hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm nkem ifejika. the migrant rescue ship, the aquarius, is expected to dock in spain later on sunday. on board are 600 people who were rescued off the coast of libya but were denied entry to italy. they're now en route to the port of valencia. meanwhile, a further 900 people have been rescued by spanish coastguards in the waters off morocco. bill hayton reports. translation: some have suffered burns due to the mixture of water and fuel. a medical officers are used to this but it is clear that a long trip in such harsh conditions doesn't help. they will receive

comfort, as we call it. this includes hygiene kits, food kits, kids with everything necessary to make them feel comfortable after weeks of hardship, chaos and need. 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 the 15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. one more story from the world cup — eight people have been hurt after a taxi drove into a crowd in central moscow. here is the driver running away from the crash chased by onlookers. he was later arrested and is now being questioned by police. none of the injured,

who include some mexican football fans, are reported to be in a serious condition. the mayor of moscow said the driver, a kyrgyz national, lost control of the vehicle. firefighters are working through the night to fully extinguish the fire which has devastated glasgow's school of art. the historic makintosh building was being restored after another fire four years ago. friday night's fire has been described as "heartbreaking" by scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. a sight no—one imagined they would ever see again. but 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. 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 are working on four fronts, so we're working on four different parts of the building. and the main operations at the moment is trying to extinguish the fire completely within both the school of art and the adjacent buildings. affectionaly known as the mac, the grade a listed building

was completed in 1909. considered to be charles rennie mackintosh's masterpiece, it could 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 are not mourning the 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

broke out on this historic site for a second time. alexander mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. 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. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. members of the political party sinn fein have voted in favour of changing the party's policy on abortion at their annual conference in belfast. the move means that their mps in the irish republic can now support new legislation to allow terminations in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. the former boss of france telecom and six other members of his team are to be tried in connection with an alleged culture of harassment at the firm that's been linked to dozens of suicides. the former managers are accused of trying to make employees resign in order to cut thousands ofjobs. 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 175 people in the past two months. will grant reports. peace in nicaragua barely lasted a day. an agreement reached between the two sides was not 2a hours old before it collapsed in the most grisly, violent way. almost an entire family burned to death in their homes, apparently by hooded men throwing molotov cocktails. translation: my two cousins survived, one of them jumping from the balcony, who escaped with cuts to his hand and head. others weren't so to his hand and head. others weren't so fortunate. six died in the blades

with neighbours pointing their fingers squarely at pro—government military. translation: they wanted to put their snipers on the roof but they wouldn't let them. this family had nothing to do with it, they were good, christian people. the men came later to burn the house. at least two more people were killed at barricades elsewhere in the country. all of this unfolding as the ink wasn't even drier at us suppose —— ink wasn't even dry on the suppose that agreement. translation: our absolute agreement is to work for a democracy, strengthening justice and the security of nicaraguan families. international human rights investigators are meant to be returning to the country in order to

look into the violence which has seen look into the violence which has seen more look into the violence which has seen more than 175 people killed in a matter of weeks. however, these latest deaths may have put the negotiations in jeopardy and the political crisis rumbles on. the opposition calling for fresh elections and president daniel ortega refusing to step down, there are still huge obstacles to get through before pete is reached in nicaraguan. —— peace. 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a nightclub in venezuela after a tear gas canister was detonated. at least eight of the dead are children. this report from gail maclellan. some 500 people, most of them teenagers, were at the club and the venezuelan capital caracas, celebrating the end of the school year. the justice celebrating the end of the school year. thejustice ministry celebrating the end of the school year. the justice ministry says celebrating the end of the school year. thejustice ministry says a gas canister was detonated after a fight broke out, sending more than 500 people rushing for the exits. official reports said the victims

died of suffocation or multiple injuries. several other people had been seriously injured and anxious relatives wait at the hospital for news. here is one of —— this man is a father of one of the victims. translation: we don't have any information. i am only hearing from family members. 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 club's manager has been arrested for failing to comply in security measures. hundreds of migrants who have become the focus of a european dispute over immigration are due to arrive in spain in the next few hours. 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. students from a school in the us state of florida which saw one of the worst ever shootings in the country, have begun a national tour aimed at advocating gun law reform. on their first stop in chicago, the parkland students were joined on stage by celebrities will.i.am and chance the rapper, as they called on young people to vote for and advocate tougher gun control laws. earlier, i spoke to a reporter from the washington post and asked him why the students chose chicago to begin theircampaign. well, chicago unfortunately has developed a bad reputation for gun violence in two parts of the city, the south side and the west side. so the students made a connection with a lot of the students on both those sides of the city to talk about shared trauma with gun violence.

isn't chicago also one of those places that opponents of gun control laws say already has strict gun control, yet the shootings still keep continuing? that's right. there are many different factors for that. one fact that was discussed today among students and is often talked about with law enforcement here is guns coming over from the indiana border. so purchases that are made right across the border are brought in, sold on the street, and so essentially bypassing state and local laws. you had a chance to speak to the students. what did they tell you? it was really incredible. the students from florida were really spending a lot of time with the students from chicago. what they talked about was what they had in common. these are two communities which at first glance would seem to have nothing in common. but actually, they sort of talked about their shared experiences dealing with gun violence. the chicago students talking about how it is something

that is sort of an everyday occurence here. it is something that is happening on the street. the students in florida are talking about something happening in their school. so different circumstances, but they are the same age, they are talking about the same traumatic feelings and tensions that they feel when just wanting to go to class. when you say that at first glance it appears they have nothing in common, that is because the florida students are largely from affluent backgrounds, and in chicago, the south side is much poorer, and there are those stereotypes. from here across the pond it seems as though this movement by the parkland students is different from any other gun control advocacy movement we have seen in the past. would that be correct? hard to say. one of the reasons is obviously that they are kids, but they are really making an effort to make it, i am actually at talent hall right now outside chicago, and one of the students, one of the things they talk

about is about keeping it pure, by which they mean making sure that the speakers and the organisers arejust the students. so it is the best of what you think about a grassroots movement, they are trying to keep it grassroots. like any grassroots movement, it grows organically. i think that is what makes it very different. we are hearing voices and stories and perspectives that we typically do not hear from those groups you have mentioned. greek prime minister alexis tsipras has survived a vote of no confidence in parliament over a deal to end a decades old dispute over the name of neighbouring macedonia. macedonian leader agreed to a deal to name the country north macedonia in exchange for greece stopping its block on the joining of the eu and nato. the idea has met with fierce opposition in both countries. 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. students from a school in the us state of florida which saw a group of students in the united states has sued harvard university for allegedly discriminating against asian—americans in its admissions policy. the group, students for fair admissions, says the prestigious university preferred applications from whites, blacks and hispanics at the expense of academically more deserving asian students.

it also said that harvard itself had come to the same conclusion in its own research in 2013 but had buried the report. the university denied the allegations. the data seemed pretty damning. the idea that as coal—fired applicants grow exponentially, their number or their ratio is maintained at a certain level. —— qualified applicants. and it seems there are certain qualitative scores based on personality or sociability, likeability, these sorts of things, and the tendency is to read them lower than for other ethnic and racial groups. you know, the court still has to decide. it is very early in the litigation but it looks pretty bad for harvard. full disclosure, i have spent some time at harvard, but i believe that...|j

am at harvard, but i believe that...” ama at harvard, but i believe that...” am a princeton man myself so there is some bias there. think other ivy league universities practice similar methods. i was just league universities practice similar methods. i wasjust going to say, looking at the stats for harvard, african—americans, 1a .6%, asian american study 2%. in your view, they would have to take a —— ta keaway they would have to take a —— takeaway from one of these other minority groups. what you want harvard to do? well, to take more qualified applicants. it is ironic that it qualified applicants. it is ironic thatitis qualified applicants. it is ironic that it is harvard in the crosshairs of this lawsuit. obviously it is a very prestigious university and so it isa very prestigious university and so it is a good pr move to sue them rather than somebody else. but also, harvard infamously has a history in the 1920s up to the 1940s on putting a cap on the number ofjewish students. a similar thing may be going on here. one of the things that harvard will say, and has said before, is that all those who get into harvard are qualified, regardless of ethnicity. i'm sure that's true. ironing, depending on

how you define qualified. but if you have people of the exact same convocations, not just have people of the exact same convocations, notjust academic scores but extracurricular activities, volunteering, all of these different things that go on to evaluating weather you can play the violin or weather you are a good athlete, all these various things, if they are equal, it seems like race still determines a whole lot. and if you are asian, it is very ha rd to and if you are asian, it is very hard to get in, and if you are white, it is a little easier. if you are the teen all blacks, it is easier still. that was ilya shapiro from the cato institute. in a statement, harvard said "thorough and comprehensive analysis of the data and evidence makes clear that harvard college does not discriminate against applicants from any group, including asian—americans, whose rate of admission has grown 29% over the last decade." 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. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. now for the weather. 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 — 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 1,000 aid workers and almost 500 translators. 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. 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