £200 less we've got to pay bills and do other things, so you wouldn't want it to get worse or carry on for too long. so it's a worry. it is, it's a real worry. crops are also suffering. this barley should still be green and

dominic hughes, bbc news, st anne's hospice, manchester. the bbc sport centre. now, here's chris mitchell good evening. after a bad start from pole position and a crash on lap one lewis hamilton's hopes of winning a fifth successive british grand prix were dashed. a fifth successive british sebastian vettel won the race and extended his lead in the driver's championship. and extended his lead andy swiss has the story. and extended his lead at a sweltering silverstone, lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history. lewis hamilton and 140,000 but from pole position his chances of a record sixth win here were soon sent spinning. of a record sixth win a sluggish start, a collision, and in the blink of an eye hamilton was down to 18th, his race seemingly over. but boldly, brilliantly, he surged through the field and back into contention before more twists, two crashes interrupting the race, thankfully all drivers unhurt. two crashes interrupting the race, the resulting shake—up, though, produced some finish. sebastian vettel taking the lead

dominic hughes, bbc news.rmy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying about 30 people when in capsized in table rock lake — a popular tourist attraction in the state. authorities say children are among the dead. ben ando reports. ba rely barely making headway, shocked tourists watch as one of the so—called duck tour boats struggles against the swells of a sudden storm. another vessel further out did not make it back and sank beneath the choppy waters of table rock lake in misery with 31 people on board. —— in missouri. rock lake in misery with 31 people on board. —— in missourilj rock lake in misery with 31 people on board. -- in missouri. i saw two people way off in the distance. i believe they may be actual workers that jumped in after others, believe they may be actual workers thatjumped in after others, trying to save them. 17 are dead and seven people were rushed to hospital. our thoughts and prayers are with the families and the victims in this tragic event that has occurred down here

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.ria station every day were told to avoid it completely today after a major signalling problem. the disruption caused chaos during this morning's rushhour and things don't look much better for this evening's rush hour. our transport correspondent, victoria fritz, sent this report. what we do know is about 125,000 people were expected to use gatwick airport today, it's the busiest time of the year for the airport. but with one rail route in operation, the chances are there will be people who have missed flights. our regular rail passengers have become very used to announcements of cancellations and delays. it's become the unwelcome soundtrack to their summer. these tracks here this morning, they should be absolutely crawling with the trains. but the power failures of the signals not too far from here power failures of the signals not too farfrom here meant power failures of the signals not too far from here meant that about 40% of the services between london and the south of england were

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. welcome back.attled environmental protection agency chief scott pruitt. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest on brexit. theresa may has begun to outline plans for the uk's relationship with the eu after brexit, and they have caused quite a stir. here she is today, meeting with german chancellor anglea merkel. one of our key issues to discuss will be the united kingdom's departure from the european union, and looking forward to how we can put together proposals for our future relationship with the eu that will be good, both for the united kingdom and for the remaining members of the european union. and tomorrow, i will be bringing my cabinet together to discuss and decide a substantial way forward which will enable the pace and intensity of the negotiations to increase. the cabinet meeting she is talking about will take place tomorrow map, back in the uk at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers. and those proposals she mentioned are being called a "facilitated customs arrangement." he

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.ay after, it can be a little awkward. if that person happens to be the country's top judge, it becomes a constitutional crisis. that's what's happening in poland. the chiefjustice malgorzata gersdorf was back at work today, refusing to comply with a new law reducing the retirement age for supreme court judges from 70 to 65. she has branded the change a "purge" and thousands of poles took to the streets to support her. the bbc‘s adam easton joins us from warsaw. as mac a rollback of democratic processes , as mac a rollback of democratic processes, intervention into the rule of law or in natural human resort is very trying to make people retire younger? mcu as. the government would say it is trying to make thejudiciary government would say it is trying to make the judiciary in parliament more efficient to make it slowing it down as well, making cases proceed much more quickly, they tend to drag on for months in to lend at the moment. and also looking at the communist era judges which is

dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester.l in tooting, chris grey, our film producer this morning, was invited in to see a baby being born by elective caesarean section. and it was quite a moving moment i am sure for chris, having never seen anything like that before, but in amazing hands of these experts in this to part who deliver a lot of babies. we will find outjust how many. ina babies. we will find outjust how many. in a moment let's meet that baby, her name is celia and that daddy's name is enrique. congratulations to you both. you are so kind to let us film your baby being born. tell us what it was like for you in there, surrounded by all of these health care professionals? it was an amazing experience, it was just very quick and easy. so yes, we are just very pleased to have a healthy baby boy. a very healthy baby boy. enrique, tell us about him, he was quite a good size. grate he was quite big. but very healthy and we are very happy for this moment. this is your second baby, it was an elective caesarean, you knew he

dominic hughes, bbc news.e its position on brexit and find a workable solution for the irish border. us officials say at least 17 people including several children have died when a tourist boat capsized on a lake in missouri. here are the business headlines on afternoon live. more turbulence at ryanair, pilots are on strike for higher pay, so far 2a flights have been cancelled between the uk and ireland. in the past hour, ryanair has confirmed another 16 flights would be cancelled for next tuesday. the trade war between the united states and china escalates after donald trump tells cnbc he's ready to slap tariffs on all chinese imports into the country. currently china exports around $500 billion, almost £a00 billion worth of products to the us every year. also today, uk government borrowing in the last three months falls to a 11—year low. and the national debt is 1% smaller than it was a year ago. so president trump ramping up the ta riffs so president trump ramping up the tariffs against chinese goods, that

hughes. the headlines tonight: willa briton end the run of american dominance in golf‘s majors?his mark at hockenheim. verstappen fastest after second practise ahead of this weekend's german grand prix. and as sagan sprints to win stage three of the tour de france, britain's geraint thomas keeps hold of the overall leader's yellow jersey. good evening. well, the weather on the east coast of scotland may be cooling, but the golf at this year's open championship is red hot. americans dominated day two at carnoustie as zachjohnson and kevin kisner top the leaderboard on six under par, but tommy fleetwood had the right of the tournament so far. tim hague reports. day two of the oldest golf event going, and unlike the fine sunshine of the first round, carnoustie would offer some other challenges today. not that they affected tommy fleetwood. whatever the weather, the englishman is in fine form. his 65 puts him right in contention. and the 2014 winner may not be far off, either. rory mcilroy, two days, two rounds of 69 and two off the lead. and while there are few players as popular a