this is bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. our top stories: historic help. the so—called video assistant referee makes its world cup debut, while iceland melt messi for a cool result against argentina. a ship carrying more than 600 migrants, which has been refused entry by both italy and malta, is due to arrive in spain within the next few hours. homes charred, people carrying fresh scars. violence continues in nicaragua just a day after the government and opposition called a ceasefire. anger in athens as greece's pm survives a no confidence vote over a deal to rename macedonia. hello and welcome to bbc news. hello. a little bit of history was made at the football world cup in russia on saturday.

the first use of the so—called video assistant referee. france were the beneficiaries, awarded a penalty in their match against australia. elsewhere, iceland continued their impressive form at recent international tournaments — holding argentina to a 1—1 draw. there were also wins for denmark and croatia, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. ole, ole, ole! aussie, aussie! some fans have come a long way for this. many are bringing reminders from home. others aiming to win new recruits. that wonderful moment at the beginning of a tournament when anything seems possible. we're headed for a 2—1 australia win. 2-0. 2—0, all right! we're hoping! australia 3—1, australia to win against the french. whatever the result,

this match did seem a world cup first — the video assistant referee — var — awarding a penalty to france. these socceroos got a penalty of their own in the second half, making it 1—1. but paul pogba scored a late winner. the french were up and running. var seemed to be contagious. another spot kick this time awarded to peru. but you still have to put them in the back of the net. that miss proved crucial. yussuf poulsen, who conceded a penalty scored in the second half, denmark winning i—o. in group d, sergio aguero gave argentina the lead against iceland. but it was soon i—i. alfred finnbogason equalising for the smallest nation taking part. in the second half, lionel messi had the chance to win it, but his penalty was easily saved. and in group d's other match, an own goal

and a missed spot kick from luka modric helped croatia to a 2—0 win over nigeria. tim allman, bbc news. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc sport website. we'll have all the team news, results and fixtures building up to the final onjuly 15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. police in moscow are questioning a man after a taxi veered into pedestrians near red square, injuring eight people. some of those hurt were mexican football fans visiting the city for the world cup. the mayor of moscow said the driver, a kyrgyz national, lost control of the vehicle. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. in a video from the scene, the yellow taxi turns sharply from a queue of traffic and ploughs into the crowd on the pavement, scooping up and carrying several people along on its bonnet before

crashing into a road sign. the driver then leaps out and sprints off, pursued by others in the crowd, including fans in football shirts. translation: there were mexicans, people were screaming. the only thing that stopped him is that he had crashed into the pillar, into the street sign. people who saw him, normal people, detained him. he started driving over people. people were everywhere, they were walking, there was absolutely no room. he was pulled out of the car and he started running. he jumped out and then the witnesses caught him. security is high here in russia, with the world cup under way and thousands of foreign fans visiting. moscow's mayor has called what has happened close to red square "an unpleasant incident," and reports from two russian news agencies suggests the driver might have fallen asleep at the wheel and pressed the accelerator accidentally. according to their embassy, two mexicans are among those who were hurt, though not seriously. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. the migrant rescue ship, the aquarius, is heading

for the spanish port of valencia where it's expected to dock on sunday. it follows italy's refusal to accept the vessel which has 600 people on board. meanwhile, a further 900 people have been rescued by spanish coastguards in the waters off morocco. bill hayton reports. spirits are high for the rescue ship to get aquarius and its people somewhere in the western medditeranean. a week ago, they almost drowned off the coast of libya and they have been soaring italy's political battles. now they are headed to safety in spain. on the quayside in valencia, hundreds of humanitarians getting ready to receive them. translation: vulnerable people are travelling on aquarius, and now on the italian vessels including children and pregnant women. there is also a group of people have suffered burns, some of them second—degree burns, due to the mixed water and fuel. in general, medical teams are used to these types of situations and patients are stable. but it is clear that such a long trip in such harsh conditions does not help.

while scenes like this push migration at the political agenda, the number of people crossing the mediterranean appears to be actually falling. according to the un's migration agency, in the first of this year it was less than half of what it was last year. in italy, it has fallen even more dramatically to a quarter of last year's figure. that is partly because numbers arriving in spain and greece have risen slightly. this group of 900 people arrived in the port of algeciras after being rescued off the coast of morocco. translation: we are trying to get a minimum of humanitarian conditions to accommodate these people. now we are proceeding to identify them and taking them to police stations to begin the immigration procedures. the aquarius is due to dock on sunday, spain's new socialist government is promising free medical

treatment for those on board. each one will have their case for asylum investigated. they are the lucky ones. so far this year, 800 others are known to have drowned before they could reach safety. bill hayton, bbc news. there's been more violence in nicaragua a day after the government and the opposition agreed a ceasefire to end nearly two months of unrest. negotiations are continuing under the mediation of the country's catholic church, but neither side seems capable of controlling the violent groups responsible for the deaths of more than a 175 people in the past two months. i asked out editor whether the deal was having any effect on the ground. less than 2a hours after the deal there was a arson attack on a shop on a property. it is a mattress business, the family lived upstairs. it is six people of the same family were at least killed, including two children. what the neighbours described is that those who tried to help to put out the fire were threatened by armed people who started this fire. the opposition even threatened not to take part in talks that are happening, to pull out. but eventually they decided to say that that is what they wanted to give up, the talks. it was an attack on the even with two months of violence, it was a attack that shocked nicaragua. the government and the opposition, they didn't seem to be able to really control this paramilitary militia, this squad behind

most of the violence. surely at some point, both groups have got to control those who are on the ground so that the violence doesn't escalate and doesn't continue? politically they are very split. this all started with a complaint about cuts to the pensions system and social security, it soon became a challenge against the government of daniel ortega, the former leader who has been in powerfor 11 years. many people think it is too long, that he should go. he is saying in the talks that the catholic church is mediating, he is saying that he is not going to go. his term ends in 2021, he still has three years to go and will not accept earlier elections. both sides seem to be stuck on that. there were talks that fail before and unless there is a agreement, i think we will continue to see violence in nicaragua. stu d e nts

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the former manager's are accused of tried to make employees resign in order to cut thousands ofjobs. 13 people have been killed in venice way after a teargas canister detonated. summer 500 people were celebrating in caracas so breaking the end of the school year. thejustice minister says it was decimated after a fight broke out, sending 500 people rushing for the exit. official reports say the victims died of suffocation or multiple injuries. several other peoples have

been sicily injured and anxious relatives wait at the hospital can use. relatives wait at the hospital can use. this is one of the victims. translation: we are not getting a nswe i’s translation: we are not getting answers from anybody here, i am in hearing from family and members, friends supporting me with my pain. those are the only answers i have here and what i know is that my son is dead because i saw him myself in the morgue. seven people, including two teenagers are in custody and the clu b two teenagers are in custody and the club ‘s manager has been arrested for failing club ‘s manager has been arrested forfailing to club ‘s manager has been arrested for failing to comply with security measures. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we hear from the man who forced the israeli military to allow gay and lesbian soldiers to serve. 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. the latest headlines: the so—called video assistant

referee has made its world cup debut. identifying a penalty for france which decide when on to score, helping to defeat australia 2-1. score, helping to defeat australia 2—1. hundreds of migrants have become a focus of a european dispute of immigration are due to arrive in spain in the next few hours. greek prime minister, alexis tsipras, has survived a no—confidence vote in parliament over a deal to end a decades—old dispute over the name of neighbouring macedonia. the macedonian leader agreed a deal to rename the country north macedonia, in exchange for greece stopping its block on the countryjoining the eu and nato. but the idea has met with fierce opposition in both countries, as andrew plant reports. protesters gathered in the greek capital, clashing with police outside parliament, as the prime minister survived a vote of no confidence inside. proving that ending this 27 year dispute will not be easy. translation: the politicians have no right to do this.

they are traitors, it is treason. this state planning to tarnish years of history. it does not have the trust of the greek people, we will refuse to honour the deal. when yugoslavia split into seven nations in 1991, the area north of the greek border called itself macedonia. but greece already has a region called macedonia. the agreement now to rename their neighbour as north macedonia. it might seem a small issue to outsiders, but greeks fiercly protective of their macedonia region. it's the cradle of alexander the great‘s empire, their legendary ancient warrior king. the agreement reached this week was supposed to satisfy both sides. instead, the issues proved so sensitive to some have called for the whole greek government to go. prime minister alexis tsipras has

argued that the pact will stabilise the region. the deal is due to be signed at the border between the two countries on sunday, although more demonstrations are now planned to take place outside that ceremony. andrew plant, bbc news. there are renewed calls to legalise a form of medicinal cannabis oil in the uk after the british home secretary stepped in to allow a boy with severe epilepsy, to be treated with it. billy caldwell‘s mother bought the oil in canada to help control his seizures, but it was confiscated on her arrival at london's heathrow airport. 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 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. there have been extraordinary scenes in the afghan capital kabul where taliban militants have joined eid celebrations, embracing security forces. it's the result of the ceasefire which the government would like to extend. the peace was broken however after an attack by islamic state killed 20 in eastern afghanistan earlier on saturday. here's anbarasan ethirajan.

for many afghans, these are extraordinary scenes. taliban militants crossing over front lines to celebrate eid with officials and soldiers. the two sides were fighting each other just a few days ago. the unprecedented development was due to a three—day ceasefire

declared for the muslim religious festival of eid. in some places, soldiers were hugging taliban fighters and exchanging eid greetings. dozens of unarmed taliban fighters also entered the capital city, kabul. the interior minister, wais ahmad barmak, met taliban fighters briefly, an almost unthinkable encounter a few days ago. but the taliban says it is only temporary. translation: we don't have a problem with afghan police and afghan forces. we fight because there are foreigners in our country. there are americans in our country. we fight americans if we see them now, and we will fight them after the ceasefire has finished. the truth has been widely observed in most parts of afghanistan, but the ceasefire was marred by a suicide attack in nangarhar province. despite the breach, the afghan president, ashraf ghani, wants the ceasefire to continue. translation: i have ordered afghan security and defence

forces to extend the ceasefire from monday, the fourth day of eid. more details of the ceasefire will be shared with the nation soon. i also urge the taliban to extend their ceasefire. the war—weary afghans want an end to the cycle of violence. for the moment, the temporary ceasefire has raised hopes of permanent peace. in june 1993, the israeli military was forced into changing its policy on gay and lesbian soldiers, granting them equal access at all levels of the institution. before that, high ranking officers who were found to be gay were barred from access to sensitive material, or more often than not, demoted to a morejunior rank. uzi evan is a former colonel in the intelligence wing of the israeli defence forces. he was also the country's first openly gay member of the knesset. he's been telling our history

programme witness, about how he forced change on the military. ijoined the military and i served in the formal service and then as a reserve officer for almost 20 years. i was up to the level of colonel in the intelligence. the law at the time was that if you are known to be gay, you cannot have access to classified information. because of the belief that they were prone to extortion. the atmosphere in israel was such that you didn't talk about gays,

like something to be ashamed of. i had to live like that, in the shadows. it's not a pleasant way of living. being in the closet is very difficult. in 1982, there was a security clearance check. people came here and asked about how i live here and at that time, i had a lover with me, living together. that was enough to cause an avalanche of events that ended in my being demoted to a low—ranking clerical position. no reasons were given, it was like a slap in the face. until i decided, it's time to fight back. in 1993, yael dayan was a member of parliament, decided to organise the first debate in the knesset about gay issues. i was the main speaker and i was very apprehensive. i didn't know how

people would react. up to that time, no single gay person of high social ranking would come out and say, "i am gay, look". the main message of my speech was that we want to be the same as you. we don't demand anything that you don't have. we want to be allowed to continue in the military and other parts of society. i was called to the prime minister's office. he says, what do you want? i said that what happened to me will not happen again. so we started negotiating with the military experts and it took a very short time because three months after i started my campaign, the law was signed by the chief of staff of the israeli military. the new law starts with the words

that the israeli defence forces do not discriminate against gays. it was quite revolutionary. in 2004, i was the first openly gay member of parliament to be elected which created a lot of uproar. nowadays, i live openly as a public figure, if you want. i have a husband who is with me. i have an adopted son who is also gay. everybody around me knows i am gay so i feel at peace with my environment. was it worth it?

for me, yes. idid it. i managed to change the law. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm at nkem ifejika. hello. on saturday, the weather was a little hit and miss across the north. we had some downpours and thunderstorms. we are not expecting that on sunday. however, sunday is expected to be a cloudy day across much of the country. it may remain overcast right through the afternoon and into the evening across some western areas with a bit of light rain or drizzle. through the early hours, you can see the clear skies across some parts of the uk and as a result, quite chilly in rural spots. but this cloud will be over us on sunday but at least it won't be pouring with rain.

through the early hours, you can see the clearer skies across eastern and northern areas. towards the west, we have the encroaching crowd, carried by an atlantic breeze. temperatures in the south first thing will be around 13 degrees, cooler in scotland, possibly as low as four degrees first thing in the morning. it starts off quite bright across eastern counties but quickly the clouds will increase. around some of the coastal areas, thick cloud and drizzle at times but also a few glimmers of brightness. however, the best chance of sunshine, i think, on sunday, across northern and eastern parts of scotland. aberdeen getting up to 19 celsius. that is how it will end on sunday. cloudy. here's a quick look at the pollen levels, you can see they are pretty high across england but with the winds coming in off the atlantic, just moderate levels across the west of the uk. as we go through monday and tuesday, we will progressively see the weather systems moving towards the north. still, some weather fronts slicing across the northern half of the uk. the trend will be for warmer air to start wafting in from the south so temperatures are expected to gradually rise across the southern half of the uk through the week. monday starts of sunny across eastern and southern areas. we have the weather fronts moving into scotland, northern ireland and the north—west. there will be a bit of rain here. low pressure to the north.

look at the weather in the south. lots of sunshine and temperatures getting into the mid—20s. as we go through tuesday and wednesday, the temperatures are expected to rise even further. the warmth, as it comes in from the south, doesn't quite reach scotland or northern ireland. it turns and ends up in continental europe. the temperatures are only expected to rise across the southern half of the uk. the mid—high 20s in london but in aberdeen, temperatures will be closer to the teens. that is the latest from me. bye bye. this is bbc news, the headlines. the so—called video assistant referee has made its world cup

debut, it identified a penalty for france, which the side went on to score, helping them defeat australia 2-1. more than 600 migrants, on board a ship that was refused entry by both italy and malta, are due to arrive at a port in the spanish city of valencia after a week at sea. the migrants, mainly from africa, are being welcomed by around a thousand aid workers and almost 500,000. there's been fresh violence in nicaragua just a day after the governent and opposition called a ceasefire. eight people died on saturday, including six members of one family whose home was burned down at dawn. there've been protests in greece after prime minister alexis tsipras survived a no—confidence vote brought by the opposition after he struck a controversial deal over the renaming of neighbouring macedonia. now on bbc news, it's time for click.