:00:00. > :00:07.Two of the Prime Minister's most senior advisers have resigned,
:00:08. > :00:12.in the wake of the general election.
:00:13. > :00:15.Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit, after Theresa May failed to win
:00:16. > :00:27.There were plenty of voices in the Conservative Party that
:00:28. > :00:30.reminded her that you cannot run the government like you run
:00:31. > :00:35.The London Bridge killers who used a van in their terror attack,
:00:36. > :00:37.had wanted a seven tonne lorry instead.
:00:38. > :00:39.And Scotland are playing England in their World Cup
:00:40. > :01:06.Theresa May's two closest advisers, Nick Timothy
:01:07. > :01:08.and Fiona Hill, have resigned, following the Conservative
:01:09. > :01:10.Party's failure to win a majority in Parliament,
:01:11. > :01:16.The BBC understands the Prime Minister had been warned
:01:17. > :01:18.she faced a leadership challenge, if she didn't sack them.
:01:19. > :01:20.The Government's Chief Whip Gavin Williamson is now
:01:21. > :01:25.in Belfast, to hold talks with Northern Ireland's largest
:01:26. > :01:28.party, the DUP, to secure support for Mrs May's minority government.
:01:29. > :01:33.Here's our Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth.
:01:34. > :01:41.They were at the heart of power, the Prime Minister's closest advisers
:01:42. > :01:46.for years. Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill were accused of having too much
:01:47. > :01:52.control over policy and tactics, costing Theresa May the majority and
:01:53. > :01:56.costing them their jobs. They are brilliant street fighters and
:01:57. > :02:00.terrible political leaders because you need in government grey-haired
:02:01. > :02:04.people who will say don't do that, you will make mistakes. Mistakes
:02:05. > :02:08.acknowledged by Nick Timothy today who said Britain was divided and the
:02:09. > :02:20.Prime Minister was the one leader who understands division. But he
:02:21. > :02:24.said... Today, as the consequences of the campaign sunk in, reflection
:02:25. > :02:31.and recrimination. Some Tory MPs saying Theresa May had to heed calls
:02:32. > :02:35.to change. There were plenty of voices in the party that reminded
:02:36. > :02:39.how you cannot run the government liking on the Home Office and there
:02:40. > :02:45.have been calls to make sure the circle around her was wider, more
:02:46. > :02:50.inclusive, to prevent anyone believing the two principal advisers
:02:51. > :02:54.had undue influence. The Prime Minister is under pressure from all
:02:55. > :02:59.sides with no majority and her plans for things like grammar schools and
:03:00. > :03:02.social care will be hard to get through Parliament and the Queen's
:03:03. > :03:08.Speech, the programme for government, is just a week away. I
:03:09. > :03:12.cannot see how a Queen's Speech can be laden with interesting
:03:13. > :03:16.legislation because many of them will be items that will cause
:03:17. > :03:22.dispute within the Conservative Party and between the Conservative
:03:23. > :03:25.Party and DUP. Theresa May is seeking support from Democratic
:03:26. > :03:29.Unionist Party to govern here. For more talks are under way today. In
:03:30. > :03:33.order to lead a minority government she will have to balance competing
:03:34. > :03:39.demands on every front, considering not just the position of the DUP on
:03:40. > :03:45.some issues, but that of her own MPs. In Scotland there are now 13 of
:03:46. > :03:49.them and they are essential to the Prime Minister. The party leader
:03:50. > :03:54.here suggesting a revised approach to Brexit. What is clear is the
:03:55. > :03:58.Conservative Party having failed to win a majority needs to work with
:03:59. > :04:02.others, which means we can look again at what we hope to achieve as
:04:03. > :04:07.we leave the EU and I want to be involved. The Prime Minister may be
:04:08. > :04:13.back in number 10, but in a position far from what she hoped. She has
:04:14. > :04:16.lost her trusted advisers, she has lost her majority in the Commons,
:04:17. > :04:24.and the job of leading has become that much harder. Flesh out where
:04:25. > :04:30.you think the two departures of the advisers leave Theresa May. Theresa
:04:31. > :04:35.May operated on the basis of a small inner circle of trust and Nick
:04:36. > :04:40.Timothy and Fiona Hill were at the centre of that. Their departure will
:04:41. > :04:45.leave her feel at isolated. -- feeling isolated. It shows the level
:04:46. > :04:49.of influence Tory MPs will now influence over the Prime Minister.
:04:50. > :04:53.There were suggestions if they did not depart she might face a
:04:54. > :04:57.leadership contest and with their departure she has bought some time
:04:58. > :05:04.on that front. There is no immediate clamour for her to go. After so much
:05:05. > :05:08.instability, the country needs stability, say the Tory MPs but
:05:09. > :05:12.there are now questions about how effective she can be in government
:05:13. > :05:17.because we know the Conservative Party is divided on issues, not just
:05:18. > :05:20.domestic policy, but Brexit, where there are differing opinions about
:05:21. > :05:25.the direction the government should take. Theresa May is on the verge of
:05:26. > :05:31.starting those negotiations and this election, the fact she lost the
:05:32. > :05:32.majority and now she has lost these advisers, has undoubtedly left
:05:33. > :05:34.Theresa May weakened. Mrs May needs
:05:35. > :05:38.the support of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party
:05:39. > :05:41.to give her a working majority in Parliament,
:05:42. > :05:44.and the Government's Chief Whip But what will the DUP demand
:05:45. > :05:49.in return for their loyalty, and how could any deal affect
:05:50. > :06:03.the politics of Northern Ireland? Political views here are firmly held
:06:04. > :06:08.and slow to change. Saturday morning 's for the last five years, Unionist
:06:09. > :06:13.protesters have gathered at Belfast City Hall, opposing a council policy
:06:14. > :06:16.to reduce the numbers of days on which it flies the union flag, a
:06:17. > :06:23.decision may feel undermines their British identity. They welcomed the
:06:24. > :06:27.DUP's new influence. I think Northern Ireland is in the best
:06:28. > :06:32.position, we could not have wished for anything better than a hung
:06:33. > :06:38.parliament. They should be asking to stop the witchhunt against people in
:06:39. > :06:42.the British Army. What do people think DUP should prioritise. The
:06:43. > :06:48.national health, the hospital is one of the most important. Schools and
:06:49. > :06:55.welfare. I am pleased they are going into government with them. An
:06:56. > :07:01.executive for government in Northern Ireland. Money is great but it does
:07:02. > :07:05.not answer all the questions. The DUP is a party with religious roots
:07:06. > :07:12.and that continues to influence its social policy. It opposes extending
:07:13. > :07:16.gay marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, but issues like
:07:17. > :07:22.these are unlikely to feature in talks with the Conservatives. I
:07:23. > :07:25.think the DUP's demands will be financial, they have a road map they
:07:26. > :07:29.set out in 2015 when they thought they would be in this position and
:07:30. > :07:39.there is little in that about social policy. Soon I -- financial demands
:07:40. > :07:45.are likely to include infrastructure investment. On Brexit, the DUP does
:07:46. > :07:50.not appear to share Theresa May's view that walking away with no deal
:07:51. > :07:54.is a viable option. The Conservative Chief Whip is here tonight beginning
:07:55. > :07:59.talks with the DUP. There is a suggestion a formal coalition could
:08:00. > :08:05.be on offer rather than a vote by vote arrangement but the DUP might
:08:06. > :08:11.be wary given the Lib Dems' bad experience as a junior partner. And
:08:12. > :08:14.there is the wider question, how can a Conservative Secretary of State be
:08:15. > :08:15.an honest broker among Northern Ireland parties if they are in
:08:16. > :08:18.government with the DUP? It's been revealed the ringleader
:08:19. > :08:21.of the London terror attack had tried to hire a seven tonne lorry,
:08:22. > :08:25.instead of a van, to run down Police say the number of injured
:08:26. > :08:29.would have been much higher. Eight people died in the knife
:08:30. > :08:32.and van attack a week ago. Here's our Home Affairs
:08:33. > :08:35.Correspondent, Daniel Sandford. On the edges of Borough Market,
:08:36. > :08:40.they were repairing the damage today, replacing the doors that had
:08:41. > :08:43.been shot off by armed police in the desperate hunt
:08:44. > :08:52.to find the killers. The police are gone but the market
:08:53. > :08:55.where five victims were stabbed We have stories of people who came
:08:56. > :09:01.out armed with chairs, other items, were throwing bottles and anything
:09:02. > :09:07.they could get their hands on with a view to try to prevent
:09:08. > :09:10.the attackers coming into pubs and bars but more importantly
:09:11. > :09:13.to scare them off to stop other The weapons the attackers used
:09:14. > :09:22.were 12-inch pink ceramic knives of the Ernesto brand,
:09:23. > :09:24.possibly bought at Lidl. They were found tied onto the men's
:09:25. > :09:27.hands with leather straps Minutes earlier, they had killed
:09:28. > :09:31.three other people on London Bridge In the van police found 13 petrol
:09:32. > :09:39.bombs made with lighter fluid and cloth cut from tracksuit bottoms
:09:40. > :09:46.and two blowtorches. Detectives believe behind
:09:47. > :09:49.this door in East Ham by Rachid Redouane two months ago,
:09:50. > :09:54.detectives discovered items that had been used to make their petrol bombs
:09:55. > :09:58.and fake suicide vests. And an English-language copy
:09:59. > :10:01.of the Koran left open at a page The ringleader of the gang,
:10:02. > :10:10.Khuram Butt, had tried to hire a 7.5 tonne truck that morning
:10:11. > :10:13.which would have made the attack worse, but fortunately his payment
:10:14. > :10:16.did not go through. He was also being investigated
:10:17. > :10:19.by counterterrorism detectives for fraud and was still on police
:10:20. > :10:21.bail, although the case At the present time I do not
:10:22. > :10:25.regard what I have seen But everybody would expect us
:10:26. > :10:33.to look at what has happened and to ensure we learn whatever
:10:34. > :10:41.we can from what has happened and secondly we continue to improve
:10:42. > :10:44.and improve and that is what we have always done in this
:10:45. > :10:49.country in the face The men killed three
:10:50. > :10:55.of their victims as they drove and stabbed five more to death
:10:56. > :10:58.in Borough Market. It was the third attack on Britain
:10:59. > :11:06.in ten and a half weeks. People are being urged to visit
:11:07. > :11:08.London's bars and restaurants in a show of "unity and resilience"
:11:09. > :11:12.a week after the attacks. Our Correspondent Sarah
:11:13. > :11:24.Campbell is in Southwark, This is the Anchor part and it is
:11:25. > :11:30.packed. You might be able to make out London Bridge. Borough Market is
:11:31. > :11:33.a few minutes walk away, where this afternoon residents who had to leave
:11:34. > :11:38.after the investigation were allowed back in. It is close to the events
:11:39. > :11:42.of last week but people I have spoken to say although it is on
:11:43. > :11:46.their minds, it will not stop them coming back to the capital, which is
:11:47. > :11:51.the centre that promoted this evening. Donations are set to pour
:11:52. > :11:55.into the UK Solidarity fund set up by the British Red Cross in the wake
:11:56. > :12:02.of the Manchester and Westminster attacks and so pubs like this,
:12:03. > :12:07.people will be asked to donate the price of a drink and restaurants the
:12:08. > :12:11.cost of the meal. Uber will donate ?1 per fare. All the money will go
:12:12. > :12:15.to the victims and families of victims caught up in the attacks and
:12:16. > :12:20.the centre but from here is what ever happened last Saturday will not
:12:21. > :12:24.stop people enjoying themselves. Thank you. Sarah Campbell.
:12:25. > :12:27.A rescue operation has taken place in the mid-Atlantic
:12:28. > :12:31.after a fleet of yachts that set out from the UK was hit by a "once
:12:32. > :12:37.The sailors - who are competing in a transatlantic race -
:12:38. > :12:38.encountered fifteen-metre waves and 60-knot winds.
:12:39. > :12:42.The liner the Queen Mary 2 rescued one yachtsman,
:12:43. > :12:50.one race yacht sank, and another lost its mast.
:12:51. > :13:02.Artillery staged a 410gun Royal Salute in his honour.
:13:03. > :13:05.The Duke, who is stepping down from public duties in the autumn,
:13:06. > :13:13.is understood to be spending the day privately at Windsor Castle.
:13:14. > :13:20.Scotland are taking on England in a football World Cup qualifying match.
:13:21. > :13:28.Our correspondent is that Hampden Park. What is the latest? About a
:13:29. > :13:32.quarter of an hour in, 0-0 and Scotland made an encouraging start
:13:33. > :13:35.backed by supporters who arrived en masse and in such high spirits, the
:13:36. > :13:41.atmosphere has been terrific all afternoon. There was increased
:13:42. > :13:47.security searches but everything seems to have passed off OK. There
:13:48. > :13:51.was an impeccably observed minute silence to remember those affected
:13:52. > :13:54.by recent terror attacks before kick-off and then play got under
:13:55. > :13:59.way. Scotland need to win this match. Their bid to qualify for
:14:00. > :14:07.Russia next summer is looking in doubt. England top the group on 13
:14:08. > :14:12.points. Six points clear of Scotland, who are fourth. England do
:14:13. > :14:16.not have the same pressure. This is the oldest football rivalry in the
:14:17. > :14:18.international game, dating back to 1872, and we should have a classic
:14:19. > :14:22.game. Thank you. The British and Irish Lions
:14:23. > :14:24.have won their latest They recovered from a midweek loss,
:14:25. > :14:29.to beat the Crusaders Owen Farrell, making his first
:14:30. > :14:36.start on tour, scored all of the Lions' points,
:14:37. > :14:42.kicking four penalties. And in Paris, there's been a shock
:14:43. > :14:45.in the women's singles The unseeded 20-year-old
:14:46. > :14:48.Jelena Ostapenko has won fought back
:14:49. > :14:50.from one set down to beat Romania's There's more throughout the evening
:14:51. > :14:56.on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be back with the late
:14:57. > :14:58.news at Ten. Now on BBC One, its time
:14:59. > :15:01.for the news where you are.