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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 10... the home secretary uses ‘exceptional powers' to allow doctors to treat severely epileptic, billy caldwell with illegal cannabis oil. the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role, in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. a second devastating fire in four years at the glasgow school of art has caused extensive damage. the most important thing today as we are not mourning loss of life and we should not forget that. that is down to the skill and speedy response of the fire service. i'm grateful to them all. sinn fein members vote in favour of liberalising abortion
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law at their conference in belfast. a moment to forget for one of the greats. lionel messi misses a crucial penalty, as underdogs iceland secure a draw against argentina on day 3 of the world cup. and joining me tonight to review the sunday papers will be owen bennett from huffpostuk — and the journalist and broadcaster, penny smith. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in an extraordinary intervention by the home secretary, a 12—year—old boy with severe epilepsy is tonight receiving treatment, using an illegalform of cannabis oil. billy caudwell‘s mother bought the oil in canada, to help control his seizures but it was confiscated
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on her arrival at heathrow airport. sajid javid said he used "an exceptional power" to issue the licence for what he said was a medical emergency. richard lister has the story. charlotte and billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands. to treat billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there but today charlotte was told the home office had backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go
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through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that this wasn't a full policy change but a response to a complex situation. he said... but many others are watching. alfie's parents asked theresa may for the same access to cannabis treatment three months ago. now they want action. one former minister says the law on medicinal cannabis must change. we can't have british patients having to smuggle medicines across the border while european patients can acquire medicinal cannabis products. i think the mood is changing. and i think this case highlights it. billy's cannabis treatment has resumed but so too has the debate on whether others like him should be able to benefit, too. earlier i spoke to barbara
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zieniewicz, who has recently started working with charlotte caldwell to care for billy. he is so lively and he is doing really well, he's glowing today. he had his first administration today of his anti—epileptic medicine. just describe to us the billy before the cannabis oil was administered to what you sawjust before coming in here? i can tell you from my own personal observations, the past week, since monday, since his medicine has been confiscated but also not only that, but the time that i had seen him before then, when we went together to canada, he was completely fine. as soon as he had his medicine. as soon as we returned, his medicine, as you know, has been confiscated
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and ever since then he was having seizures. it was very upsetting because he was not his lively self. after a 20—hourjourney to canada, he was completely fine and active. a bit tired but nevertheless... when you travelled to canada, just tell us what happened? did it feel as if you were doing something illegal? how did you feel? the process, was it very open and were they understanding? 100%. going to canada and going to see one of the top paediatric neurologists who specialises in this treatment in cannabis, and speaking to her about it, itjust seemed completely normal. what did not seem normal was coming back and having to face the entire ordeal that has been going on since the confiscation.
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what did you make of the decision by sajid javid? what does it mean? it is triumphant. i strongly believe this is the first push. from here it is a ripple effect. to me it means there is hope for not just billy, which is why this campaign is so important, but for all the families who need it. scotland's first minister has said she's heartbroken after the renowned glasgow school of art was badly damaged in a fire, for the second time in four years. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night as the mackintosh building was engulfed by flames within minutes. our correspondent, lorna gordon has been at the scene. earlier she spoke to colin povey — an artist and former student of the school — who told her why the building was so important to him. i was in town today and i thought
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i would just come up and see what the damage is. i couldn't get too close. what i saw was really bad, sort of like an empty shell. i spoke to a fireman. what he had to say was pretty bleak, to be honest. he says the fire was a lot bigger than last time and it has affected the whole building and it is basically an empty shell, so i don't know what will happen. obviously a lot of funds have been raised for the big construction. cabinet makers, a team of them were working on the library, so i don't know if they can still go ahead with that or not. this is a building the artistic community in scotland, and indeed the wider artistic community across the world, really hold dear to their hearts. it is a very special place. you have studied inside it, you have painted this building. describe to people what made it so special? i thinkjust the history and who studied there before. i personally had been determined
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to study there because of people who had studied there before, sandy moffat, alasdair gray, liz lochhead, peter howson, and i really wanted that to be a place where i studied painting. i have so many memories of the school and as you say recently, 2016, i did paintings of the school and it was actually not long after the last fire. so, it was all pretty recent in my mind when i painted it. it isjust sad. i cannot believe this has happened again, i really cannot believe it. this is considered charles rennie mackintosh's masterpiece, isn't it really? it was a very special place inside. so, it is notjust people who studied there, it is the whole of glasgow and scotland, it is such a meaningful building to everyone. an extraordinary intervention from the home secretary
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allows a boy with severe epilepsy to be treated with an illegal form of cannabis oil. billy caldwell sufferers from life—threatening seizures — his mother had criticised what she called outdated laws and said history had now been made in the uk. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. a second fire within four years causes extensive damage to the historic glasgow school of art. delegates at sinn fein‘s annual conference vote to liberalise the party's policy on abortion. and a miss from messi secures world cup newcomers iceland a draw against argentina. good evening.
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in an extraordinary intervention by the home secretary, a 12 year old boy with severe epilepsy is tonight receiving treatment using an illegal form of cannabis oil. billy caldwell‘s mother bought the oil in canada to help control his seizures — but it was confiscated on her arrival at heathrow airport in a move described by a former drugs minister as cruel and inhumane. sajid javid said he used "an exceptional power" to issue the licence for what he said was a medical emergency. richard lister has the story. charlotte and billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands. to treat billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated, and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there but today charlotte was told the home office had backed
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down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that this wasn't a full policy change but a response to a complex education. but many others are watching. alfie dingley‘s parents asked theresa may for the same access to cannabis treatment three months ago. now, they want action. one former minister says the law on medicinal cannabis must change. we can't have british patients having to smuggle
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mediciness across the border. while european patients can acquire medicinal cannabis products. i think the mood is changing. and i think this case highlights it. billy's cannabis treatment has started again but so has the debate on whether others like him should be able to benefit, too. richard lister, bbc news. last night's fire at the glasgow school of art has been described as heartbreaking by scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon. she was surveying the extensive damage caused by the blaze which broke out late last night in the mackintosh building. it was being restored after another fire four years ago. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. a sight no one imagined they would ever see again — glasgow's cherished mackintosh building was engulfed in flames for a second time. as the fire took hold in the early hours of this morning thick smoke could be seen for miles around.
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as the fire rapidly spread, some local residents were evacuated from their homes and businesses. more than 60 firefighters have been tackling this major blaze for several hours and it now looks as if the flames have spread, to a second building. it had indeed spread, to the nearby campus nightclub, and the 02 abc music venue. more resources were drafted in from across scotland and at its height 120 firefighters fought to save these buildings. as dawn broke and the smoke subsided, the remains of the mackintosh building began to emerge — the extent of the damage is far worse than from the fire four years ago. we're working on four fronts, four different parts of the building, and our main operations at the moment is trying to extinguish the fire completely within both the school of art and the adjacent buildings.
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affectionately known as the mac, the grade—a listed building was completed in 1909. considered to be charles rennie mackintosh's masterpiece, it can be seen here in its former glory. but four years ago fire ripped through the library, valuable archives and original furniture and fittings designed by mackintosh, were reduced to blackened rubble. the building was being restored and was due to reopen next year, but as scotland's first minister paid tribute to firefighters this afternoon, that looked increasingly unlikely. the most important thing today is that we're not mourning loss of life and we should not forget that, that is down to the skill and speed of response of the fire service and for that i am immensely grateful to all of them. investigation teams will now begin their painstaking work to find out why such a devastating fire
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broke out on this historic site for a second time. what is the latest? just under 24 hours since the fire service arrived, and clearly a different sing tonight, the flames have been extinguished —— different scene. this is an ongoing investigation and there are 50 firefighters here tonight and what they are doing, they are in what is described as a very tricky operation, they are having to find any pockets of fire thatis having to find any pockets of fire that is left within the buildings, just to make sure that they are a distinguished. —— they are extinguished. we understand they will be here through the night and possibly into tomorrow, and clearly there has been a lot of damage and there has been a lot of damage and there is questions over the future
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of the building, but what nicola sturgeon has said, that any effort will be made... any effort possible will be made... any effort possible will be made to restore this building, and the prime minister theresa may has said she's very saddened by what has happened and she will give any support she can in any restoration effort. thanks for joining us. theresa may will tomorrow unveil a long—term funding plan for the nhs in england. she had promised to come up with details before the nhs‘s 70th anniversary next month. here to tell us more is our health editor, hugh pym. what are the details that we know? it isa what are the details that we know? it is a significant funding increase, and it comes after weeks of fraught negotiations between the chancellor philip hammond and jeremy hunt, i've exactly what the nhs would get, and the talks went on until late last night and a deal was only reached them, i'm sold. the nhs in england will get more than 3% a
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yearin in england will get more than 3% a year in real terms extra for the next five years, including more than £4 billion next year, but the treasury had originally and he wa nted treasury had originally and he wanted to offer 2%, mindful of the state of public finances. ministers will argue there is a brexit dividend and some of the money will come from money saved from contributions to the eu which will not take place but they will also say more money is needed on top of that and that will have to come from higher taxation but we won't get details until late in the year in the budget and there will be consequential increases for scotland and northern ireland under the normalformula. some and northern ireland under the normal formula. some campaigners will think it is not enough, they wa nted will think it is not enough, they wanted 4% to deliver real improvements, but simon stephens has said it gives him the sustainability and long—term platform to deliver a better nhs in england. for now, thanks forjoining us. sinn fein delegates
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at their annual conference have voted to liberalise the party's policy on abortion. it follows last month's referendum result in the republic of ireland — which overturned a de facto ban on most terminations. the motion, backed by sinn fein‘s leadership, has however, divided party members. from belfast, our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports anti—abortion demonstrators turned out at the sinn fein conference this morning, they used to be in the mainstream, but not any more. today delegates spoke in favour of abortion reform. we must face the reality, the lives of some women are placed in danger and real risk due to their pregnancy. in the recent referendum campaign i was struck by the scores of women that came forward and told their personal stories. last month ireland voted decisively
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to overturn its ban on abortion. today sinn fein members backed a change in party policy, allowing abortion up 12 weeks of pregnancy. but not without some internal division. the 26 counties of ireland has lost something beautiful and precious, the protection of the unborn, but we the already born did not lose on may the 25th — the unborn child did. leading the call for change, sinn fein‘s first delayed in 35 years. mary lou mcdonald gave herfirst conference speech since taking over from gerry adams. every woman who caused this island home must have access to compassionate medical care at home. the north is next. now that sinn fein has changed its own stance on abortion,
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the party will continue pressing for the law to be changed here in northern ireland. where abortion remains illegal in most circumstances. but achieving this will be harder. sinn fein is not in government after power—sharing with the dup collapsed 17 months ago. change has come in the party but deadlock over access to abortion for northern ireland remains. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. with all the sport, here's olly foster at the world cup in moscow. it is well past midnight and there are thousands of fans on the streets, may be celebrating their victory today. we have hand—4—macro matches —— we have had four matches today. the full highlights are worth watching on match of the day after the news.
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we saw france helped by the video assistant referee in beating australia, and here in moscow, iceland, making their world cup debut stunned argentina by getting a draw. adam wild reports. when you have lionel messi in your side there is always a reason to believe. perhaps the greatest of his generation. a world cup, then, a moment to prove it. it was another of argentina's stars who lit up this occasion — sergio aguero is rarely outshone. unburdened by such expectation were iceland. still, as england once found out, against them reputation counts for little. finnbogason with their first ever world cup goal. predictably messi would have his moment. it came from the spot. the outcome rather less predictable. messi and argentina still have a lot to live up to. earlier, history was made as france took on australia. few saw much wrong with this challenge,
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that was until the video referee took a look. a france penalty was the decision, griezmann ending that discussion. australia's response was clearer to see butjust as difficult to explain — this handball a moment of madness. jedinak levelled the match. but france's winning goal required assistance, taking technology to show this effort from paul pogba did cross the line. france's youthful side beginning with a very modern women. —— modern victory. adam wild, bbc news. also in group c with france, denmark beat peru 1—0, and in the last half an hour in group d, croatia beat nigeria 2—0. in rugby union, england have lost their series in south africa. england were 12—0 up in the second test in bloemfontain — but south africa pulled away in the second half to win 23—12. england have now lost
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five tests in a row. a fantastic result for ireland, though, a win in australia for the first time in 39 years. they won in melbourne 26—21 to level their three—game series with one to play. wales have won their series in argentina. they beat the pumas. hallam amos with one of their tries. they win the series 2—0. andy murray will make his competitive return to tennis for the first time in almost a year next week and says that he can still win grand slam titles. he hasn't played since wimbledon last year — and needed hip surgery in januray. he came through practise today and will return to the court in the 1st round at queen's on tuesday. it's not a gamble in terms of me
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going on the court, that i'm going to injure my hip again or hurt myself by playing, but you never know exactly when you are ready. especially after this amount of time. i'm sure if i'd tried to play in five or six weeks, the same doubts would still be there. england's cricketers have taken a 2—0 lead in their one day series against australia as they won by by 38 runs in cardiff. jason roy was the pick of the england batsmen hitting 120. the tourists fell short of their target of 342 with liam plunkett taking four wickets. elsewhere, ireland beat scotland by 46 runs in a t20 match. there's more on the bbc sport website including us open golf. england's justin rose, tommy fleetwood and ian poulter are all in contention. and there's more world cup news.
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including the latest from the england camp. that's your sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the weather on saturday was a bit hit and miss across the uk with one 01’ hit and miss across the uk with one or two thunderstorms. eventually the sunshine came out particularly in the west of the uk. tomorrow there will be a lot of cloud around, mostly overcast with a bit of sunshine here and there. overnight we will see clearer skies moving in. this lump of cloud on the satellite
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picture will be right on top of us during the course of sunday. there will be a little bit of sunshine around. this is the forecast for the rest of the evening and overnight with clear spells developing. ill be chilly in scotland. in role areas it made dipped down to two degrees. here is all the cloud behind me that is ready to race in. the wind will be freshening as well. in cornwall, devon, coasts of wales, there will be rain, possibly a few spots of rain in northern ireland and the la ke rain in northern ireland and the lake district as well. pollen levels are lake district as well. pollen levels a re pretty lake district as well. pollen levels are pretty high on sunday, especially across central and eastern england. notice they are lowering in the where it. this is the weather map for monday. low— pressure
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the weather map for monday. low—pressure is close to iceland. that means windy weather in the north west of scotland. we will start to see milder and warmer air coming in from the south and temperatures are expected to rise. of their bit of cloud in the western areas. very windy in the north of scotla nd areas. very windy in the north of scotland with on and off rain. around 25 in norwich and london and only 12 in the far north west of scotla nd only 12 in the far north west of scotland with strong, up to gale force winds. that is the trend we will see next week with warmer air from the south. it will never reach scotland. in scotland temperatures will remain low, around 14 degrees in aberdeen. far south, will remain low, around 14 degrees in aberdeen. farsouth, in london, possibly as high as high 20s. parting day, hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines.
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