this is bbc news with martine croxall.k at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines at 10.30pm: not so smart smart meters? a criticism of delays in the multi—billion pound roll—out scheme — which may only save some customers £11 a year. fresh investigations into the novichok nerve agent attack in salisbury, as wiltshire police widen their search. president trump tweets his response to an alleged tape recording regarding a payment to a playboy model, saying he did ‘nothing wrong'. two dutch men have been remanded in custody after border force police seized 1.6 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of cornwall. and nine members of the same family are confirmed to have died when an amphibious vehicle sank on a lake in missouri. kensington palace have released a new photo of prince george who turns five tomorrow. the prince is third in line to the throne and the eldest of the three children of the duke and duchess of cambridge. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow.

coming up: martine croxall has afternoon live.ned a lot of people's weekends. it wasn't my fault! it was different over the weekend. after the hot and sunny weather, the rain came down and parts of northern ireland saw just came down and parts of northern ireland sawjust over a month's rein inafew ireland sawjust over a month's rein in a few hours. a big storm for this weather watcher in scotland. but this week it changes again. showers fade away and it will be less windy thanit fade away and it will be less windy than it was and it will format again by the end of the week. this satellite picture is pretty u nsettled. satellite picture is pretty unsettled. swirling cloud and low pressure, clumps of cloud being flung around bringing showery rain. some showers and places this afternoon and more persistent rain drifting out of wales and north west england. further east, dry weather to be had with spells of sunshine. temperatures across the south—eastern corner already bouncing upwards again. the northern ireland and western scotland,

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm.ave system in thailand have been rescued and taken to a local hospital. a team of divers helped the children through a difficult part of the route. the rescue effort has been suspended until tomorrow. as borisjohnson criticises theresa may's brexit proposal, support from michael gove, who says the plans are realistic but the uk should prepare for all outcomes. if the eu is ungenerous and inflexible, then we may have to contemplate walking away without a deal. the home secretary, sajid javid, visits salisbury and says the city is open for business after the poisoning of a couple in amesbury. japan's prime minister says efforts to save people trapped after days

this is martine croxall. in a moment will be looking at tomorrow's papers.adlines at 11:00. president trump has flown in to scotland tonight, where he is expected to spend the weekend at his turnberry golf resort. the president lavished praise on theresa may during a joint news conference, just hours after criticisms of her brexit proposals were published in the sun newspaper. tens of thousands have taken to the streets across the uk to protest against the visit, accusing president trump of spreading hatred. three days before mr trump meets vladimir putin, the usjustice department charges russian intelligence officers with meddling in the us election. and british police have found a bottle of the nerve agent novichok at the house of charlie rowley who was poisoned last month. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crichton, who's the westminster editor for the daily record, and kate andrews, the news editor at the institute of economic affairs. many of tomorrow's front pages are already i

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the government's defended its multi—billion pound scheme to install smart energy meters after a group of mps and peers said the project was failing to deliver value for money. new searches are taking place in salisbury as part of the police investigation into novichok poisonings in wiltshire. two dutch men have been remanded in custody after border force police seized 1.6 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of cornwall. president trump tweets his response to an alleged tape recording regarding a payment to a playboy model, saying he did ‘nothing wrong'. and nine members of the same family are confirmed to have died when an amphibious vehicle sank on a lake in missouri. now on bbc news — from mama mia here we go again to incredibles 2, mark kermode takes us through the latest releases in the film review: summer special. hello, and welcome to this film review summer special. i'm here at the bfi southbank in london and over the next half—hour, i'll be looking at some of the fi

this is afternoon live, i'm martine croxall.ong, and proposes a close alignment with eu rules on many goods, but not services. our correspondent vicki young is at chequers. (05) yes, and this really does feel like a last—ditch attempt to try and get some agreement. we know that the conservative party is divided over this, we know that theresa may's cabinet is divided over this, they have made no secret, arguing openly not just for weeks but have made no secret, arguing openly notjust for weeks but months, and there are many who feel that this kind of discussion really should have been happening two years ago, and it is getting very late in the day that the uk to be putting forward what it wants to see, what kind of trading relationship it wa nts to kind of trading relationship it wants to see with the eu after brexit. cabinet ministers came here at about ten o'clock this morning, their cars were driven up, behind me you can see chequers. they are not exactly locked in, we know their mobile phones have been taken from them, stand

this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8:00pm: not so smart smart meters?pound roll—out scheme — which may only save some customers £11 a year. fresh investigations into the novichok nerve agent attack in salisbury — as wiltshire police widen their search. president trump tweets his response to an alleged tape recording regarding a payment to a playboy model, saying he did "nothing wrong". police seize 1.6 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of cornwall as two dutch men are remanded in custody. also this hour — hundreds of people have attended a candlelit vigil in honour of the 17 people killed when a missouri tour boat capsized. nine members of the same family are confirmed to have died. one of the surviving members of that family spoke of her trauma. i was yelling, i was screaming.

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00 — not so smart smart meters? criticism of delays in the multi—billion pound roll—out scheme which may only save some customers eleven pounds a year. fresh investigations into the novichok nerve agent attack in salisbury as police widen their search, focusing on a park in the city. president trump tweets his response to an alleged tape recording regarding a payment to a playboy model saying he did nothing wrong. police seize 1.6 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of cornwall as two dutch men are remanded in custody. also this hour — hundreds of people have attended a candlelit vigil in honour of the 17 people killed when a missouri tour boat capsized. nine members of the same family are confirmed to have died. one of the surviving members of that family spoke of her trauma. and i was yelling and i was screaming, finally i said, lord, just let me die, let me die. i said i can't keep drowning, ijust can't keep drowning. kensington palace have released a new photo of prince george who turns five tomorrow. the prince is

i'm martine croxall.e in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. looks like it's gone crazy back home, so looking forward to getting back again to celebrate with everyone, but at the same time i'm looking forward to watching brea kfast tv looking forward to watching breakfast tv in bed with the coffee. six people die as wildfires rage across northern california, but firefighters say they're now slowing the spread of the flames. we are feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground, rather than being in the defensive mode on this fire all the defensive mode on this fire all the time. we are starting to make some good progress out there. at least 111 people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok.

i'm martine croxall, welcome to the programme.e and their two young children are struggling to cope with the loss. reeta sadhia was 15 weeks pregnant when she died. her husband, bhooshan, says it's been so difficult watching his children cry for their mummy. medicines derived from cannabis will become available on prescription, says the government — parents say they're delighted. this announcement today gives every person in that situation hope. that they can try this medication and that itjust might work. i've always been clear that it doesn't always work for everyone but when it does work it works like a miracle and every person should have the chance to try it.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at 2pm.at last on ourfuture relationship with the eu. but brexiteer ministers are expected to oppose theresa may's new plan. i think it will be a full and open discussion, as you'd expect amongst colleagues, but i think there will bea colleagues, but i think there will be a wish on everybody‘s party to get to an agreement. be a wish on everybody‘s party to get to an agreementlj be a wish on everybody‘s party to get to an agreement. i am live at chequers, where cabinet ministers are set hours of talks and discussions as they try to thrash out this deal in what could be a real test of nerves. police in wiltshire try to find the contaminated item that poisoned a couple with novichok nerve agent. a diver has died in thailand after trying to help the 12 boys trapped in a cave.

this is bbc news with martine croxall.h sank in a lake in the us state of missouri have been speaking for the first time since the disaster. 17 people, including nine members from the same family, died when the amphibious vehicle, called a "duck boat" went down in stormy weather on table rock lake. the victims were aged between one and 70. sophia tran—thomson reports. these boat passengers filming a sudden storm on table rock lake while out on tour, seem unaware of the danger they are in. oh no, no. oh my god. it's going under. further ahead of them, another boat couldn't cope in the severe weather. of the 31 on board, more than half were killed. one of the survivors said as conditions worsened, the passengers were not told to put life vests on, but to stay seated. i couldn't see anybody. i couldn't hear anything. i could hear screams, ifelt like i was out there on my own. and i was yelling, i was screaming. and finally i said, "lord, just let me die, let me die." i said, "i can't keep drowning, ijust can't keep drowning."

i'm martine croxall.oday at 2pm. the supreme court rules legal permission will not be needed to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state. services scrapped in a timetable shake—up by northern rail begin running again but passengers face more cancellations. it has been cancelled at very short notice. i was expecting a train at 6:07am and it has been cancelled because of lack of drivers. voting's under way in zimbabwe in the first general election since long—time president robert mugabe was ousted. more than 12,000 firefighters are tackling severe wild fires in california that have claimed the lives of eight people. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with reshmin — success in the tour de france still sinking in for geraint thomas. absolutely. celebrations rolling on for geraint thomas did he became the first welshman and the third briton to win the tour de france. he will also be considering a new and improved contract offer from team sky. thanks reshmin and ben has all the weather. you

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. looks like it's gone crazy back home, so looking forward to getting back again to celebrate with everyone, but at the same time i'm looking forward to watching brea kfast tv looking forward to watching breakfast tv in bed with the coffee. six people die as wildfires rage across northern california, but firefighters say they're now slowing the spread of the flames. we are feeling a lot more optimistic today as we are starting to gain some ground, rather than being in the defensive mode on this fire all the defensive mode on this fire all the time. we are starting to make some good progress out there. at least 1a people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. also coming up: the growing threat of fake news. the government promises action over misinformation on facebook and other social media to regulate po

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven: geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. he was a really good kid, he enjoyed riding a bike, and it wasjust good fun to be around him. it is incredible what he has done and he deserves everything he gets now. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california seven or so majorfires are now burning here in california, and some 90 that are burning across the western united states and in fact as far across as colorado and new mexico. tourists are led to safety as a powerful earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok. at least 1a people have died and more than 100 are injured. also coming up... the growing threat of fake news. the government promises action over misinformation on facebook, and other social media, to regulate political ads and abusive posts. and britain's lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand pri

martine croxall is at st george's university hospital in tooting in south london this morning. time talking about the challenges facing the nhs, today is certainly a data also talk about its achievements? and so many achievements? and so many achievements there have been. good morning. yes, a radical idea in its day, and aneurin bevan, bmp, forcing health care for all, free at the point of access, paid for by taxation, so that nobody had to more than they could afford. it was all done on a means tested basis. we have all kind of got used to it, that radical idea, haven't we? we are here at st george ‘s hospital in tooting, 8500 staff have i'd care to 1.2 million people in south—west london here, and 3.5 million people in total, if you take in those who live in surrey and sussex. it is a place where a huge amount of medical training goes on, and one of the many hospitals across the country pa rt many hospitals across the country part of the nhs, which has made sure that we as a people of the uk, enjoy better health longer life and greater well—being. in a moment, we will be meeti

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm. four of the boys trapped in a flooded cave system in thailand have been rescued and taken to a local hospital. a team of divers helped the children through a difficult part of the route. the rescue effort has been suspended until tomorrow. as borisjohnson criticises theresa may's brexit proposal, support from michael gove, who says the plans are realistic but the uk should prepare for all outcomes. if the eu is ungenerous and inflexible, then we may have to contemplate walking away without a deal. the home secretary, sajid javid, visits salisbury and says the city is open for business after the poisoning of a couple in amesbury. japan's prime minister says efforts to save people trapped after days of heavy rain is now a race against time. more than 80 people have died across central and western regions. hello and welcome to bbc news. a dramatic rescue attempt to save the young football team trapped in a cave network in thailand has so far managed to save four boys. the operation start

i'm martine croxall. today at 2.it was a miracle, it was a miracle, i was shocked. i... i it was a miracle, it was a miracle, iwas shocked. i... i had it was a miracle, it was a miracle, i was shocked. i... i had to think about the questions. when he got up, he asked how i knew, and i said, i'm 0k, andi he asked how i knew, and i said, i'm 0k, and i was shocked. sir cliff richard has won his high court privacy battle against the bbc, receiving 210 thousand pounds in damages. i can't really answer to many questions at the moment. it's going to take a little while to get over the whole emotional factor so i hope you will forgive me. i will talk

i'm martine croxall.nerve agent in wiltshire. 44—year—old dawn sturgess fell ill last weekend after coming into contact with novichok. her partner, charlie rowley, remains critically ill in hospital. the prime minister has said she is "appalled and shocked" by ms sturgess's death. the met police has released a statement on behalf of the head of the uk's counter—terror police, neil basu. he says, "this is shocking and tragic news. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly has more details. dawn stu rgess to dawn sturgess to kill last saturday at this life behind me, the home of her boyfriend, charlie rowley. he collapsed a few hours later. the couple had spent much of the previous day together and it is believed that during this time they had become exposed to this nerve agent. they were being treated at salisbury district hospital, the hospital that saved the lives of sergei and yulia skripal. the hope had been that this couple would also be nursed back to health. we have had a statement from the head of c

my colleague, martine croxall, has spent the day at st george's hospital in tooting in south london throughout and the staff caring for her. welcome back to saint george's hospital, we have moved to the paediatric department where we will need a nine—year—old patient who is just about to go home and some of the staff who work here as well. we are joined the staff who work here as well. we arejoined by carol who is the staff who work here as well. we are joined by carol who is a senior here and mariella who is the patient and has been waiting patiently for us and has been waiting patiently for us to come and talk to her, she is doing some colouring and and tracy as well and en who is herfather. sorry to interrupt your colouring but what have you been here for?” have been here for a biopsy and i have been here for a biopsy and i have been here for a biopsy and i have been very inspired by the nurses and i really want to be a nurses and i really want to be a nurse now. has it been fun? a lot of people find a hospital a scary place but that does not seem to be the case for you? no, it has been ama

i'm martine croxall, welcome to the programme. "no amount of apologies will bring her back" — the husband of a pregnant women who died of sepsis tell us he and their two young children are struggling to cope with the loss. reeta sadhia was 15 weeks pregnant when she died. her husband, bhooshan, says it's been so difficult watching his children cry for their mummy. medicines derived from cannabis will become available on prescription, says the government — parents say they're delighted. this announcement today gives every person in that situation hope. that they can try this medication and that itjust might work. i've always been clear that it doesn't always work for everyone but when it does work it works like a miracle and every person should have the chance to try it. also ahead, storms may finally dampen the hot temperatures, but why the extreme heat is causing misery for holiday—makers. two and a half hours queueing from the motorway down to the check—in terminals. sat on the motorway embankment in sa degrees heat with ants cr

martine croxall is at st george's hospital in tooting for us now. good afternoon.and i think they have run out of tea, actually. everyone is very thirsty. there was an enormous cake which lasted just a few minutes. it was eaten and appreciated. i'm here with three women who have clocked up nearly a hundred years of service for the nhs. much of which was spent here. i hope you have been enjoying the celebrations. you were a nurse in the operating theatre for over 30 yea rs, in the operating theatre for over 30 years, how much did your life change? it changed a lot. it was like a family unit. from the beginning until the end. to me it was better at the beginning and at the end it became a bit difficult. things do change and we have to adjust. you retired three years ago. you are still in service? the neonatal unit? yes. you can't quite retire? no, because i do love my job andl retire? no, because i do love my job and i love the people here, very friendly. i like to come back any time they want me. you told me you retired only last week but i don't bid you have stoppe

time now to find out about this week's cinema releases in the film review with mark kermode and martine croxallinema releases is mark kermode. they've let me back a second time! i'm very glad. so am i! what have we got this week? it's very interesting this week. first reformed, which is the new film by paul schrader. a return to form, i have to say. incredibles 2, back after all this time, more than a decade since the first one. and skyscraper, dwayne "the rock" johnson versus a very large building. so, first reformed, ethan hawke, a return to the screen for him. has he been away a while? no, ethan hawke's fine, it's more to do with paul schrader. paul schrader wrote taxi driver ages and ages ago. god's lonely man was a big thing. he was really well respected film—maker. recently, he's made some quite terrible films like the canyons, which is irredeemably awful, dog eat dog, which i can't even believe was made by paul schrader, and then before that dominion, a prequel to the exorcist. i kind of started to lose faith in him, and now with first reformed my faith in him is restored. so, ethan hawk

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 3pm.ent's visit. we'll be live in london and at blenheim palace as the president's working visit gets under way. the other main stories this afternoon. the new brexit secretary, dominic raab, says the government has tried to come up with ‘a bold, innovative and pragmatic approach‘ as it publishes its long—awaited brexit white paper. people have to wait to read the detail on the white paper. i think it strikes the right balance, it is innovative, it is ambitious, it is pragmatic but we are looking for that win—win with the uk and our european friends. #so # so sally can wait... and england fans don't look back in anger as 26.5 million people watch the three lions‘ world cup semi—final defeat to croatia. donald trump has arrived in london for his first visit as president of the united states. his visit comes straight off the back of a fractious nato summit at which the president has been pushing european allies to increase defence spending. tonight, the prime minister will host a dinnerfor m

i‘m martine croxall. today at 4.00: we will take you to brussels in a moment. police!is meeting the eu‘s chief negotiator michel barnier. that is for the first time. michel barnier is speaking. translation: also on internal and external security... a close partnership between us is more important than ever. in english: our challenge will be to find common ground between the eu and the uk position. that is all for now. more is to come. stay tuned and i will see you again tomorrow after the council. thank you very much. dominick, now to you. thank you very much but can i also thank your team for the excellent work they have done up until this point. we have made progress in the withdrawal agreement, particularly on citizens' rights, but uk citizens on citizens' rights, but uk citizens on the continent here but also eu citizens in the uk, and the ample mentation period. there are still gaps to fill but we have taken stock and made good progress and we look forward to making more progress today. it is now baikal we make progress on this... —— it is vital to make progress.

i'm martine croxall. today at 2. "a moment of miracle" — the thai footballers trapped in a cave for more than a fortnight describe how they felt when british divers found them it was a miracle, it was a miracle, i was shocked. i... i it was a miracle, it was a miracle, iwas shocked. i... i had it was a miracle, it was a miracle, i was shocked. i... i had to think about the questions. when he got up, he asked how i knew, and i said, i'm 0k, andi he asked how i knew, and i said, i'm 0k, and i was shocked. sir cliff richard has won his high court privacy battle against the bbc, receiving 210 thousand pounds in damages. i can't really answer to many questions at the moment. it's going to take a little while to get over the whole emotional factor sol to take a little while to get over the whole emotional factor so i hope you will forgive me. i will talk to some other time, thank you very much. the bbc apologises for any distress caused to sir cliff, but say its journalists had acted in good faith. more battles over brexit

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. incredible what he has done and he deserves everything he gets now. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california seven or so majorfires are now burning here in california, and some 90 that are burning across the western united states and in fact as far across as colorado and new mexico. tourists are led to safety as a powerful