15:55

That ends a noticeably more cheerful press conference led by Narongsak Osatanakorn, the head of the joint command centre coordinating the operation.

He received a round of applause for the second consecutive night and was even seen thanking a few journalists.

There is more work to do tomorrow, but the tension that has marked this past week is gradually starting to clear – with five people remaining in the cave, the end is in sight.

