a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack. london's mayor says the attack, which left one man dead and dozens injured, was an attack on all londoners. terrorism is terrorism, no matter the target and regardless of what motivates the sick and twisted perpetrators who carry out these evil crimes. we'll have the latest from the ceremony at islington town hall. also this lunchtime... pressure on the government to relax the rules on cannabis, as a former conservative leader says the war against the drug has been lost. more misery for passengers on northern rail as staff walk out in a fresh strike ina long—running dispute over guards. i think generally getting into leeds is not too bad. it is coming back. leeds station is generallyjust carnage. it's a bit like roulette. you throw the ball and you see what comes up because you never know what is going to happen. some of the uk's biggest water companies are accused of failing

customers following disruption caused by last winter's beast from the east. and captain fantastic — harry kane scores both goals as england beat tunisia 2—1 in their opening world cup match. and in sport, andy murray makes his long—awaited return to tennis after a year out following hip surgery. he plays the australian nick kyrgios at queen's this afternoon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. commemorations, including a minute's silence, have been held in north london this morning to mark one year since the attack at finsbury park mosque in which a man drove a van into worshippers. one man, makram ali, a father of six, was killed, nine others were injured.

the attacker, darren osborne, was sentenced to a minimum of 43 years in prison. richard lister reports. for one minute today, this busy part of north london fell silent, a community remembering a night of terror a year ago. among them, the family of the man who died and the imam who protected the attacker from the crowd. this was the moment the van was used as a weapon, driven into worshippers near finsbury park mosque. there was panic and confusion and strewn on the pavement, a dozen injured people, lives changed in a moment. makram ali, a 51—year—old father of six, was killed. abdul matin choudhury was one of those injured that night. his son was pushed out of the van‘s way by an uncle at the last minute. mr choudhury still mourns his friend, makram.

makram ali was a very nice person, very quiet man. all the time, miss him. he says some of his friends are still afraid to walk to the mosque alone. some of my friends are scared to go by themselves. they don't want anything to happen to themselves, any harm, so that is why they either stay at home or go to the mosque with their parents. the man who attacked them was darren osborne, a far—right fanatic who had set out to kill muslims and remained unrepentant. he is now serving a prison sentence of at least 43 years. and among the speakers today, there were calls to think of his family too. our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the survivors, but also, to raise above hatred, our thoughts are with the osborne

family who have struggled in their own ways. the prime minister visited the mosque in the wake of the attack. today she said british values would not be broken by such violent extremism, sentiments echoed by all those at today's memorial. this is our city, this is our way of life, and those who seek to divide us should know this. you will never succeed. applause. richard lister, bbc news. the home secretary, sajid javid, will update mps in just over an hour on the government's drug licencing police, as theresa may faces growing pressure to review the law on cannabis. it's after a number of mps, and a former conservative leader, called for reform. writing in the telegraph, lord hague said the case of billy caldwell, a boy with epilepsy whose medicinal cannabis oil was confiscated by officials at heathrow airport, shows the current approach is out of date. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. norman, strong words from lord

hague, adding to the pressure on theresa may. william hague is calling for the decriminalisation of cannabis for recreational reasons, do not expect theresa may to give any ground on that. but she is under huge pressure now to allow cannabis medicines to be used. this follows the high—profile interventions of the high—profile interventions of the likes of the family of billy caldwell and the family of alfie dingley and there has been a shift of opinion at westminster. the opposition parties are signed up to legalising cannabis medicine and a growing number of conservative mps, including some surprising characters on the right, they are also supportive of the change, in part because they have constituents who have children who don't want to be able to use cannabis oil. the barrier has always been theresa may.

as home secretary, she resolutely rebuffed any moves to reform drug laws, including on cannabis medicines, in part, ithink laws, including on cannabis medicines, in part, i think because she thought it might lead to a wider reform of the laws over cannabis and a fear that cannabis could become a gateway drug to harder drugs. she is under huge political and personal pressure after alfie dingley‘s mother revealed this money she met mrs may this morning and this is what happened. i met the prime minister of the 20th of march in numberio. i minister of the 20th of march in number10.iappealto minister of the 20th of march in number 10. i appeal to her directly, she looked at me, she met my son, she looked at me, she met my son, she told me that they would find a way in which our clinicians could be issued a schedule one licensed to give my son the medicine he had in holland. she promised you that, that they would find a way of giving him

they would find a way of giving him the same medicine? that he had in holland? yes. she said that to you face—to—face? yes, and i believed her, and she said to mps, and in pmqs, our application would be allowed on the compassionate basis and it would be dealt with speedily, that was three months ago. downing street said they are hoping to make progress as swiftly as possible on that alfie dingley case and they have set up a panel of medical experts to look at individual applications on a case—by—case basis the licensing some cannabis medicines but the expectation is when the home secretary speaks in the next hour will have to go further, quite possibly an ounce of broader review into the law, and speaking to one conservative mp involved in this whole area, he thought there was no way mrs may would be able to legally resist legalising cannabis medicines. thank you. a court has heard that a man accused

of planning to use explosives and other weapons to attack downing street and kill the prime minister was arrested just days before his planned attack. naa'imur zakariyah rahman is accused of preparing acts of terrorism — he denies the charges. richard galpin is following the case at the old bailey. the case has opened with a statement from the prosecution. alleging that naa'imur zakariyah rahman, 20, from north london, that he had plotted an attack on downing street and that he also would attempt to kill the prime minister, theresa may. this was allegedly to have been a suicide attack using explosives and a knife oi’ attack using explosives and a knife ora attack using explosives and a knife or a blade. the allegation is that naa'imur zakariyah rahman had been inspired by so—called islamic state and in particular by an uncle who had travelled out to syria to join islamic state and has subsequently been killed in a drone strike. he allegedly also talked about using a

bomb to attack parliament, to kill everybody inside parliament as well. throughout this process, he had been in contact he believed, with members of so—called islamic state, and in particular one senior person,, but in fact it turned out it was an mi5 agent and he had been under surveillance for some time. naa'imur zakariyah rahman surveillance for some time. naa'imur za kariyah rahman himself surveillance for some time. naa'imur zakariyah rahman himself denies all of the charges against him. richard galpin, thank you very much. the inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower has been shown the first thermal images taken by firefighters as they entered flat 16, where the blaze started. frankie mccamley is at the inquiry in central london. some distressing images? yes, absolutely. today has been hugged up

an expert in forensic science has been giving evidence, images of the tower on fire —— today, an expert in forensic science. some images may be distressing. we have been given images taken by thermal imaging cameras by the firefighters as they saw the fire for the very first time. you can see the firefighters breaking down the door of flat 16 on the fourth floor, making their way into the flat, walking down the hallway, then some yellow imagery on the left—hand side, the back of the kitchen in the flat, it is a light. the firefighters closed the door, tried to put out the fire, then they open it again, they see it is still burning, they try again to put out the fire. at that time, they think they are successful and they take a look around the flat on the fourth floor and they believe the fire is out. however, images taken from outside of the building showed the

fire is clearly still burning and there is debris falling from the tower. also a little bit before that, the first 999 call was played out, quick, quick, hurry, saying that by the side of the fridge, it is on fire. today was the second expert witness to give evidence, she will continue a little bit into the afternoon and we will hear from two other expert witnesses later this week who will describe the science of how the fire spread and will also be looking at how the cladding caught on fire. thank you. first, it was cancellations, delays, and timetable changes. now, rail passengers in the north of england are facing disruption because of strikes. the rmt union is staging a 24—hour stoppage, with further walk—outs planned on thursday and saturday over the long—running issue of guards on trains. the union says imposing driver—only services is a risk to public safety. danny savage is at leeds station.

as you said, this is the first of three days of strike action this week and leeds is one of the main hubs for northern rail services, far fewer of those services running today, just under half of the current emergency timetable is actually in action at the moment. we came in on platform one a while ago, harrogate to leeds train this morning, should be a service every half an hour during rush hour, but there was an hour and a half between trains today and people were a little fed up, they had to get one of the earlier trains which were crowded or related train which was not so busy but got everyone to work late. —— later trains. there have been pockets of frustration and angen been pockets of frustration and anger, baltimore is a flash point first thing. but people have been putting up with so much. —— bolton.

there is a feeling this is another day of problems which in the great scheme of things is not a massive deal. however it could tail is travelling times. from platform on this afternoon, the last train back to harrogate is just before 5:30pm. normally it would be at 11:30pm. far fewer trains, causing problems for travellers, but they are trying to make alternative plans, using the car or getting on a bus. thank you. a former soldier is to be prosecuted in connection with the killing of a man at a border checkpoint in county tyrone in 1988. sinn fein activist aidan mcanespie was 23 when he was shot dead just after he walked through a checkpoint near aughnacloy, which was manned by the grenadier guards. the northern ireland public prosecution service has said a man is to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. four water suppliers have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm known as the beast from the east earlier this year. regulator ofwat says poor preparation and an inadequate

response led to significant hardship for people who were left without water for days. simon gompertz has more. first, it froze. and then it thawed. and the epidemic of burst pipes meant a shortage of water for essentials like washing, cooking and drinking, and tens of thousands cut off for days. i've been getting rainwater from outside and from my neighbours so it is not impossible. but i would say the worst thing is not being able to keep the washing up and the kitchen clean and also keep myself clean having a shower everyday. i've got five kids and literally without water for, like, since six o'clock yesterday morning. it's terrible. washing the bottles isjust a bit difficult and there's a lot of stuff covered in baby poo that i can't wash at the moment! one explanation for the failure to cope was that most leaks were in people's homes, rather than, like this, in the water network, which is easier to monitor. today, a finding that won't surprise customers. some suppliers' emergency planning and response were inadequate.

they didn't anticipate the speed of the thaw, which led to a lot of bursts in customer pipes which they could not deal with. and also, the communications with customers were often poor, overreliant on social media, very reactive and actually, quite worryingly, dealing with vulnerable customers, a lot of companies struggled to identify vulnerable customers and give them the kind of support they need. thames water is accused of not taking proper notice of the weather forecast. it apologised, saying:. severn trent, also criticised, said:. bottled water was a problem. the regulator says both southern and south east water struggled to make enough available. so what now? to prevent this happening again, those four companies are being told to come up with action plans by september. and there will be a review of compensation for being cut off

for the next time there's a freeze, because of a big variation in what families were paid. simon gompertz, bbc news. england's world cup win over tunisia was the most—watched television programme of 2018, attracting a peak television audience of 18.3 million on bbc one. that's more than may's royal wedding. there were also a record 3 million requests to stream it on bbc iplayer and the bbc sport website. viewers saw harry kane's stoppage—time winner secure england's first victory in the opening game of a major tournament since 2006. the team will now turn their focus to their next game against panama on sunday. our sports correspondent david ornstein is in repino, where the team is now. david? simon, that only goes to show the hunger and the thirst for international football, still as strong as ever. that is around 70% share of the audience. as you can

see, england are training behind me as we speak. it's the players who we re as we speak. it's the players who were used as substitutes to what i'm used. the rest of the squad are back at the hotel recovering from their exertions. dele alli, the only injury concern. he has gone for a scan on a thigh problem. that was england's third win of an opening match at the world cup ever. it was so emotional with that late winner, a dramatic night in volgograd. scenes of english celebration, a sight rarely witnessed at major football tournaments. after many years of hurt, some happiness and hope. the hero, who else but harry kane? the captain leading by example, his country up and running in russia. in a world cup, you're never sure how it's going to go. in recent years, the first games have always been difficult. it looked like it could have been one of them nights again but you're always proud to see it come off in a game. we were talking to each other nonstop, getting each other through it. we never panicked and we got what we deserved at the end. kane gave england the best possible start.

"where's harry?" asked his manager. why, scoring, of course. and put in by captain kane! his first goal at this level marked with a bundle ofjoy. then came the customary wobble. kyle walker conceding a penalty, tunisia level. england made to pay for wasting numerous chances. and it is the first big blot on england's copybook. at times, it seemed they were playing a different sport. even with the help of the video assistant referee system, england went unrewarded. until, that is, the final moments. and it is in from harry kane gain! and it is in from harry kane again! inspired by the armband, his team—mates in tow, relief, delight, job done. in the end, the pressure built and built and built, and that's what you have to keep doing. maybe in the end, you run out of time. but i thought we kept doing the right things and making good decisions and i think we were good value for the win over the 90 minutes. the squad arrived back to their base in the early hours.

time to rest and recover. the first hurdle overcome. i thought it was excellent. for the first game of the group stage of a world cup, i thought they gave a great account of themselves. i loved the way they started the match, you know, high—intensity, very direct, looking to go for the kill early on. i thought it was a really good performance. so far, so good. for now, their dreams are alive. and all attention now turns to that match against panama on sunday in nizhny novgorod. if england win that, they could qualify but the last 16 and what a boost that would be. tomorrow is an entire day off for the players and staff and then it is back to business, preparing for the panama game. so far, so good, no dramas on or off the pitch for gareth southgate's said. david, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. that is a game of two halves. but a

midge free zone, simon, you will be pleased to hear. it is a weather picture of two halves across the uk, big differences, more limited sunshine from lincolnshire and the midlands southwards but warm and humid. certainly very limited sunshine across parts of scotland, where we are seeing rain gathering and it is quite a bit cooler. the rain is coming on this belt of cloud, beginning up, bringing wetter weather towards northern ireland and increasingly scotland. but either side of the band of cloud, differences. the air mass is different, warmer and more humid to the south and cooler and fresher to the south and cooler and fresher to the north, different wind directions. we're also seeing a lot of low cloud and drizzle for wales and the south—west. it will be brighterfurther and the south—west. it will be brighter further east but the rain is setting in across northern ireland and pushing further into scotland. still not a bad dave in north—east scotland but cooler, 17 or18, north—east scotland but cooler, 17 or 18, warmer more humid in the

south—east despite the limited sunshine, temperatures about 25. focusing on the rain, quite heavy and steady across northern ireland, turning much wetter this evening across scotland, wet on and off for most of the night, heavier birth later in the far north of england. outside of that, some is the low cloud, maybe a bit of drizzle but generally dry and warm, 14—16. the rain is coming on this weather system, rain is coming on this weather syste m , m ost rain is coming on this weather system, most of it focused on the centre of the low pressure. as that moves away, taking the rain towards scandinavia, a weakening weather front scandinavia, a weakening weather fro nt m oves scandinavia, a weakening weather front moves southwards across england and wales. soon drying up in scotla nd england and wales. soon drying up in scotland and northern ireland and the rain petering out as it moved southwards across england and wales, more of a band of cloud. behind it, broken cloud with sunny spells, a few sharp showers towards the north and west of scotland where it will be cooler. the temperature map shows the warm airahead be cooler. the temperature map shows the warm air ahead of the weakening weather front with sunshine across east anglia and the south—east of england, warm and humid again with temperatures in the mid—20s but 16 or 17 further north. that is the

last of the warm and humid airfor a while. as we head through the week, it will feel cooler and fresher but generally dry with sunshine around. dry because we have high pressure moving in towards the uk. for a while it will sit to the west of our shores. it means we pull the air around the area of high pressure from the north. we are left with a cooler, fresher, northerly airflow on thursday. some cloud bubbling up now and again but it should be a dry day with spells at sunshine but a significant drop in temperature for the south—east and east anglia. 16 in norwich and 16 or 17 nearer the mark for most of the country. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack. that's all from us, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. hello, this is bbc news. the united nations refugee agency

says the number of people forced from their homes by conflict has risen to a record high for the fifth year running. the unhcr says more than 68 million people were either refugees, asylum seekers or displaced in their own country. conflicts in syria, the democratic republic of congo and myanmar have caused millions to flee. our correspondent dan johnson is in cox's bazar in bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims are living in makeshift camps after escaping violence in myanmar. if you want an example of the nature of life for displaced people, there are more than 700,000 of them living in this sprawling camp close to the myanmar border and it keeps growing because the aid agencies are taking advantage of the lull in the weather at the moment, it hasn't rained for the last couple of days, and the camp is actually being expanded. they are using some of the flat land on the edges to build more stable homes because you can see how these shacks have been built on the hillside, they are

susceptible to landslides when the rain comes and weakens the earth. these are by no means the most precarious homes, there are some really steep cliffs. the other threat here is flooding and the disease that could be spread by standing water. there is also a risk that latrines like this that are really basic, really simple, more quickly overflow when the rain really intensifies. so there is a warning from the aid agencies here that these people who fled persecution about nine or ten months ago now face a new threat because of the weather that is about to hit here. it is certainly an example of how living this sort of life on borrowed land really does mean an uncertain existence. our correspondent imogen foulkes has been looking at the report and a short while ago spoke to us about the main concerns that are raised by the united nations refugee agency. what is a real concern i think the un has pointed this out over and over again in the last five years, is that these figures

are never decreasing. they are always going up. this is an indication of what un diplomats who are even involved in these peace negotations would say is failed diplomacy. there is no peace dealfor syria. iraq remains very unstable, contributes a lot of refugees. afghanistan, somalia, decades of conflict. democratic republic of congo, unsettled for 20 years, then an upsurge of violence in one of the few provinces which had remained relatively peaceful, that's kasai province last year. more hundreds and thousands of people displaced. so there is a real concern here is that as you saw in dan's report, the misery of people displaced, fled their homes, living in very difficult conditions, yet here in wealthy countries in great britain and switzerland, there is this feeling that already we've got too many. in fact, what the un is pointing out today is that wealthy

countries take a tiny, tiny fraction of the world's displaced. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello. we continue to see some big differences in weather across the uk today. even though the sunshine is becoming more limited across the midlands, lincolnshire southwards, it's midlands, lincolnshire southwards, its warm here and pretty humid as well. further north, as we move to northern ireland to hear the south of scotland, much more cloud as outbreaks of rain and cool too. the rain coming in on the cloud their thickening up to take rain into scotla nd thickening up to take rain into scotland northern ireland, cooler at the of it, and warmer, more humid airto the the of it, and warmer, more humid air to the cell turning matter already across northern ireland, rain pushing its way to scotland, misty and drizzly patches in wales and the south—west but warm and bright of eastern parts of england. overnight: lucy rain moving to

northern ireland, developing widely across scotland, headedness of rain here and also for the north of england. the tip to stay in double figures but it's england. the tip to stay in double figures but its warm and more humid for the self, quite uncomfortable. different in air mass in the uk with a south—westerly, warmer, is humid air mass in the south of the cooler, fresher north—westerly across the north and the cooler, fresher air winds out, going behind the weather from which brings the rain. by wednesday, there would be much rain. the overnight rain clears away from eastern scotland and we have this decaying band of cloud and patchy rain heading southwards. this little rain heading southwards. this little rain on that in the south—east, it will probably be dry. we get cooler, fresher air in the north, with some showers in scotland, quite a bit cooler here. we still have warm and muqqy cooler here. we still have warm and muggy air ahead of the cloud in east anglia and the south is, temperatures again into the mid—20s. this is the last of the warm and muqqy this is the last of the warm and

muggy air. later in the week, it will be feeling cooler and fresher across the board, it should be dry with some spells of sunshine as well. change is coming about because of high pressure heading towards the uk, sitting to the west. a it, we pick up the northerly airflow, drawing down they cooler and fresher air across the whole of the uk. some cloud develops to the day but on the whole, dried, breezy, but there will be sunshine around as well. a significant drop in the demo, norwich back down to around 16 degrees, tom temperature is london is 21 celsius. hello. this is bbc newsroom live. our latest headlines: the first anniversary of the finsbury park mosque attack, which left one man dead and dozens injured, has been marked by a minute's silence. mayor sadiq khan said it was an attack on all londoners. the government has said it may reconsider the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes as pressure mounts to relax the rules. former conservative leader lord hague said the war on the drug has been lost.

after emergency timetables caused delays and disruption, commuters will face yet more misery as northern rail workers begin the first of three planned strikes in just one week. four water suppliers have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm, known as the beast from the east, earlier this year. let me bring you an update in the conflict in yemen because we are hearing that an airport has been captured. saying they have now ca ptu red captured. saying they have now captured the airport. it is fixed significant development. the united nations have been very concerned about the tension in hodeidah in

what is one of the world's worst crisis. 22 million are dependent on aid in yemen. it has been a source of much concern the conflict that has been going on there. we are hearing that the rebels have been forced to abandon the airport buildings. there is fighting still going on nearby but it does seem that after several days of heavy fighting, the pro—government forces have captured the airport. aid workers in the city has said that the sound of fighting appears to be getting closer. they have also said people are trapped in their homes and winning out of food. we will keep you updated on that developing situation. —— they are running out of food. within the next hour home secretary sajid javid is expected to make a statement to mps — clarifying the government's thinking on the legal status of cannabis. the former conservative leader william hague has nowjoined those who believe the drug should be fully legalised. that's been firmly ruled out by number ten this morning. but the door has been left open

for a change in the law over its medical use. conservative mp crispin blunt — who chairs the all—parliamentary group for drug policy reform — is one of those at westminster who says that reform of the laws governing cannabis use is well overdue. we are hopelessly out of date. our laws are based on the 1971 misuse of drugs act which is based on the 1961 un convention which said there is no medicinal benefit in cannabis whatsoever. so we are decades behind where we ought to be in terms of research into the medicinal benefits that could come from the cannabis plant. we need to get to a place where it is going to be pretty straightforward to have research into this area and then get medicines that can be properly applied for a whole variety of conditions, notjust epilepsy in children where there is a clear and very strongly established medical research case now for cases like billy caldwell. it is clear, as we saw last week, that this medicine works. so i would immediately allow medicine derived from cannabis for

children with epilepsy where their supervising doctors think it is appropriate to prescribe it. and then we should have a short and sharp wider review about how to sort our own system out so that we can get the health benefits of medicine derived from cannabis. let's talk tojim shannon, dup member of parliament for strangford who has a constituent who needs medical cannabis. thank you forjoining us. it is not actually billy caldwell, it is another child. tell us about it. her name is sophie and she is eight yea rs name is sophie and she is eight years old. she is the daughter of darren and... they came to see me sometime ago, probably about a year ago. we have been pursuing it with them the whole weight view. sophie's mum and dad took her to holland and

they had been prescribed cannabis oil to address her epilepsy. it was donein oil to address her epilepsy. it was done ina oil to address her epilepsy. it was done in a controlled and prescriptive form. in the three weeks of 3.5 weeks that sophie was there with her mum and dad in holland, she had only one seizure in all of that time. usually she has about a dozen seizures per day, so it is quite clear that the cannabis oil was having a very good effect on sophie. now, since being home, sophie. now, since being home, sophie has had numerous seizures and indeed the last seizure was on sunday past. she has not eaten or slept for 48 hours and her parents, obviously, i'm most distressed for her. and the facts of the matter are that we need to have this cannabis drug, cannabis oil, available for this young child, for sophie. and, indeed, for all those across great britain and northern ireland who need this cannabis oil today. you

said they came to you 18 months ago. it isa said they came to you 18 months ago. it is a situation you and they have been dealing with without a wider audience which has suddenly come to it because of the case of billy and his mum taking it to prominence in the way that they have done. what are your feelings now that it is suddenly at the top of the agenda and it is going to be something that is going to be addressed in the commons later? it should have been here long ago. i followed the process , here long ago. i followed the process, legal process, i have met the health minister, the home office minister as well, we have taken daniel gibson specially to see him. we followed the procedure that alfie's family has taken. the thing about it is, what i have noticed, especially yesterday, there is many, many people across the whole of united kingdom who have similar circumstances. i know, specifically, about sophie gibson and about her

pa rents, about sophie gibson and about her parents, and for me the case is real because i have met them. and i can see the benefits of cannabis oil clearly. i have been to see the health secretary in northern ireland as well. we have met so many people over this issue. there isjust no more doors we can knock on until now and hopefully within the next half and hopefully within the next half an houror hour, and hopefully within the next half an hour or hour, we will have a decision in a statement from the minister which will confirm that those who need medicinal cannabis will be given the opportunity. we we re will be given the opportunity. we were looking for one of those pilot schemes for sophie in the united kingdom and it now seems that that opportunity may be here. if it is here, thanks a lot for it. but not soon enough perhaps. do you share the views of william hague who says, actually, this makes us look at the whole issue of cannabis and it is time to look at legalising cannabis. no. i subscribe to the use of cannabis in medicinal purposes. i

have seen the benefits of a great many years who have made me aware of that. so the opportunity now to make it illegal is something that i will do to ensure that the government ta kes do to ensure that the government takes on board. we have persuaded them as best we can through the clear medicalfacts of them as best we can through the clear medical facts of sophie gibson. there are many other cases like it. we hope the government will ta ke like it. we hope the government will take this first step. it may be a hesitant step for them, but a step we feel is long overdue and cannot come soon enough. is it a step on the road, though, the legalising cannabis? if cannabis is available for medicinal use across the board rather than on a case—by—case basis? iam very rather than on a case—by—case basis? i am very much in favour of whether medicinal benefits of cannabis can be proven, and they can be proven. i

have seen an improvement in the health of sophie and how it has improved. for me, it is clear. if this can help someone's life be better and give this child, free from the epileptic fits that are traumatising her life and family. i think this has to be done. it is unclear to me as day follows night. that is important. thank you very much. thank you very much indeed. i appreciate it. the home secretary sajid javid is going to be speaking in the commons at 1:30pm. we will have coverage. a one minute silence has been held to mark first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack. one man — makram ali — died, and nine others were injured when a van was driven into a crowd of people near a north london mosque. speaking at a gathering of survivors, religious leaders and politicians in islington, the communities secretary, james brokenshire said the community stands together against hate and terror. the timing after ramadan prayers was especially

painful and poignant, and i hope this weekend's focus on family and friends has provided some comfort and solace to mr ali's loved ones and all those injured. there was no question that the attack was intended to divide us, to spread hatred and fear. and it failed. it had, in fact, the opposite result. with imam mahmoud's calm and courageous response, and a wonderful diverse community and country, as mr ali's daughter put it so eloquently, showing strength in unity. and showing, in the weeks

after the atrocities in london bridge and manchester, that we stand together against hate and terror. whatever form they take. i think this ultimately is the best tribute we can pay the makram ali and all who suffered. communities that are open, free and tolerant and all the stronger for it. james brokenshire. the mayor of london, sadiq khan praised the way the community reacted following the attack. the terrorist attack in finsbury park a year ago was an attack on all londoners. terrorism is terrorism. no matter the target and regardless of what motivates the sick and twisted perpetrators that carry out these evil crimes. the way this community has responded and come together

has inspired us all. when londoners face adversity, we stand up for our values. we stay strong and we remain united. this is our city. this is our way of life. and those who seek to divide us should know this — you will never succeed. after the one minute's silence, the labour leader and islington mp jeremy corbyn, said terrorists will be defeated. makram lost his life and in retliation to that, we asked the community to come together. the following day, there were prayers in the middle of seven sisters road, an eerie quiet on one of the busiest streets in our city.

eerily quiet as we came together, christian, jewish, muslim, hindu, buddhist, humanist, all came together to show our solidarity, our community, from wherever they come, whatever theirfaith is, we will absolutely never allow them to divide us. the greatest answer to those who would seek to divide us by racism is to show that if we are divided we cannot achieve anything. divided communities blame each other, blame each other for housing, blame each other for health, blame each other for schools, blame each other for everything else. at the end of that whole blame game, absolutely nothing has been achieved. the only division, hatred, which then goes on in the generationjeremy corbyn. joining me now is harun khan, general secretary of the muslim council of britian. thank you for coming in. what have you seen? first of all, our thoughts

go to the families and victims of this horrific attack. it is one year gone by which has been really challenging for the victims as well. i attended various events throughout the month of ramadan which the mosque organised around solidarity, around remembrance, and it is great to see the commemoration today outside islington town hall attended by the leaders, not only political leaders, but also community leadership and interface communities, bringing communities together. that is the key message. even though we still face many challenges as muslim communities across the country. the attacks shone a light on the number of far right sympathisers who are on the radar of the security services. there were also some statistics that emerged in the aftermath. what has happened since in terms of far right

groups, far right individuals, how many are being monitored and whether the picture has changed?” many are being monitored and whether the picture has changed? i think what this terrorist attack brought to light was that alongside other forms of political violence and terrorism that there is a real threat from the far right. darren osborne was radicalised via the intellect, social media, primarily fed by the far right social media. this is a growing concern. as you have mentioned, and as was reported in the media previously, by neo—nazi groups and individuals following those messages. we see it on social media quite a lot. there have been individual attacks on mosques and institutions in manchester and leeds over the past year. more low—level incidents of hate mail and letters, white powder, even finsbury park mosque itself, where the attack took

place this time last year, they themselves have received more hate mail, even the imam who came to the assistance after the attack has received hate mail. a lot of this is fed u nfortu nately received hate mail. a lot of this is fed unfortunately by some of the stories that float around in the media, in some elements of the media. headlines about scapegoating, the way stories are written. we challenge quite strongly and have been successful about media misreporting because in our opinion, journalism should be free and fair, but it should be based on facts and if words are twisted, then it feeds into that right wing narrative that muslims are a threat to the uk, which is not the case. thank you very much. pressure is growing

on congressional leaders in the united states to change the law which allows children to be separated from their parents at the us—mexico border if they are entering the country illegally. president trump has defended the policy, despite the democrats describing it as "barbaric." our north america correspondent david willis has more. makeshift detention centres along america boss ‘s southern border where children separated from their pa rents a re where children separated from their parents are being kept in cages and when recording the one news outlet here these heart—wrenching sounds we re here these heart—wrenching sounds were recorded. crying. separated from their parents that the mexican border last week. at one point a border last week. at one point a border patrol agent can be heard saying we have an orchestra here, all that is missing is a conductor. atan

all that is missing is a conductor. at an acrimonious conference, the home secretary was asked if she had seen the pictures i heard the sound. i have not seen. it is something that was released today. i have been to detention centres. i would reference you to our standards. the image that i want of this country is an immigration system that secure our borders and uphold our humanitarian ideals. congress needs to fix it. president trump maintains the current immigration system isn't working. he wants a wall along america's southern border to keep out any seeking to enter america illegally. critics claim he is simply holding children hostage to a full squad breast, with the cash. images of young children separated from their parents have certainly struck a nerve here generating the kind of pr crisis that not even

donald trump can easily dismissed. an update on our headlines on bbc newsroom live. a cool by the former conservative leader william hague has been ruled out. a minute's silence is observed to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack in north london. religious and community leaders come together in solidarity. commuters are facing more disruption in the north of england, as northern rail workers hold the first of three planned strikes this week. james wentworth—stanley was 21 when he took his own life, following a short bout of depression. today, a new support centre named after him will be opened by the duke of cambridge. james' place will provide therapy for men experiencing suicidal thoughts. tim muffett has been to visit the centre with james' family. almost 12 years after his death,

james' place is about to open. wow, what a change! james was my older brother. he had a relatively short bout of anxiety which gradually became increasingly severe and took him to take his own life. james' place is the first of its kind. it is nonclinical which means it won't provide medical treatment, but free therapy for men experiencing suicidal crisis. the design is so that it encourages you to just sit down and relax... the building in liverpool city centre has taken 18 months to renovate. seeing it today, i feel quite emotional because it has that very peaceful, calm environment that i really wanted us to create. i think it is absolutely the right place, the compassionate and the effective way of dealing with somebody who is feeling at their lowest ebb

and feeling as though they might wish to take their own lives. the uk suicide rate has recently dropped, but men are still three times more likely than women to take their own life. in the uk, on average, 84 men do so every week. perhaps women are more skilled at getting the support that they need before they get to that stage. men often get to that stage of feeling overwhelmed before they have even told anybody that they are struggling. being in liverpool means the centre will work alongside mersey care, an nhs foundation trust that has launched a zero suicide strategy. we are trying to provide a safe and homely environment where men who are in a suicidal crisis can come and receive the support that they need. i saw no other way out. i didn't see anything beyond that. john has tried to take his own life on three occasions. you get lost in the system. in other words, you can be sectioned and locked away, and that is not what

depressive males need. somewhere like james' place where you can come and talk would be a much better environment. it is not a clinical environment, you are not going to feel terrible coming here, you want to come here. 3,000 miles done, ten to go. in december 2016, the day before the tenth anniversary of james' death, we set off on a transatlantic row. we always had james at the forefront of our minds for the whole duration. james would wholeheartedly love this project. and he would be extremely proud of his brother rowing the atlantic to fund it. so i feeljames is very much part of this project. tim muffett, bbc news, liverpool. if the issues raised in tim's report affect you or your family, and you would like details of organisations that offer advice and support you can go online.

or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. a forest thought to be home to one of the largest populations of critically endangered orangutans is under threat in indonesia. a timber plantation company is accused of breaking indonesia's new environmental laws on peat land protection. rebecca henschke investigates. a canal cuts deep into the dense peatland forest, environmentalists say the area is a key habitat for endangered orangutans. we are going to lose one of the largest and one of the most important orangutan populations that we have left. we travel by boat into the forest, one of the last remaining lowland peat swamps in borneo. this forest is deep peatland, giant carbon sinks

that help control our climate. when they are cleared and drained, they easily burn, releasing that carbon into the atmosphere. in an effort to stop the annual peatland fires that rage across kalimantan, covering the region in a toxic haze, in 2015, presidentjoko widodo declared a moratorium on the conservation of deep peat forest, even within existing concessions like this one which was granted in 2008 before the new laws were introduced. and in april last year in documents seen by the bbc, the environment ministry handed out sanctions. the government told the company to fill in this canal, saying that there would be no compromise in terms of protecting peatland like this. but as you can see, the canal is still here, there is heavy building equipment.

and when we came earlier in the day, we saw workers from the company pt mohairson on—site. you can see an excavator here... injakarta, we showed our discovery to director—general at the ministry of environment. and this is the forest. virgin forest. and this is the canal. what should happen to forest like this? translation: the forest is still intact. and under law, it is now protected forest. it must be conserved, it cannot be touched. pt mohairson insists they have complied with all the government sanctions by damning the canals, and they say the workers we saw were making a storage room. translation: we had a licence to dig the canal. suddenly, new regulations come in and we are forced to stop and close it all down. it is devastating for the company after we have already invested so much.

environmentalists say what happens next will reveal how serious the government is about protecting its remaining bio diverse forests. rebecca henschke, bbc news, west kalimantan. let's catch up with the weather now. hello there. we are continuing to see big differences in the weather across the uk today. even though the sunshine is becoming more limited across the midlands, lincolnshire and south was, it is warm here and it is pretty humid as well. further north, and as you move towards northern ireland and the south west of scotland, there is much more cloud and it is quite a bit cooler with outbreaks of rain. the goddess thickening up to take some rain in scotla nd thickening up to take some rain in scotland and northern ireland. cooler heads of the north of it and warmer more humid air to the south. wet in northern ireland and moving

into scotland. misty and drizzly patches on the south—west. overnight we will see that rain moving through northern ireland and developing more widely across scotland. heavy bursts of scotla nd widely across scotland. heavy bursts of scotland here and north of england. temperatures into the double figures but much more humid to the south. quite a difference in the air mass with a more of a south—westerly humid air mass in the south—westerly humid air mass in the south and a cooler fresher north—westerly across the north. that fresher air will eventually win out. by the time we get the wednesday, there won't be much rain. the overnight rain clears the way and then we have this decaying and of cloud and patchy rain heading south. very little rain in the south east, probably going to be dry. cooler, fresh out of the north with the sunshine and showers in the north of scotland. but we still have

warm and muggy air ahead of that cloud in the south—east and east anglia. temperatures in the mid—20s. this is the last of the warm and muqqy this is the last of the warm and muggy air because later on in the week, it is going to be feeling cooler and fresher across—the—boa rd. it is going to be dry with spells of sunshine as well. high—pressure heading towards the uk, just sitting to the west. we are picking up a northerly airflow. that draws down cooler and fresher air across the whole of the uk. co—developing through the day but on the whole it is going to be dry and breezy. a significant drop in the temperature. norwich, for example, down to 16 degrees. 21 self seals the top temperature in london. —— 21 celsius the top temperature in london. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown.

the headlines at 1pm. the home secretary is to make an announcement on cannabis—based medicines shortly, as the mother of another epileptic boy renews her appeal to theresa may to allow him treatment with cannabis. she met my son and she told me that they would find a way in which our clinicians could be issued a scheduling licence to give my son the medicine he had in holland. lets go live to that announcement. there are no currently legal benefits. recently home office has allowed more cannabis solely for the purposes of research with offices licence. the cannabis medicine can

be prescribed in the uk because there is a proven case for its safety. however, cases like billy, alfie dingley and others like him, so we need to look more closely at the use of cannabis —based medicines in the health care sector in the uk. because it has become clear to me since becoming home secretary, the position we find ourselves in currently is not satisfactory. it is not satisfactory for the parents, the doctors or me. i have now come to the conclusion that it is time to review the scheduling of cannabis. before i go into any detail in the review, let me be absolutely clear that this step is in no way a first step to the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use. this government has absolutely no plans to legalise cannabis and the penalties for unauthorised supply

and possession will remain unchanged. we will not see a dangerous resin to keep the ability to keep the dangerous drugs off the street. the review will be no different from that used for for controlled drugs where there is evidence of medical benefits. the government review will take place in two parts. pa rt government review will take place in two parts. part one of the commission will consider the evidence available for the medicinal and therapeutic benefits of cannabis —based medicines. professor sally davies will take this part forward, she is also the chief medical officer. this will inform which forms of cannabis or cannabis —based medicines shall be taken forward in past two. putting will be led by the advisory council on the misuse of drugs. the acm d will not reassess

the evidence of sally davies that will provide an assessment based on the balance of harms and public health needs of what anything should be rescheduled. if the review identified that there are significant medical benefits then we intend to reschedule. we have seen in recent months that there is a pressing need to allow those who might benefit from cannabis —based products to access them. it will of course take time for sally davies and acm d to complete their work and for the government to consider the recommendations. in the short time for the policing minister announced yesterday that the government will establish an expert panel of clinicians to advise ministers of any applications to prescribe cannabis —based medicines. this is intended to ensure the advice of ministers of licensing of this case it is clinically led, based firmly on medical evidence and it is as swift as possible. the chief medical officers across the uk have been

actively working together already on this panel and the expert panel will start stint considering applications ina start stint considering applications in a week. early today, the policing minister also spoke to alfie tingly‘s mum, hannah deacon, and ensure we will issue a licence for alfie today —— alfie dingley. the work today is to make sure we keep in step with the latest scientific evidence and patients and their families have access to the most appropriate course of medical treatment. i'd like to play tribute to the policing ministerfor his work on this issue. as a father, i know there is nothing worse than seeing your child suffer. you would do anything to take away their pain. that is why have the utmost sympathy for billy caldwell, alfie dingley and many other lecture at the pa rents and many other lecture at the parents who have been under

unimaginable stress and strain. —— many other and the parents. i know they are following a gut instinct to do what ever in their power to alleviate the suffering of their child. today i would like to say to this house that i will do everything in my power to make sure we have a system that works so that these children and these parents can get access to the best possible medical treatment, i commend the statement to the house. diane abbott. thank you mr speaker. i'd like to thank the home secretary for his statement. let me begin by saying i am well aware of the damage cannabis consumption can cause. whether it is the health of young consumers, issues to do with psychosis and also the fact that the newer forms of cannabis, notably skunk, are stronger than the cannabis available a generation ago. but i am also

aware as the home secretary will be, that it was a former chairman of the advisory council of the misuse of drugs professor nutt who said that cannabis is left arm for them alcohol. i note that baron haeg of richmond is calling for complete decriminalisation. but on the side of the house we welcome the home secretary's statement that he's going to look more closely at the use of cannabis —based medication in health care in the uk. we agree this is the right time if not long overdue to review the scheduling of cannabis and we are very glad to hear that the policing minister has spoken or will speak to alfie dingley‘s mother. after the meeting in ten downing st, we were aware

that she was very concerned about the length of time it was taking to issue a suitable licence. i would like to ask the home secretary, he has released some of the supply of medication that coldwell‘s mother brought to the country, but will he released the complete supply? i'd like to ask these home secretary, is he aware of the concern of the delays in the current process and whilst we welcomed the review, something must be done to manage the current process more effectively including the use of an advisory panel. something nasty down pa rents parents —— do something must be done because it is not acceptable for pa rents to because it is not acceptable for parents to suffer because of these interminable delays in greening these licenses.

—— agreeing these licenses. cannabis and the drug issue generally are big issues of concern for the community. it is important to base whatever we do on scientific fact, it is important that we base whatever we do in evidence, notjust bowing to what might be popular sentiment. on the one hand, there are harms connected with cannabis consumption, but on the other hand it is time to move forward and examining and establishing once and for all what other possibilities of cannabis —based medicines to alleviate pain and suffering. mr speaker, first of all can! and suffering. mr speaker, first of all can i thank the right honourable lady for her, and support of the statement. i think she agrees with me that it is absolutely the right

time for the government to look at this issue. she will be aware and success government policy this has not changed for a long time but given what we've all seen to clearly through our tv screens, on the radio screens were meetings, the minister has had many with the families affected, it is absolutely the right time to look at this and act as quickly as possible. there are two parts to that and i like to reassure the house. i think all members of the house. i think all members of the house. i think all members of the house will appreciate the rules of this type cannot be changed overnight. they have to be based on evidence, and one of the issues that will always rise, if they are not based on evidence and not properly done, there are some people out there that may have different views and try to legally challenge them, so they have to be robust enough, thatis so they have to be robust enough, that is why we have put in place this process and want to act as quickly as possible, i can also the professor's ideas is that she

ca nt the professor's ideas is that she cant believe, her office said she ca nt com plete cant believe, her office said she cant complete her work in a week. we are moving as fast as we can then i had the acm d can act within weeks as well. at the same time, we don't wa nt as well. at the same time, we don't want any of the family to suffer so we wa nt want any of the family to suffer so we want to make sure we have a process in place to act much more quickly and swiftly, that is why we have established the panel. the chief medical officers, we need to work together including northern ireland, and! work together including northern ireland, and i think that expert panel will be able to act quickly and swiftly and ministers will be able to take action quickly based on medical advice which is what we all wa nt to medical advice which is what we all want to see, all based on medical advice. the right honourable lady asked me about alfie dingley, as i mentioned, we will issue the license today, alfie dingley‘s mother has been informed and she is happy with that decision, i am sorry that she has had to wait so long and go through all the distress she has

faced, iam through all the distress she has faced, i am gratefulfor the policing ministerfor faced, i am gratefulfor the policing minister for the work he has done, and also to her member of parliament, the right honourable memberfor parliament, the right honourable member for rugby, for the work you stand, in the case of billy caldwell, at the right honourable member asking about his situation, they were little closely with the firm —— we will ensure to work closely with the family, the licence will be issued at the right time, it depends somewhat on whether billy caldwell‘s mother decides to go back to northern ireland or not regard it is an entirely devolved matter in terms of licensing but we are working closely with the northern ireland authorities to ensure that if she goes, it is seamless and doesn't affect billy caldwell in any way. for her interest in terms of the first time, we received a request from a clinician on friday and by noon, i had issued a licence and the drug was in possession of the family. i don't believe we could

have acted any more quickly from the point we receive the bequest from her clinician. once again, let me say i appreciate what the right honourable lady has said. i think by working together, we can make sure that all these families who have suffered, we completely suffering in the end, and help anywhere we can. —— we can bring the suffering to an end. thank you to my honourable friend for the statement and the rapid way he has gripped this issue. on the whole of the, as co—chair of the drug policy reform, this is a welcome step forward. there are substantial medical evidence out there, there is a 2016 paper commissioned by my predecessors as co—chairs of the all—party group on this issue by a professor who has been associated with the alfie dingley case. could my honourable friend make clear that professor sally davies has been given to chance as the one on the expert

panel to advise on immediate application for licences, and cody confirmed people will not be asked to pay the swingeing please asked of the dingley families of the licences. what is the timescale he expects of the second part of the second task that he has asked the chief medical officer to undertake? first of all, welcome my honourable friend the comments he has made, but also his work over the years he has taken. i confirm sally davies is working on the expert panel and can bring help for the review is completed. of course, with the review itself, it is mentioning the issue of these, that something else iam issue of these, that something else i am looking to see how we help. studio: there is the home secretary

sajid javid saying that there will be the review, a 2—part review of cannabis for medicinal use only. but insisting at the same time the ban on the recreational use of cannabis will continue. there will be no change there. also significantly saying a licence for six—year—old alfie dingley is being issued today, that was the little boy whose mother was on bbc radio earlier today saying she had met the prime minister three months ago, asking to allow her son to be treated with cannabis oil and nothing had really happened, complaining about that. but sajid javid has said a licence is being issued for him and now we need to look closely, he says, more closely at the use of cannabis —based medicines, he said the current position is not satisfactory for doctors, parents or himself. as home secretary. let's talk to our assistant political editor, norman smith joins us from westminster... suddenly, this has become quite a

significant political issue for the government. to be honest, i don't think sajid javid had any other option really, given the intervention by billy caldwell‘s mum and this morning by alfie dingley‘s ma'am. you like, —— his mum, that increased the story, politically striking not just the opposition parties but conservative benches too, a wide swathes of opinion backing the form of the law when it came to medicinal cannabis. one of those who have been pushing in this area, working with the alfie dingley family was mike who gave a cheer when sajid javid made the announcement. he joins me now. fantastic news for alfie who has had severe fits just like billy has had severe fits just like billy has had. a licence will be granted today and that will help him and i know the family will hope to

legalise, very sensibly, the medical prescribed use of cannabis in exceptional cases like billy and alfie. as policing minister, you we re alfie. as policing minister, you were pushing for reform in this area u nsuccessfully. u nsuccessfully why? in the home office, that the schedule one drug, as —— i don't see anyone will understand why policing minister was there today, this should be a scheduled two. i could not get the home office to move on medical cannabis because they're worried about the overarching issue of liberalising drugs in general. i said separate that, a licence has been issued for alfie today, billy has a short—term licence, others will meet this as well. the advisers consultant led, prescribed, they should get the drugs in the 215t—century should get the drugs in the 215t—ce ntury ease should get the drugs in the 215t—century ease their pain. should get the drugs in the 21st-century ease their pain. the

other issue is timing, do a double headed review will be done, how quickly willett report? the review needs to be done properly. the home secretary has quite rightly said he will look at individual licences for individuals, clinically led applications. but to move it from schedule one to two, we can do it 20 minutes in the committee room. that get it out of the home office and into the health department where it should be dealt with. but on alfie's case, i should be dealt with. but on alfie's case, lam should be dealt with. but on alfie's case, i am thrilled, i should be dealt with. but on alfie's case, lam thrilled, i know should be dealt with. but on alfie's case, i am thrilled, i know the family really well and he has been suffering and i know what it means to campaign out there to legalise the medical use of cannabis. to campaign out there to legalise the medical use of cannabislj to campaign out there to legalise the medical use of cannabis. i think you and other mps were threatening to go to holland and get the drugs, and see what happens when you put them back. we met with the prime minister for months ago with billy, his mum, and policing minister, his constituent mp, he said he was

extradited on compassionate grounds that billy will get this through. i had yesterday this will be delayed and delayed and delayed. i said to the commons there will be a cross—party the commons there will be a cross— party group of the commons there will be a cross—party group of mps willing to go to holland, get the perception and bring it for alfie free so he doesn't need to suffer any more. we would have done that, fortunately we don't need to be arrested and do that because appleby would have been the answer. our job that because appleby would have been the answer. ourjob is notjust your letter states, it —— notjust —— not just to legislate —— notjust to legislate it is to protect citizens. i mentioned the shift in political opinion, that may put to use the key game changer perhaps is the fact that to javed is now home secretary not theresa may. we had the home secretary in between that, for years, 18 years, it was labour, it's not party political, is the home office being very entrenched around the liberalisation of drugs. i understand they are coming from but why not with them

now on is it sits there, said one or two come at a technical thing but resolved, then one person goes on tv and says please give me the drugs to enterspain, simple. and says please give me the drugs to enter spain, simple. thank you. significant announcement from sajid javid setting up the review into cannabis, but also giving the exemption to alfie this morning. but not, absolutely not, giving any ground on the broader questions which have been raised by william hague this morning about decriminalisation of cannabis for recreational use. thank you, we will discuss this throughout the afternoon on bbc news. commemorations — including a minute's silence — have been held in north london this morning to mark one year since the attack at finsbury park mosque — in which a man drove a van into worshippers. one man, makram ali — a father of six — was killed, and nine others were injured. the attacker, darren osborne, was sentenced to a minimum of 43 years in prison. richard lister reports.

for one minute today, this busy part of north london fell silent, a community remembering a night of terror a year ago. among them, the family of the man who died and the imam who protected the attacker from the crowd. this was the moment the van was used as a weapon, driven into worshippers near finsbury park mosque. there was panic and confusion and strewn on the pavement, a dozen injured people, lives changed in a moment. makram ali, a 51—year—old father of six, was killed. abdul matin choudhury was one of those injured that night. his son was pushed out of the van's way by an uncle at the last minute. mr choudhury still mourns his friend, makram. makram ali was a very nice person, very quiet man. all the time, miss him. he says some of his friends are still afraid to walk

to the mosque alone. some of my friends are scared to go by themselves. they don't want anything to happen to themselves, any harm, so that is why they either stay at home or go to the mosque with their parents. the man who attacked them was darren osborne, a far—right fanatic who had set out to kill muslims and remained unrepentant. he is now serving a prison sentence of at least 43 years. and among the speakers today, there were calls to think of his family too. our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the survivors, but also, to raise above hatred, our thoughts are with the osborne family who have struggled in their own ways. the prime minister visited the mosque in the wake of the attack. today she said british

values would not be broken by such violent extremism, sentiments echoed by all those at today's memorial. this is our city, this is our way of life, and those who seek to divide us should know this. you will never succeed. applause. richard lister, bbc news. joining me now is yassin hersi — who was injured in the van attack and was the last person to speak to makram ali alive and his wife rakhia ismail who is a labour councillor for holloway in north london. thanks forjoining us. one year on, what are your memories of that horrible night? my memory is not really that good. i still see the picture and images. my memory has

picked up all the tragedy, how things happen, it is something i have to live with always. i have deceived the council and so on but i have two picked up on memo. so traumatised really. and you were physically injured, how are your injuries now? you had to walk with crutches for a long time. injuries now? you had to walk with crutches for a long timelj injuries now? you had to walk with crutches for a long time. i had been on crutches for a couple of months at the moment back —— the crutches, i got back problems, they are getting better that there is still pain. at the same time, mentally, i was traumatised to see all that, flashbacks, i missed my sleep and it left me with horrible memories. in terms of the community, how is it

coming to terms with what happened a year ago? do you think it is in some ways a stronger community now? yes indeed it is. very, very stronger community together. before i mentioned that i'd like to also mentioned that i'd like to also mention that makram ali's family who lost their dad, it is something i'd like to send a message of condolence at the same time. when they see the family of makram ali and the larger community, i see a sense of community, i see a sense of community, togetherness, i see a sense of people as people, not people as people of different faiths or backgrounds all religions or colours. i see a tight—knit community and we are a lot stronger than we were a year ago despite losing makram ali and having lots of victims. this was a crime of hate,

above all. but the message that came out loud and clear, i remember covering the aftermath at the time, was that love will conquer hate. and defeat hate. yes, it is and recently, we had ramadanjust finished, but we had the biggest street after which brought almost 2000 members of the community of different backgrounds, and i think thatis different backgrounds, and i think that is the message we would like to send, that regardless of the far right growing in britain in the uk, and other parts of europe, muslim communities and the wider communities and the wider communities will come together and hate crime is growing, the far right is growing, and the issues like islamophobia and xenophobia is really quite strong. and sadly and unfortunately, with another four years in trump where he is, it will not be an easy for anyone.

particularly for the muslim community. he has inspired the far right quite widely as you can see, they are very much vocal in europe and in america and in the uk. what we are doing those in the faith communities, in islington and also the council, we are stronger. nothing can define us because at the end of the day, who doesn't love peace? that end of the day, who doesn't love peace ? that is end of the day, who doesn't love peace? that is the message we want to give. i feel so sorry for the family of darren osborne because it is his young children who are going to live with all the hate and fear being left out, and i think as a muslim arm and a muslim person, what we like to give is reaching out to your neighbours, reach out to your friends, reach out to anybody who has the illusion of negative that

about islam. we are saying we are here and we all want to be living in peace and harmony. that is what has happened this morning at the steps of islington council and that is what will be happening all throughout our lives. remember something we all learn and come together as community. what are your thoughts now on darren osborne, the man who was sentenced as we said to 43 years on this attack on cue and the others there? what do you feel about him now? —— on you and the other. first of all, my condolences for the family of makram ali. other people who really have hurt the families, because families have suffered as well. their loved ones has been hurt. what i have seen todayis

has been hurt. what i have seen today is unity is very important. people have to accept difference, people have to come in as unity in terms of religion, cultures and other things. we have two really stop all that hatred and islamophobia and other things going on. i think the important things is we have and we all share peace and thatis we have and we all share peace and that is a rich culture, and we have two really keep that alive. and stop whoever tried to defy our community. we shouldn't be accepting any form of terrorism or hatred or discrimination, we have to unite against all those. that is my message. i have to say to the community. last question to you, i suppose, as he's been saying, the community has pulled together since what happened a year ago but do you think that in a way is an example

for the rest of britain and other communities across the country?” think it is an example, notjust here in britain, it is an example throughout the world that whatever background or faith you come from, we need to send peace, but italy here in —— particularly in the uk, the sense of peace, we have hasjo cox, the fat and —— far—right attack and she lost her life sadly. we need to send a simple, clear message we are here together. nothing can divide us. thank you so much for coming in to talk to us on this anniversary is submitting this point so eloquently. thank you for your time. take care. you're watching bbc news and we are

going to get a look at the weather with darren burnett. it's warm and cupid across many parts of england and wales but it's dull, drizzly and misty across wales and the south—west, the brighter warmer weather across the south—east. cool and fresh air in scotland and northern ireland, the far north of england, rain sets in because ireland and scotland later in the day, that rain to be pretty steady and heavy as well, continuing the aogo part of the night. something catches the far north of england in the south were misty and muggy andris leads towards the south—west and wales were warmer world, 14—15d. cool further north, to the north of the weather front. most of the rain is on the wave tip of the low pressure, said he waved tip, it moves away to the north sea towards candidate and takes the heavy rain away. then a band of cloud head southwards across england the main peter is out. sun is bolton north

blustery showers, cool and fresh air for most of us but the last of the muqqy for most of us but the last of the muggy days in the south and south—east. hello there. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the home secretary sajid javid has told the house of commons that there will be a review of cannabis for medicinal use, but said that the ban on recreational use of the drug will continue. the first anniversary of the finsbury park mosque attack, which left one man dead and dozens injured, has been marked by a minute's silence. the mayor of london sadiq khan said it was an attack on all londoners. after emergency timetables caused delays and disruption, commuters face yet more misery as northern rail workers hold the first of three planned strikes in just one week. four water suppliers have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm known as the beast from the east earlier this year. now time for sport.

hugh has got that forest. whew, i barely recovered from the game last night. england never do it the easy way. we will start with england. england are already back to work following their successful opening match at the world cup in russia. they made the nearly 1,000 mile trip from volgograd back to their base in repino straight after the 2—1win over tunisia, arriving back at around 4am uk time. it means today's light training session was only attended by those players who didn't start last night's game, with some in recovery before preparations for sunday's meeting with panama start in earnest. tomorrow is a complete day off with a chance to spend time with friends and family. dele alli was the only england player who seemed to have an injury in the game. he's going to have a scan on a thigh

problem but he wasn't seen on crutches or worse today at the hotel. despite the win, there was a hint of disappointment for england manager gareth southgate who felt his side should have had at least one penalty for a pair of grappling incidents around captain harry kane. bbc sport understands both incidents were looked at by the video assistant referee, although the reasons for not awarding fouls were not given. well, kane still had an eventful night, as he got his first world cup goals. benefitting on both occasions from harry maguire's prowess in the air. the sceond was a 91st minute winner that england probably derserved on the balance of chances. the former england defender matthew upson says it's a win to settle the nerves. if you don't win that match, there is huge pressure on the second game.

so even though there is always going to be pressure in the world cup, it just gives the team a little bit more breathing space to go out and bea more breathing space to go out and be a bit more relaxed. there was a little bit more from each player, more tactical awareness, game by game they will get stronger. we definitely have enough to compete with the best teams in this tournament. we've had the first red card of the world cup in today's early kick off. columbia's carlos sanchez sent off in just the third minute against japan for a deliberate handball to deny a goal. the former manchester united midfielder shinji kagawa stepped up to score as japan bid to banish the memories of their 4—1 group defeat to colombia four years ago. let's go live to saransk where they've just passed the half hour mark. doing their best to get on a transfer. still 1—0 to japan.

full coverage on bbc one and bbc radio 5 live. at 4pm, it will be poland versus senegal. and later, hosts russia play egypt, with coverage on bbc one and bbc radio 5 live. away from football. andy murray will shortly return to a tennis court, after nearly a year away from tennis. but he isn't putting any emphasis on results after his long lay—off. the former world number one, hasn't played competitively since wimbledon last year due to a hip injury, and has a tough first match against world number 21 nick kyrgios at queen's. murray's been speaking about his time away. 0h, oh, excuse me, murray has not been speaking about his time away. let's cross live to queen's now where grigor dimitrov is playing damir dzumhur, the world number 29 on centre court. dimitrov took the first set 6—3. it is six — six. you can watch that

on bbc two. brothers tom and sam curran have been included in england's squad for the twenty20 internationals against australia and india, starting at the end of the month. england play australia in the third odi in nottingham this afternoon. play is scheduled to start in half an hour's time, england lead the series 2—0. and red bull will have new engines in formula 1 next season — with the aim they say, of competing for championship titles once again. they've ended their 12—year—long relationship renault, and have signed a two—year deal with honda. together with reanault they won four consecutive world title doubles between 2010 and 2013. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. the inquiry into the fire

at grenfell tower has been shown the first thermal images taken by firefighters as they entered flat 16 in tower — where the blaze started. the crew could be seen in a smoke—clogged corridor and entering the flat. this report by daniela relph includes some of those images shown to the inquiry which some viewers might find upsetting especially those affected directly by the fire in grenfell tower. with it has come pictures taken on a thermal imaging camera by the first firefighters to enter flat 16 on the fourth floor where the fire started. alongside the images inside, you can see the external shots taken at the same time that show how quickly the fire was taking hold on the outside of g re nfell tower. fire was taking hold on the outside of grenfell tower. here the firefighters entered the kitchen. the yellow glow at the end is the blaze near the fridge freezer. the firefighters were able to put it out

quickly, but it was too late as the fire was now taking over large areas of the tower. the camera also films around the window where you can see bits of the cladding coming down. you can also make out various kitchen appliances deal easily recognisable. these images have been a crucialfor recognisable. these images have been a crucial for the experts trying to establish exactly what happened on the 14th of june establish exactly what happened on the 14th ofjune last year. passengers on northern rail services are having to cope with yet more disruption today, with the first of three planned strikes in just one week. members of the rmt union have walked out in a long—running dispute over driver—only trains. the action comes on top of cancellations and delays because of new timetables and staff shortages. earlier we spoke to daren ireland, regional organiser for the rmt union, from our carlisle studio. he explained what the dispute is about. 70% of the trains on the uk railway

network have a second safety critical person on that, ie a guard. what this dispute is about is fighting to maintain safety levels on the railway and maintain accessibility on the railway. we are not after one single extra penny in this dispute, but what we wish to maintain is that the current levels of safety given the passengers are maintained in the industry. if your train was in distress through an accident or derailment, what would happen in this situation where there was no conductor guard on—board to evacuate passengers safely? four water suppliers — have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm — known as the beast from the east — earlier this year. regulator ofwat says poor preparation and an inadequate response led to significant hardship for people who were left without water for days.

simon gompertz has more. first it froze... then it soared. and the epidemic of burst pipes that meant a shortage of water for essentials like washing, cooking and tens of thousands cut off for days. i had been getting rain waterfrom outside and for my neighbour. it is not impossible, but the worst thing is not being able to keep the washing up in the kitchen clean and keep myself clean having a shower everyday. i have got five kids and without water since 6pm yesterday evening. it isjust a bit difficult. we have a lot of stuff covered in baby to that i cannot wash at the moment. one explanation for the failure to cope with that most leaks we re failure to cope with that most leaks were in people's homes on like this. today the finding that will not

surprise customers. some supplies emergency planning and response were inadequate. they didn't anticipate the speed of the four which led to burst pipes. —— the speed of the thaw. dealing with affordable customers, a lot of companies fail to identify vulnerable customers and gave them the attention they needed. not paying attention to the weather forecast. they said... bottled water was a problem. both southern and southeast water struggle to make enough available. so what now? to prevent this happening again, those four companies have been told to come up with action plans by september and

there will be a review of compensation for the next time there isa compensation for the next time there is a freeze. because of a big variation in what families were paid. the united nations refugee agency says the number of people forced from their homes by conflict has risen to a record high for the fifth year running. the unhcr says more than sixty—eight million people were either refugees, the unhcr says more 68 million people were either refugees, asylum seekers or displaced in their own country. conflicts in syria, the democratic republic of congo and myanmar have caused millions to flee. our correspondent dan johnson is in cox's bazar in bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims are living in makeshift camps after escaping violence in myanmar. if you want an example of the nature of life for displaced people, there are more than 700,000 of them living here in this sprawling camp close to them iron border and it keeps growing because aid agencies are

taking advantage of a lull in the weather. it has not reigned for the last couple of days and the camp is being expanded. they are using some of the flat rant on the edges to build more stable homes. you can see how these shacks have been built on the hillside and they are susceptible to landslides when the rain comes and weakens the earth. these are by no means the most precarious homes. there are some really sleep cliffs. disease can be is bred by standing water. latrines like this which i really basic and simple could quickly overflow. when the rain really intensifies. there isa the rain really intensifies. there is a warning from aid agencies here that these people who fled persecution nine or ten months ago now face a new threat because of the weather that is about to hit here. it is certainly a good example of how living this sort of life on borrowed land really does mean an uncertain existence. dan johnson reporting. pressure is growing on congressional

leaders in the united states to change the law which allows children to be separated from their parents at the us—mexico border if they are entering the country illegally. president trump has defended the policy, despite the democrats describing it as "barbaric." our north america correspondent david willis has more. they are the makeshift detention centres along america's southern border, where children separated from their parents are being kept in cages, and where these heart—wrenching sounds were recorded. children cry. the recording features central american children between the ages of four and ten. separated from their parents at the mexican border last week. at one point a border patrol agent can be heard saying, "we have an orchestra here, all that is missing is a conductor." at an acrimonious news conference, the homeland secretary was asked if she had seen the pictures or heard the sound. i have not seen.

it is something that came out today, but i have been to detention centres. again, iwould reference you to our standards, i would reference you to the care provided notjust by the department of homeland security, but by the department of health and human services when they get the hss. is this the image of this country that you want out there? children... the image that i want of this country is an immigration system that secure our borders and upholds our humanitarian ideals. congress needs to fix it. president trump maintains the current immigration system isn't working. he wants a wall along america's southern border to keep out anyone seeking to enter america illegally. but his critics claim he is simply holding children hostage in order to force congress to come up with the cash. the images of young children separated from their parents have certainly struck a nerve here, generating the kind of pr crisis that not even donald trump can easily dismissed. in a moment a summary

of the business news this hour, but first, the headlines on bbc news: the home secretary announces a review of cannabis for medicinal use, but said that the ban on recreational use of the drug will continue. a licence is also being issued today for alfie dingley to receive cannabis—based drugs a minute's silence is observed to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack in north london. religious and community leaders come together in solidarity. the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster sees footage of firefighters entering the flat where the fire began. hello. in business news... tough talk on tariffs — donald trump now threatens to impose 10% import duties on a further $200 billion

worth of chinese goods. it's because beijing said they will respond to tariffs on $50 billion of chinese products which trump announced last week. the threats sparked further falls on stock markets. a third profit warning this yearfrom debenhams. the department store says annual pre—tax profits will come in between £35 million and £40 million, below previous estimates of £50 million. the share price fell 14% when the markets opened, but it has recovered a little this morning. remember the beast from the east back in february? the water utilities regulator ofwat says some of the biggest water companies didn't support customers properly during the snow chaos, causing "significant hardship". it said more than 200,000 customers were left without water for more than four hours and tens of thousands were cut off for days. it accused firms of bad planning, communication and a lack of support. the uk is the fifth more visited country in the world and last year tourists coming to the uk contributed around £25 billion to our economy. that's according to the travel trade

association ukinbound. but they are also warning that the industry could be facing serious problems because of a language skills gap caused by lack of language training and brexit. joined by mark mcvay, the chairman of ukinbound... just explain what are your concerns? our concerns are that fewer and fewer students are taking language as part of their courses. it is no longer compulsory at gcse to take a language, and language skills are vital to the industry. we are seeing a huge number of eu migrants going back to their country of origin. according to the cbi, it is 130,000 since the referendum. our tour

operators who are generating the majority of this business are really struggling to be able to get the right stuff to be able to generate the business that they need. so if we don't have enough students in the uk studying languages and we are loosing native speakers who are leaving the uk, some people might argue could we fill the gap with technological advances using translation apps, that sort of thing? i think translation apps have their place and they are very good ona their place and they are very good on a tourist basis, but as far as business is concerned, you really need that personal contact because putting together these contracts can be rather complex with all of the arrangements, travel arrangements, sightseeing, accommodation. they need to be able to communicate with someone in their brain language to be able to secure the contracts that they need. what do you want the government to do?

i think that they need to look at the whole migration policy in the run—up to brexit. to be able to allow eu nationals still to be able to come in and help our tour operators deliver their business. in the long term, we really want to be able to start educating our own stu d e nts able to start educating our own students in language skills so that they are able to fill those places eventually. but we are conscious that that is going to take a long time, even possibly a generation, to be able to get to that stage. how important is tourism for the uk economy? inbound tourism is the sixth largest export earnerfor inbound tourism is the sixth largest export earner for the uk. inbound tourism is the sixth largest export earnerfor the uk. we inbound tourism is the sixth largest export earner for the uk. we are generating about £25 billion a year for the uk economy. it is a really significant part of the whole economic structure of the country.

thank you very much for your time. in other business news... hornby shares plunged after the struggling toymaker reported bigger full—year losses. it blamed former leadership for poor decisions that caused its iconic brand to "fall from grace". the company — best known for its model railways and scalextric car race tracks — reported pre—tax losses of £10.1 million for the year to the end of march. an australian court has fined apple £5 million for refusing to fix iphones and ipads that had been serviced by third parties. the federal court of australia found those actions breached consumer law. the fault made iphones and ipads inoperable, after users downloaded a software update. but when customers sought repairs, apple refused because their devices had previously been fixed by a third party, sometimes even when just for a cracked screen. now, imagine arguing with a robot. this doesn't include self—checkouts in the supermarket. ibm has demonstrated a computer that listens and rebuts a human's arguments in what was described as a ground—breaking display

of artificial intelligence. the machine drew from a library of hundreds of millions of documents — mostly newspaper articles and academic journals — to form its responses to a topic it was not prepared for beforehand. before we go, let's have a look at the markets. the ftse is down. sterling is weak against the dollar. it is now below $1 32 cents. we were expecting and it interests raised and that has weakened sterling. oil prices very volatile at the minute. we have a meeting happening on friday. saudi arabia and russia are pushing for higher output so we will

have to wait to see what happens. i will be back with more business news throughout the afternoon. thank you very much, rachel. let's bring you some royal baby news. sara tindall has given birth to a baby girl weighing... that is an announcement from buckingham palace. she will be sister to their four—year—old daughter mia. seventh great—grandchild of the queen. a statement saying mike tindall was present at the birth. the queen, the duke of edinburgh and mike's presents have been informed and are delighted with the news. the baby's name will be confirmed in due course. that is the second child for za ra course. that is the second child for zara and mike tindall. congratulations to them. a new battery—powered plane has

taken to the skies over norway — as part of the nation's bid to tackle climate change and air pollution. the country is planning to run all its transport systems on electricity. our environment analyst roger harabin has been to norway to find out more. she is tiny book bigger planes are coming as technology improves. they are quiet with low exhaust. norway aims to have all its short—haul flights battery powered by 2040. norway's both are going electric as well as part of the battle against

climate change. this battery—powered boat is faster than a normal ferry with two big advantages. you might know exhausts, no noise. the batteries are hidden below decks. in future, all of norway's ferries will look like this. norway is also subsidising electric cars. it is cheaper to buy, to run and to maintain, and it is good for the environment. no conventional cars will be sold in the country after 2025. that is way sooner than the 2040 date proposed by countries like france and the uk. so are norwegians environmental saints? no, they are not. in winter, they fly long haul for the summer and they are rich from oil and gas. but then lead norway is setting on electric

transport is creating a real buzz. we are going to go straight to a statement from charlotte caldwell who has been fighting for her 12—year—old son billy to be given cannabis oil supplies. a change in the law relating to medicinal cannabis. by saturday lunchtime, the home office had released billy's anti—epileptic medication and the improvement from friday's life—threatening condition the vastly improved was evident. when he was formally discharged from chelsea and westminster hospital on monday. yesterday, the government announced the assembly of an expert panel of clinicians to assess individual cases of epilepsy and respond

according to medical needs. today, a few moments ago in the house of commons, the government commissioned a full review of medicinal cannabis. while clearly largely positive, we still want to hear the details from the mouths of the home secretary and the mouths of the home secretary and the health secretary. who were sitting next to him when they made the statement. every single stage of this campaign we have mentioned making history. and we have mentioned it because common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of six children has lost the political process wide open and is on the verge of changing thousands of lives. by bringing medicinal cannabis laws in line with many other countries. we are on the

threshold of the next chapter of the history book. i want to close this particular page of the history book with meetings today with the health secretary and the home secretary. a week ago, they would have been left with their ears ringing, today, it will be to thank them for seeing and hearing sense and joining us in creating history in the united kingdom. thank you. so there we are. a brief statement from charlotte caldwell, the mother of 12—year—old billy who has acute epilepsy and who has been fighting that campaign for billy to be ploughed cannabis oil supplies that she brought in from canada for her son. and there was, of course, wide outrage when those supplies were confiscated from her. we can go to the weather now and thatis

we can go to the weather now and that is with darren. thank you very much. we have a mixture of weather across the uk today. it is multi and low cloud over the hills in wales. bright and warmer towards the east. further north, it is much cooler. northern ireland and scotland we are seeing outbreaks of rain which will turn more extensive this evening. maybe catching heavy rain in the far north of england as well. further south, away from the south—west where it could be misty and maggie, there will be clearer skies and it could be quite warm. as this area of low pressure moves away and takes the rain to scandinavia, we have a weakening front. we start with some rain but it tends to peter its way out across the midlands and south wales. behind it sunny spells but we have showers coming into the north—west of scotland. cool and fresh air coming down from the

north. still warm and humid across east anglia and the south—east of england. this is the last of the heat and humidity as we head towards the later part of the week. it will be cooler and fresher for all of us. the home secretary announced that a review of cannabis use for medicinal use but says that a ban on recreational use of the drug will continue. isa is a whatever we do in evidence, not just bowing to might be popular sentiment. a minute's silence has been observed at a ceremony