this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: 2,000 children separated from their parents in two months. us authorities reveal their mexican border measures. the trade war heats up. washington announces 25% tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing promises retaliation. they can't believe they got away with it for so long, steve. they can't believe it. they got away with it for 25 years. and for the second time in three years, glasgow's iconic school of art goes up in flames. a hat—trick for ronaldo in a thrilling clash between portugal and spain on day two of the world cup. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the white house has been forced to clarify donald trump's stance on his administration's immigration controls,

which have led to children being split from their parents. almost 2,000 children have been separated from their parents at the us border with mexico injust two months. earlier, the us president caused confusion by appearing to refuse to sign a new bill, drafted by his own republican party, that aims to stop the practice. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has more details. america is seen as a place of escape, and in an effort to find a better life many people take risks to try to cross the border into the country. children were among this group of dozens of undocumented migrants, found hidden inside a lorry when it was stopped here in texas. all these races people say, ta ke texas. all these races people say, take them back to mexico, send them back. it shouldn't be that way. honestly, ever since trump, that is everybody‘s view. honestly, ever since trump, that is everybody's view. the trump

administration's new zero tolerance policy means everybody crossing the border it legally will be detained and prosecuted, including parents. and that has meant separating them from their children, who have to be held in facilities suitable for young people. these pictures of a centre near the mexican border in texas were released by the us government. they show boys doing exercise and being given care. but they also reveal that they are living up to five in a room, in a building that is a converted supermarket. and with another centre consisting mainly of tents opening up, president trump is being hounded with questions about why families are being split apart. the children can be taken care of quickly, beautifully and immediately. the democrats forced that law upon our nation. i hate it. i hate to see separation of parents and children. shame on us! campaigners say there is no such law and point out that

some in the president's administration had indicated the separations are a deterrent to people illegally crossing the border, and his attorney—general has been criticised for quoting the bible in an attempt to justify the current policy. i would cite you to bea current policy. i would cite you to be a apostle paul and his clear and wise command in romans 13 to obey the laws of the government, because god has ordained the government for his purposes. members of president trump's republican party are now drafting legislation to try to address what has become a deeply contentious and emotive issue. president trump still won't —— still wa nts a president trump still won't —— still wants a border war with mexico, and to be seen as tough on immigration. but he chases that difficult question. —— faces. at what cost to families? the united states and china have moved closer to a trade war, after president trump announced 25%

tariffs on 50 billion dollars worth of chinese goods. china has promised immediate counter measures. mr trump was criticised by the eu, mexico and canada earlier this month over similar tariffs on metal imports. here's the bbc‘s gary 0'donaghue. the world's two biggest economies just moved a step closer to a full—blown trade war. this latest round of us tariffs covers some 1,100 separate product lines, containing what the administration calls "industrially significant technologies". washington's view — china is stealing its intellectual property, and unfairly subsidising its own industries. the levies range across a number of sectors, including aerospace, information and communications, robotics, and cars. the tariffs will be imposed from 6 july. we're just going to do $50 billion, on $50 billion of high—technology equipment and other things coming into the country. because so much of our secrets — you know, we have the great brain power in silicon valley,

and china and others steal those secrets, and we're going to protect those secrets. those are crown jewels for this country. america has a trade deficit with china of $375 billion, and beijing is just the latest trading partner to feel the brunt of donald trump's robust america—first strategy. last week, he angered g7 allies in europe and canada by refusing to move on steel and aluminium tariffs, drawing a sharp rebuke from the normally mild—mannered canadian prime minister. canadians — we're polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around. like america's g7 allies, china is planning to retaliate by imposing its own dollar—for—dollar duties on american imports, likely to target manufacturing and agricultural goods, a plan designed to hit the president where it hurts — in those states that voted him into the white house. mary lovely is professor of economics at syracuse university,

and a non—resident senior fellow at the peterson institute of international economics. i asked her what is actually wrong with a president protecting the intellectual property of his citizens. there is absolutely nothing wrong with a president who wants to protect the intellectual property of his citizens, however we would like the president to be at the event protecting intellectual property and not cause more collateral damage than the good that can be done. isn't this president trump's way, by putting pressure on the chinese and saying, look, iwill putting pressure on the chinese and saying, look, i will not mess around if you keep stealing us secrets? that is what many people hoped for but that is not what is happening. the united states is no longer so large and countries like china are

not dependent on the united states to the extent that they will just do what they are told to do. so this behaviour, which is akin to believing, is not going to work to change the practices in china that need to be changed so intellectual property is respected and we and other countries have market access, access to the chinese market. there is not usually consensus among economists, but i think by and large, most economists i have read 01’ come across seem to large, most economists i have read or come across seem to think tariffs and trade wars are a bad thing. so why is president trump and his administration, why are they not listening to you guys? honestly, i think that is the $50,000 question. ido ink think that is the $50,000 question. i do ink that the consensus that this is not productive for the united states is growing beyond just academic economists or people who make their lives doing this. —— i do think. we are seeing growing

concerns in congress. many people, particularly in the republican party, thought the tariffs were just threats, and now that they are being levied and we are faced with the beginning of a trade war, congressmen are beginning to realise thatis congressmen are beginning to realise that is going to hurtjobs and producers in their own districts. so the consensus or the view that this is not helpful to the united states is not helpful to the united states is growing. isn't there a bit of a problem here that as economists you are thinking about this in economic terms, and president trump is thinking about it in terms of politics and protecting his voters and sticking his finger in the eye of the chinese? he is a politician and that is what he wants to do. let's ta ke and that is what he wants to do. let's take that one by one. sticking his finger in the eye of the chinese. perhaps. presumably that is to get a result. this will not get the result we want, which is a change in chinese practices towards intellect —— intellectual property protection. secondly, in terms of

protecting the voters, we have studies that show that this will lead tojob studies that show that this will lead to job losses across various industries. we know that it is already going to lead to requests for more protection from downstream industries who see their costs going up. and lastly, it is really going to hurt consumers. so as far as protecting voters, it might feel good to have a sheriff out there shaking his stick, that it is not going to feel good when there are fewer jobs going to feel good when there are fewerjobs and when cost go up for consumers. “— fewerjobs and when cost go up for consumers. —— costs. donald trump's former presidential campaign chairman, paul manafort, has been jailed pending his trial on charges including conspiracy and obstructing justice. his bail was revoked after he was accused of tampering with witnesses in the investigation into russia's role in the 2016 election. the historic glasgow school of art has been engulfed in flames for the second time in four years. nearby buildings have been evacuated as fire crews tackle the huge blaze. witnesses say the fire took hold "in the space of a few minutes". duncan kirkhope has more. firefighters were called to historic

building just before 11:30pm last night to find what they called a "well—developed blaze." flames lit up the city centre's skyline and could be seen from miles around. the glasgow school of art, the world—renowned building, designed by charles rennie mackintosh, was on fire. it was evacuated. by by the looks of it it is devastating, there is those salvaging it. it is heartbreaking to be honest. we were having a few drinks at about 12 o'clock and we saw a lot of flames. we came down, it was after one, about a quarter to one almost. i feel like it is getting worse as well. the mackintosh building has been undergoing extensive work after a majorfire in 2014, and was due to reopen next year. the first minister, nicholas surgeon, said that the source of the safety of people, but her heart also breaks for glasgow's beloved school of art.

—— nicola sturgeon. duncan kirkhope reporting. a boat carrying migrants that's become the subject of a political row among european states is now due to arrive in spain on sunday. the 629 migrants aboard the rescue ship the aquarius have already been turned away by italy and malta. andrew plant reports. sleeping on deck after more than a week at sea. the aquarius is carrying 629 migrants, including seven pregnant women and more than 120 unaccompanied children. this is how they were rescued. pulled from the mediterranean after leaving from north africa. we heard screams. we heard cries for people screaming for their lives, and we were just trying to get people floating at the same time we were being overrun by all the people trying to climb up the boat. the aquarius became the

subject of a political row, prevented from landing in italy and malta. italy's new premier, guiseppe co nte, malta. italy's new premier, guiseppe conte, refusing permission. 0n thursday he and french president emmanuel macron called for new migrants centres to deter people from making the treacherous crossing by sea. we must prevent journeys of death. europe as a whole must take responsibility. we must create european processing centres in both the countries of origin and transit. the current system does not work. we need a better mechanism, so each state can take responsibility when migrants arrive. 0ur geographical situation should not put us in an unsustainable political situation. many have blamed contradictory eu policies for trapping the aquarius at sea. the massive influx to europe

in recent years sparking a rise in anti—immigration parties and a split in germany's coalition, too, angela merkel being urged to abandon her liberal policies towards migrants. there is a looming end ofjune deadline to change the eu's current asylu m deadline to change the eu's current asylum rules. meanwhile, the aquarius has spent days languishing at sea instead of patrolling the mediterranean, helping other migrants making this highly perilous journey. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, farewell to stephen hawking. a star—studded memorial is held for the world —famous physicist. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation

of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. this is our top story this hour. the us authorities say almost 2000 children were separated

from their parents on the border with mexico in april and may, as a result of stricter enforcement of immigration controls. earlier, i spoke to manoj govindaiah, who is director of family detention at the refugee and immigrant center for education and legal services in san antonio, texas. i asked him what sort of cases he had been dealing with. we are seeing some of the most heartbreaking cases that we've ever worked on. lots and lots of parents being separated from children of all ages, being sent to all different parts of the country, in various geographic areas, with very little communication between them. often the parents have no idea where their children are, or even how to find them. and we are working as quickly as we can to obtain information on both parent and child, and refer them to immigration attorneys or represent them if they're in our areas, to try to reunify them as quickly as possible. listening to the attorney general, jeff sessions, he would —

his words would seem to suggest that what is happening is temporary, the separation is temporary and sometimes necessary, but also legal. well, i think — you know, the criminal prosecution authorities, the us attorney's office and the department ofjustice, in this case, have a lot of discretion as to whether to levy criminal charges, and what charges to levy. in this case, attorney general sessions has taken discretion out of the hands of individual prosecutors and created a zero—tolerance policy that criminalises the way that somebody enters the united states. the vast majority of the people that we've been working with have a fear of persecution in their home countries, and hope to seek asylum. they came to the united states seeking refuge. under us law and under international law, in order to seek asylum in the united states, you have to physically be in the united states.

it is not something you can do from abroad. so, on the one hand, our asylum law says if you want to try to apply for asylum, you have to come to the united states. 0n the other hand, we are criminalising people for the way that they're entering the united states, and therefore trying to seek asylum. this zero tolerance policy, which is resulting in high volumes of criminal convictions, criminal prosecutions, is directly resulting in the separation of families. and these are people that are fleeing persecution in their home countries, they are coming to the united states for refuge, they're traumatised, and then we're taking their kids away from them and not providing any information on where their kids are. and i guess what some us officials have said in the past is why, because not all of them are all from mexico, for example, which is just on the southern border, if they're from central america, why not seek asylum in mexico,

which would be the closest country, instead of coming all away across mexico into the united states? well, ithink, you know, the vast majority of the people that we are working with have family members who already live in the united states. i think if i were to flee to another country to seek protection, i would do my best to get to a place where i already know somebody, i already have somebody that is available to help me. i think, as well, many of the criminal elements that exist in central america, that are causing a lot of the violence and the persecution, are linked with many of the criminal elements that exist in mexico. and therefore, for many of the people that we work with directly, mexico may not be a safe option for them. this weekend, colombia chooses a new leader in the second round of presidential elections. it comes after the historic peace deal with the farc rebels two years ago. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports. if the polls are right, this man will be colombia's next president.

a conservative with little political experience, ivan duque would be the youngest leader the country's ever had. he's promised to cut taxes and increase investment. he also promises to challenge the peace deal struck with farc in 2015, which has won over some voters. this woman's father was killed by farc seven years ago. like many in colombia, she feels the agreement was far too lenient towards the rebels. translation: colombia has become so polarised because there has not been true justice. the deal divided the country. it was something that people didn't want. so it has become like in white, left or right. it should not be like that. but the man giving duque a run for his money is former leftist guerrilla gustavo petro. he's vowed to keep the peace deal intact and he's won over poorer colombians with his talk of tackling

inequality and corruption. translation: for 50 years, the same people have ruled the country. it's not fair. he offers the chance to fight against corruption. colombia is a country with deep inequality, and one with a traditionally conservative ruling class. so the fact that gustavo petro has got this far is big progress. since the peace deal was signed, the left has been legitimised, but it still faces big challenges. the right has capitalised on mr petro's populist rhetoric with billboards warning that colombia could become a new venezuela. that resonates with many, as venezuela ns continue to flee into colombia to escape the crisis there. one thing this campaign's made clear is that whatever their politics, colombians want change. but they are deeply divided about how to go about it. let's turn to the world cup now

and a match that actually lived up to the hype. spain took on portugal in sochi and it ended in a 3—3 draw. elsewhere, there were wins for iran and uruguay — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this is what a world cup is all about. travel somewhere new, soak up a little local culture, and hope for the best when the football action starts. translation: i think that with ronaldo, with bernardo silva, we have a spectacular team, with lots of experience. we've already won the euros, so why not? translation: i came to see spain versus portugal and i hope spain wins. i came for a great game and i think it's going to be a great game. but you know how it is — on paper, it looks like it'll be a cracker, then it usually falls a little flat. not this time though, this lived up to its billing, from the moment cristiano ronaldo slotted home from the penalty spot. 20 minutes later, spain were level.

diego costa doing the honours. but then, just before half—time, portugal were back in the lead. that man ronaldo again. ten minutes into the second half, costa grabbed his second and it was 2—2. not long after that, spain were ahead for the first time through this screamer from nacho. but with the clock ticking down, ronaldo stepped up to clinch a hat—trick and a point for portugal. staying in group b, and a late own goal from morocco's aziz bouhaddouz means iran are top of their table. the world cup can be glorious, but it can also be cruel. and there was a late winner in the day's remaining match. jose gimenez scoring for uruguay. i suppose this is what the world cup is really all about. tim allman, bbc news. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup,

just go to the bbc sports website. we'll have all the team news, results, and fixtures, building up to the final onjuly 15. go to bbc.com/worldcup. a ceremony has taken place in london to remember professor stephen hawking, who died in march at the age of 76. his ashes were interred between the graves of sir isaac newton and charles darwin. sarah campbell has this report. it was a congregation which reflected the man, a brilliant scientist and a hugely popular public figure. former colleagues and fellow celebrities were joined by 1,000 members of the public, who'd won tickets to be here in a ballot. more than 2,500 had applied. we shall give thanks for stephen hawking's remarkable gifts... this was a celebration of his life and work, his scientific achievements summed up in the address by his friend of more than a0 years —

the astronomer royal. his name will live in the annals of science. nobody else since einstein has done more to deepen our understanding of space, time, and gravity. professor hawking died in march, following a 50—year battle with motor neurone disease. for those coping with other debilitating conditions, he remains an inspiration. he will be remembered as a great scientist, and he showed it doesn't matter about disability. well, i think he showed what people with disabilities could do. i'm going to be an actress. everybody who puts their minds to something gets to be it. stephen hawking proved that, more than anyone. we have entrusted our brother stephen to god's mercy... professor hawking's family watched as his remains were placed in a grave, between that of sir isaac newton

charles darwin. in a message of hope and peace, professor hawking's words, set to music, are being beamed light years across space, towards the nearest blackhole. some of the fundamental questions with stephen — are we alone in the universe? how does the universe work? and so it's absolutely right that his words should be beamed out into the universe. i actually hope that — it would be appropriate if the first message from earth that were detected by an alien civilisation was stephen. be brave, be determined, overcome the odds. it can be done. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @nkem|fejika. bye— bye. the weather this weekend is looking a little hit and miss.

in fact, we are expecting some rain, on—and—off rain, across northern parts of the uk. there could even be some thunder and lightning. but the good news is it's not going to be like that all through the weekend. i think we'll all get at least some sunshine. let's have a look at the satellite image. a lot of cloud across the uk right now and, in fact, this area of cloud here, that's racing in our direction. that'll be moving through the rest of the night and into saturday morning, and that's responsible for the showers. so here's the forecast then through the early hours of saturday. showers getting into northern ireland, some into wales, the north—west of england and western scotland. so here we will have some rain overnight, and then towards the east and south, it's looking dry. the temperatures first thing on saturday will be hovering around about 10 degrees. now, this is the low pressure that is going to upset the weather a little bit, at least temporarily on saturday, and the further north

you are across the country, the more likely you are to run into those heavy showers. so let's say wales, parts of northern england, northern ireland, certainly scotland here, there could be some thunder and lightning and potential downpours, but they won't last for very long. in fact, the breeze, and it will be a fair old breeze, should push them through relatively quickly. you can see where the splodges of blue are. to the south, not so much of that blue, so here the weather is looking drier and brighter. so that weather system moves away, those are the showers here. by the time we get to sunday, another weather front moves through, but this weather front is going to bring something a little bit different. this is going to be mostly cloud, so we're going to have to pay for it. we're going to lose the showers, but there will be a lot of cloud streaming in off the atlantic on sunday. there will some sunshine around, particularly around eastern areas, but for some of us, it may be quite an overcast day. and in fact, some of these coastal areas on sunday could end up being even a little

on the drizzly side. temperatures around the high teens on sunday, so nothing too spectacular, but in the sunshine, it shouldn't feel too bad at all. and then as we head into next week, the good news is that the weather system seems to be moving to the north and away from us. there still will be some rain in the north of the country, but the overall trend is for things to start warming up. so for example, in manchester, by monday and tuesday, we're back into the mid—20s, london possibly even into the high 20s through the course of the week. so the good news is that the weather is going to be improving across much of the uk as we head back into next week, and summer is going to make a return. that's it, bye—bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us government says almost 2,000 children were separated from their parents on the border with mexico between april and may. the department of homeland security said they had been placed in detention while the adults were awaiting prosecution for illegally crossing the border. for the second time in four years, a big fire has taken hold in one of scotland's most famous buildings. the glasgow school of art was the work of the scottish architect, charles

rennie mackintosh. the fire in 2014 caused significant damage. in the most exciting match so far in the football world cup in russia, spain have drawn three—all with portugal. cristiano ronaldo scored a hat—trick for portugal and diego costa scored twice for spain. in other matches, uruguay beat egypt 1—0 and morocco lost to iran through an own goal. a former army sergeant has been jailed for at least 18 years for trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute. emile cilliers was also convicted of attempting to kill his wife