my colleague sophie raworth examines her own grandfather's role in its early days.final training session ahead of their world cup quarterfinal and are now on the way to samara. all the latest on the world cup to come. now, normally when we report on president donald trump's wall we are talking about what he's planning for the us border with mexico. but he wants another one built in ireland — to protect his golf club from the sea. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. county clare is picture book ireland. its postcard perfect coastline presented an irresistible investment opportunity to the billionaire who became president. four years ago he bought this resort when it was facing financial failure. it's been turned into the trump international golf links and hotel, and it's attracted thousands of visitors here to the village of doonbeg. so doonbeg, you know about doonbeg? i guess most of you do, right? we spent a lot of money making it just perfecto. but now the trump company wants to spend more money on its resort. it says the golf course and the whole area n

sophie raworth's grandfather was one of the first pilots in the newly—formed raf. e for those pioneers in the skies. this is stow maries, the last world war i aerodrome left in europe. young pilots flew from here to confront the giant german airships that were crossing the channel to attack london. it was the first time that airpower had been used in warfare. so, what was it like for those pioneering pilots and their tiny aircraft, like this one, who were fighting in the skies above britain, france and belgium? among them was a teenager who joined the royal flying corps in 1916. his name was edwin raworth, and he was my grandfather.

sophie raworth, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in a special programme this evening.es on bbc news. theresa may's entire cabinet has gathered at the prime minister's country retreat, chequers, for a crunch meeting on brexit. whitehall officials tell the bbc it's unlikely a nerve agent which poisoned a couple from amesbury was left out in the open. the pair are in a critical condition in hospital. a diver has died in thailand while taking supplies to twelve boys and their football coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for almost two weeks. in the business news: ahead of a key government meeting about brexit, the chief executive of airbus accuses ministers of being clueless in their attempts to negotiate a dealfor the uk. only last month the aviation firm warned it may leave the country if no deal was agreed with the european union. house prices rose at their slowest pace since march 2013, that's according to the latest survey by halifax which says prices rose by 1.8% last month. however over the last quarter prices actually fell by 0.7%. and a bbc investigation

now on bbc news sophie raworth finds out what life was like for the first raf pilots.w maries, the last world war i aerodrome left in europe. young pilots flew from here to confront the giant german airships that were crossing the channel to attack london. it was the first time that airpower had been used in warfare. so, what was it like for those pioneering pilots and their tiny aircraft, like this one, who were fighting in the skies above britain, france and belgium? among them was a teenager who joined the royal flying corps in 1916. his name was edwin raworth, and he was my grandfather. they got in the aircraft knowing that there was a better than likely chance they weren't coming back. for a new pilot, the life expectancy could be between 11 and 17 days. some people survived and did it all over again. just terrifying, terrifying. until very recently, i never knew my grandfather had been a pilot in world war i. and then my father told me to look inside a dusty old suitcase in their cellar. it's really heavy. my goodness. it is so heavy. incredible. look at that, it

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.nwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly— past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. this is where we have to be on track. approaching buckingham palace. 30 seconds away. seven miles to go. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will

in a moment we'll be joined by viewers on bbc one for the main evening news with sophie raworth.th our first look at the papers just before 11pm. dramatic scenes in thailand as 12 boys and their football coach are found alive in caves ten days after they went missing. we're coming, 0k? many people are coming. many, many people. we are the first. many people will come. two british divers are the first to reach them — they found all of them alive perched on a ledge six miles into the network of flooded caves. joy for the children's families who've been waiting at the entrance to the caves desperate for news for more than a week. but now the challenge is how to get the boys out through miles of flooded tunnels. we'll have the latest live from the scene. also tonight... hundreds of firefighters and soldiers continue to battle huge wildfires across the north west of england as the heatwave shows no sign of abating. guns smuggled into mexico — but the country's newly elected president promises to crack down on the deadly drug cartels. you've been doing it forfour years, how many guns d

the bbc‘s sophie raworth joined them. they've been planning this for months.m palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on... the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past but their job will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people there to see dozens of aircraft spanning much of the raf‘s history. if they can pull it off, it will be quite a

sophie raworth, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in a special programme this evening.raf 100 — into the blue" will be on the bbc news channel at 9:30pm. here's nick miller with the weather. if it's what you want there's more very warm to hot weather to come this weekend. dry weather as well, more skies like this. this was derbyshire this morning. high uv and pollen at times, rather uncomfortable warm nights to come. it's not everyone‘s cup of tea but it's here to stay for the weekend with plenty of sunshine to come. i wa nt to with plenty of sunshine to come. i want to show you the satellite picture. there's not very much cloud. a little bit here and there to show you but none of this is rain bearing yet. in south—east england there's a chance of catching a late shower, possibly a thunderstorm. most shower, possibly a thunderstorm. m ost pla ces shower, possibly a thunderstorm. most places will stay dry. warm spots in england and wales are reaching to the upper 20s. it's co mforta ble reaching to the upper 20s. it's comfortable in the sunshine, in high teens in north—w

sophie raworth, bbc news. and you can see more on that story in a special programme this evening.morning. faulty signalling equipment caused problems for tens of thousands of passengers on southern, thameslink and gatwick express services for most of yesterday. network rail says all the lines affected by the power failure have been reopened but delays are possible. the situation will improve, the situation will get better and i really extend my thanks and gratefulness to the patience of passengers. we hope the service will be at least close to normal but as ever, please do check before you travel. ahead of pride this weekend, figures from the metropolitan police show that attacks against lgbt plus londoners, have doubled over the last four years. there's also been a spike in incidents around june and july which is pride season. a gay man, who was assaulted on the tube, says that he feels safe in london despite what happened to him, but that he still worries about potential attacks. there are times when you do get nerves or you're a bit concerned when you're on public transport. fo

and in half an hour, we'll hear the story of sophie raworth's grandfather who was one of the first pilots in the newly formed raf. in a special programme ahead of the centenary of the air force. hello. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has warned her cabinet she'll no longer tolerate public dissent over brexit following itscollective agreement to back her plan for britain's future relationship with the eu. at a marathon 12 hour meeting of the cabinet at chequers yesterday, theresa may told ministers it was their ‘duty‘ to agree a blueprint for brexit. the eu has said it will "assess proposals to see if they are workable and realistic." here's our political correspondentjessica parker. a grand setting to try and come up with a grand plan. yesterday theresa may wine cabinet‘s approval. some leeds supporters will scorn it, cabinet brexiteers must sell it. the bit that has not been highlighted was that we would step up no deal planning. we do not want that, we do not want no deal. the deal they do wa nt not want no deal. the deal they do want has not been fully published

my colleague sophie raworth examines her own grandfather's role in its early days. is afternoon live, i'm martine croxall. the cabinet are meeting at chequers this afternoon — with the prime minister saying they have an ‘opportunity‘ and a ‘duty‘ to agree a blueprint for brexit. theresa may's latest plan is 120 pages long and proposes a close alignment with eu rules on many goods but not services. it also proposes an end to free movement of people — one of the key demands of the brexiteers but the uk would acceptjurisdiction from the european court ofjustice in some areas. well, the prime minister could face opposition from at least seven brexiteer cabinet ministers who met at the foreign office last night to discuss tactics. today's meeting is likely to be tense. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. one by one, the cars pulled up for the showdown. behind tinted windows, theresa may's ministers were swept into her country residence. the hope is they can finally reach agreement about their vision for future relations with the eu. about their vision for f

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.am palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. all right, g—pads on. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. precision and timing will be everything. to keep their formation a surprise, we headed out over the north sea. this is where we have to be on track. approaching buckingham palace. 30 seconds away. seven miles to go. as these jets roar over buckingham palace, the royal family will be watching from the balcony. the mall will be packed with thousands of people there to

and today was their final rehearsal in the skies over lincolnshire, as sophie raworth reports.r months. today raf cranwell in lincolnshire stood in for buckingham palace as some of the aircraft taking part in the fly—past next tuesday carried out their final preparations. the biggest formation will be the typhoons. 22 fastjet pilots will be taking to the skies and they took me along as they practised. well, this has never been done before. we've never put this many typhoons into the same piece of sky, especially not for a fly—past over london. we're really excited about it. we've practised this for a long time, prepared, the plans are all in place. the typhoons will be one element of this huge fly—past, but theirjob will be one of the trickiest to accomplish. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? england and colombia are playing for the last spot in the quarterfinals. the second half is underway, the score is 0—0. the head of poland's supreme court has vowed to defy a new law forcing her and dozens of senior judges to retire early. a spokesman fo

you can catch coverage of the celebrations on bbc one with sophie raworth straight after brea kfast atn story, so much going on in westminster. use news and another cabinet minister goes. charlie is there with the fallout from the high—profile resignations yesterday. a dramatic morning yesterday, 30 hours we have had. it's worth thinking about what's happened. two really significant government figures leave. we of course had david davis, midnight on sunday night, followed yesterday afternoon by the foreign secretary, boris johnson. theresa may was here at westminster last night talking to mps, addressing the commons, and her own mps, she remains in place. some people would add in brackets to that for now. we will see. nonetheless, those stinging words from boris johnson in his letter to theresa may, worth thinking about some of those. we're leaving the uk like a colony, he says. we're going into battle with the white flags flying, the dream of brexit is dying. that's in his letter to theresa may. she and return said that she was sorry and surprised he had left. i'm joined by tom brake,