today at five. a major policy change in prospect as a review is ordered into the medicinal use of cannabis. the move was prompted by recent cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control their seizures. i will do everything in my power to make sure that we have a system that works so that these children and these parents can get access to the best possible medical treatment. the review has been welcomed by those families affected — who say it's been a long time coming. common—sense and the power of mothers and fathers of sick children has bust the political process wide open and is on the verge of changing thousands of lives. but the drug will still be banned for recreational use. we'll have details and reaction from lord robert winston and others. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. religious and community leadersjoin together for a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terror attack in north london.

the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster is shown images of firefighters entering the flat where the fire began. yet more disruption for northern rail passengers as a 24—hour strike over staffing levels affects services. and how harry's goal beat harry's wedding — england's world cup win over tunisia was the most—watched television programme of the year so far. it's 5 o'clock. our main story is that the home secretary sajid javid has announced a review of the medicinal use of cannabis which could lead to patients in the uk being prescribed drugs made from the plant.

mrjavid was responding to recent appeals from the parents of several children who want them to be able to access medications which can alleviate epilepsy and other illnesses. but mrjavid stressed that the class b drug would remain banned for recreational use. the home secretary said he'd authorised a licence today for six—year—old alfie dingley — after his mother said she had been waiting months for government action. our correspondent caroline davies has more details. could cannabis become a legal medicine? at the moment the drug is classified as schedule one, that means it is thought to have no therapeutic value and it's illegal to possess it in the uk. but today the home secretary announced the government are going to look again. it has become clear to me since becoming home secretary that the position we find ourselves in currently is not satisfactory.

it is not satisfactory for the parents, it is not satisfactory for the doctors, and it is not satisfactory for me. i have now come to the conclusion that it is time to review the scheduling of cannabis. it's after campaigns by families like billy caldwell‘s, whose cannabis oil was seized at heathrow airport. and alfie dingley. alfie has a rare form of epilepsy which means he can have up to 35 alfie has a rare form of epilepsy which means he can have up to 30 violent seizures a day. his family moved to the netherlands where he could use medical cannabis oil. when they moved back to the uk, they couldn't. this morning his mother said that despite meeting the prime minister nearly three months ago, she was still waiting to be given permission to use it. they said they would find a compassionate and speedy way in which our doctors could prescribe for alfie. that was three months ago. she said to me, she looked me in the eye and she said she would help me and i believed her. and i feel distraught today,

to be quite honest. today alfie was given special permission to be able to use the oil. but what about using cannabis without a prescription? former leader of the conservative party lord hague said today that the uk drug policy is inappropriate, ineffective, and utterly out of date. he thinks the government should think about legalising it, but the government said that's not on the table. 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 possessions will remain unchanged. legalising medical marijuana in the uk is farfrom a done deal. some experts say using it isn't always straightforward. and needs more trials. but for the families that have been fighting for this change, this is a big step forward. we'rejoined by the labour

mp andy mcdonald — who lost his son who suffered an epileptic seizure. that was 12 years ago. our full sympathy with you for that and i just wondered today when you see this sequence of events and now this change of heart by the government, what are your thoughts?” change of heart by the government, what are your thoughts? i do welcome the change of heart on the part of the change of heart on the part of the government and i think this is a welcome step. ijust have a residual anxiety that this may be the start ofa anxiety that this may be the start of a process that is perhaps too long, i wanted to be made simple and quick and effective for those many families that are in the position of

waiting for that green light. it is a tortuous process they have to go through to get that license and i just hope there is compassion and action from the government to make sure they do not have to go through that. it is such a painful process and they know the risks that they run by not having that vital treatment. it has been shown to be efficacious, the clinicians say it should be administered and relieved that should be enough for us to take the barriers away and that these children have the treatment they need. there's very little understanding of thing generally of what these conditions are and ijust wonder if you could explain a bit, i think that your son was aged 16 when he passed away but why do you think that this kind of treatment might have been efficacious in his case and others? sadly we will never know that, it has been difficult for us asafamily that, it has been difficult for us as a family to enter into the fray in this discussion because that was not an offer that was available to us. i do not think it was much talk

of in those days but we do wonder whether it would have worked. but thatis whether it would have worked. but that is why i want to speak because ido that is why i want to speak because i do not want families to go through what gone through, to lose a child is the most dreadful thing that can happen and i really want to see that avoided for others. and there is a solution, there is that option. so i wa nt solution, there is that option. so i want the government to understand that parents are living with this fear and anxiety and they know that they are children, they their history intimately with then in conjunction with the paediatricians and neurologists, all the clinicians, if they make a decision that this is the best treatment for that this is the best treatment for that child, then they should have no barrier to that whatsoever and it should be done immediately. back to your original point about timescale and as you say a review can take a long time. could it be done immediately of what is the minimum time for review? the government have

taken the step and i would ask them to think about a blanket removal, a blanket exemption so clinicians can make that decision about this particular medication in those particular medication in those particular cases where clinicians on the ground make the decision it will work. do not have them wait for this review. you have made the first step but parents at their tonight will be saying we really need this tomorrow, cannot live with the threat hanging over us cannot live with the threat hanging over us that our child may go into a series of seizures and for into a state from which they do not return. it is too much for them to bear and it was the child too much risk and they should act quickly. there has been a change of leadership in the home office lately, do you think that that has been the catalyst here? well i'm hopeful and i think the home secretary must be given the opportunity to produce on his

promises but i rather think the government has been pushed into this and that is the power of public pressure and we should not devalue that. but i just pressure and we should not devalue that. but ijust want pressure and we should not devalue that. but i just want to see progress made, that is the important thing. iwant progress made, that is the important thing. i want to put party politics to one side, this is not a party political issue, we need this to be resolved whether thousands of families across the country who are waiting on this decision and wedding on progress and wanting to see their situation resolved. there's a wider issue of course course about cannabis, we are talking specifically about medicinal use and we had william hague saying he thought that the war against canada's —— against cannabis had been lost. what is your view of the broader picture? i think it is valid point and we should look at this carefully my big worry is that i do not want to have that wider discussion about the greater use of cannabis confused with this issue of

the medical use of cannabis oil because i think if we do that we start to put the two things together andi start to put the two things together and i just hear we start to put the two things together and ijust hear we will not make progress on the important medical issue that we need to address right now. but it is a valid question and i think it is sensible to have a proper review of drugs policy more generally but i do not want to prejudge that and make a comment for fear of prejudicing the key issue in front of us, helping children the like of which we heard about over the last several days. thank you for coming in. a minute's silence has been held at a ceremony in north london to commemorate the anniversary of the finsbury park attack. makram ali — who was 51 and a father of six — was killed and nine other people were injured when a van was driven into a crowd outside a mosque. our correspondent richard lister has more details. 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 grenfell tower inquiry has been shown video images ta ken by firefighters as they entered the flat in the tower block where the fire started. they managed to put out the kitchen fire which started in or around a fridge freezer. but the blaze re—entered the flat through a window before spreading up the walls of the building. this report by our home affairs correspondent tom symonds contains some images of smoke and flames which some viewers may find distressing. at about seven minutes past one firefighters enter the flat... the first footage of the grenfell tower fire from the inside. firefighters enter flat 16 on the fourth floor. you can see the firefighters moving around the entrance hallway

as they start to make an entrance into the first bedroom. the inquiry was shown the pictures on the left from a thermal camera. on the right, mobile phone footage of exactly the same time from outside. they search two bedrooms, smoke, but no flames. then... here is where the firefighters enter the kitchen for the first time. the yellow glow that you see is the fire that is down at the window and of the kitchen. a crucial moment, the two—man team act fast. the firefighters attempt to put water on the fire and you can see there where the hose reel is spraying water on the fire. they close the door. and then they open the door again to see that the fire is still present. six minutes later, the fire in the kitchen is out. but look what is happening outside the window. the flames have escaped. pieces of melting, burning cladding fall to the ground. within minutes the fire will be unstoppable. this is all evidence of something important.

the fire broke out of the flat five minutes before firefighters broke in. professor mcdade's job is to explain to the inquiry chairman the first minutes of this disaster, specifically where the fire began. it is my view that it can be concluded with confidence that the fire which occurred in grenfell tower on the 14th ofjune started in the kitchen of flat 16 on the fourth floor of g re nfell tower. but also how it started. in the devastated kitchen she is able to spot the patterns of the fire. the burn marks where a fridge freezer stood. the signs of heat on the sides of that appliance. and she says the fire started here, in the area marked in red. but more investigation is needed to determine how. one theory is an electrical fault or surge, there is evidence

a tripswitch was activated. was that a cause or effect of the fire? one of the many questions still to be answered. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: the home secretary announces a review into the medicinal use of cannabis. religious and community leadersjoin together for a minute silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terror attack in north london. the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster is shown images of firefighters entering the flat where the fire began. in sport, senegal surprised poland, an own goal the difference so far while japan beat colombia earlier. andy murray makes his return to the court for the first time in nearly a year but looks like the player of the old so far. and england are on course for a world record total in

the third one—day international with australia at trent bridge for the alex hales with a century. president trump is due to meet with republican lawmakers later ahead of votes on immigration legislation. it follows mounting criticism over the detention of children separated from their immigrant parents at the us border. photos over the weekend showed undocumented children being held in fenced enclosures at a texas facility — prompting condemnation from both parties — of the ‘zero tolerance' policy. legislation is being considered that would curb, if not entirely halt, the practice of separating families. jan halper hayes is in washington dc — she was part of president trump's transition team and is former vice president of republicans overseas. good review tojoin

good review to join us. good review tojoin us. i'm just wondering what is your sense of the reception that this policy is now getting and if it in your opinion unstoppable in its condemnation?m is not unstoppable for the thing is no matter what donald trump dials, he could walk on water and we would be talking about how his swimming is polluting the water and hurting climate change. that is just the way the media likes to go after him. what the critical issues are and why jeff sessions put in the zero tolerance policy is because of the loophole that people have discovered which is the catch and release. so that would mean that we would keep people for 20 days and then we released them and we lose track of them and they are not immigrants, they are illegal aliens. a couple of other things, the fact that when they come to the border they are

told they will be separated from their children put up however we have 12,000 children right now that with health and human services and 10,000 of them came unaccompanied. only 2000 came with their parents. and we have got to have congress yet on this. in 2014 obama had the same situation and he was holding out as he wanted the 3.7 billion supplemental bill to be passed and congress did nothing. the brain needs to go on congress because they wa nt needs to go on congress because they want just to be needs to go on congress because they wantjust to be able to do it politically instead of being robbed solvers. we have looked at this in 2010, though clinton looked at it in 1997. our lawmakers need to solve this problem. just taking up on legal status, we understand the point you're making about the legality of their entry. when you

say they're worried they will be separated from their children, if that a disincentive, is that meant to be something that stops them coming in what is the rationale behind that? the rationale is to let them know what is going to go on and if they are asylum seekers they have an option to enter the country legally in going to one of the different places. the false asylum applications in the first five months of this year have gone up 314%. the concern is, and they also let them know that it is this is not your child you will be separated, your child you will be separated, you have to prove that this is your child's because we have child trafficking problems as well. so i think that it, that part of the onus is on the parents making the decision. if i am an asylum seeker and willing to take that risk because i know it will be a separation of two weeks, six weeks,

but if i have a legitimate issue then this would be positive for us that there are so many people using this loophole. the last point is that if donald trump picked up the phone as people are saying and said do not separate them and get rid of zero tolerance policies, we had over 50,000 illegal aliens enter in april. this would open borders are just like what happened to germany and other countries in europe. and he is not for that. we need our lawmakers to solve this issue. i'm just wondering at this point, i know there are just wondering at this point, i know there a re protests just wondering at this point, i know there are protests in some places today, el paso for example. just to run through a list for you because i think it is useful for viewers, you have the us chambers of commerce today urging an end to this policy of separating children, but lanier trump saying she hates to see children separated from families,

formerfirst children separated from families, former first lady children separated from families, formerfirst lady laura children separated from families, former first lady laura bush saying the policies immoral, republican charlie baker of massachusetts saying it is inhumane. is there a point at which the president is to take these criticisms into account and properly reassess it at this point? he is taking it into account. senator cruise is drafting a bill for the senate to pass that allows for the senate to pass that allows forfamilies to for the senate to pass that allows for families to not be separated. but you have to understand that with the catch and release, that if we do not have is zero tolerance policy right now, the floodgates will be opened and we will be subject to it. also what melania trump has said was that yes it was heartbreaking to her and it is hard working to me. i lost my son, if i had a child i knew was someplace and to separated, that would be killing me but she also addedin would be killing me but she also added in her comment that both sides need to work together and resolve

this problem. i wish the media would get on the case with our feckless leaders and paul ryan and mitch mcconnell, they need to get together and stop their baby pouting of not getting this problem solved. just a final point, what are the prospects in your view of congress can interview on this and do you think again just interview on this and do you think againjust to go back interview on this and do you think again just to go back to the point, that the president things that this isa that the president things that this is a useful deterrent for this thing to happen? well yes, it should be a useful deterrent. and i do not have the latest numbers because as i said in april we had almost 51,000 who came in. but we have two immigration bill is coming up to vote for this week. and so this is the time our

politicians instead of going for the emotional and pulling at the heartstrings, what they can do is they can solve this problem. donald trump has offered to solve the issue, the democrats do not want him to succeed and actually others do not either. but they have to put politics aside because this is a ha rd politics aside because this is a hard landing situation. we will see what happens in those votes, thank you forjoining us today. —— heart rendering. a former soldier is to be prosecuted in connection with the killing of a man at a border checkpoint in county tyrone in 1988. the northern ireland public prosecution service said he's to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. joining me now from belfast is our ireland correspondent, chris page. tell us more about this case, a

20—year—old case and what it means customer weld the killing of aidan mcanespie has been a touchstone case for the complex issue of how the hundreds of unsolved killings from the troubles in northern ireland should be investigated. aidan mcanespie was 23 when he was shot deadin mcanespie was 23 when he was shot dead in february 19 88. he was walking through a border checkpoint on the border between county tyrone and county monaghan and in those days are like today there was a checkpoint on the border manned by the grenadier guards. aidan mcanespie was walking to go to a gaelic football match and he was hit by one of three bullets which was fired from a machine gun. his family have said that he was deliberately targeted after he was repeatedly harassed by the army or that the soldier who fired the fatal shot claimed he had accidentally pulled the trigger because his fingers were wet. he was charged over the killing backin wet. he was charged over the killing back in 1988 but those charges were dropped. in two years ago the

northern ireland attorney general john larkin was asked by the family of aidan mcanespie for a fresh inquest into the killing and mr larkin referred the case to the public prosecution service. they reviewed the evidence available to them and today they have announced that they will bring a fresh charge of manslaughter by gross negligence. the suspect is 48 now, e is david jonathan holden, it is believed that he lives in england, he was informed today by the prosecution service of their decision to bring new charges by e—mailand he their decision to bring new charges by e—mail and he is expected to appear in court in the next few months. many thanks for bringing us up months. many thanks for bringing us up to date. glasgow school of art — which was gutted in a fire on friday — will be saved in some form, the school's director says. experts have now inspected the historic mackintosh building following the blaze — and while the older part of the building suffered severe damage — some design features like the weather vane, railings and the metalwork, have survived. the shell of the building is also intact — which the school's director tom inns believes will give teams hope of

salvaging the building in some form. the queen's granddaughter, zara tindall, has given birth to a baby girl. the baby was delivered at stroud materinty hospital and weighed nine pounds, three ounces. the baby is the olympic equestrian's second child with her husband, mike tindall, following the birth of their daughter mia in 2014. the headlines coming up and all the sports news as well. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. we end the day with some spells of sunshine in the south—east of england in particular. further north across the uk things are very different, it is cooler with this rain across northern ireland that will spill into scotland with some heavy breasts of rain. we could

eventually see wetter weather heading into the north of england later in the night of the south of that some low cloud and drizzle over west h ills of that some low cloud and drizzle over west hills of wales, clearer skies in the east. most of the rain coming on that area of low pressure which is pushed away towards scandinavia. and tomorrow we're left with this weakening weather front moving south. so overnight rain clears the way and we will see this narrowing band of cloud heading south but nothing arriving in south east anglia where it will be another warm day with temperatures in the mid—20s. further some sunshine but cooler and fresher. —— further north. the time is 5:29pm. this is bbc news — the headlines: the home secretary announces a review into the medicinal use of cannabis — in a move prompted by cases of children with epilepsy not having access to cannabis oil to control their seizures. religious and community leadersjoin together for a minute silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terror

attack in north london. the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster is shown images of firefighters entering the flat where the fire began. there's been more disruption for northern rail passengers, as a 24—hour strike over staffing levels affects services. here's tim hague with the sport. we will get to all matters russia in a moment. england have posted a world record total in their third odi against australia. a win in nottingham would wrap up the series for the hosts — with two matches to spare. the aussies won the toss and decided to bowl but their attack has been hammered. jason roy made a quickfire 82 before being run out. jonny bairstow made 139 offjust 92 balls, while alex hales has also raced to three figures.

a few moments ago, england 458—3, with three overs to go. so they've easily beaten the record international score of 444, which was also england's! well, it's been another excellent day in russia as we get to the end of the first set of world cup group matches. let's go straight to moscow, as olly foster can tell us all about it. three more matches. group h joins the party, we have seen all 32 nations here at these tournament. it wasn't for england to be monitoring, should they get out of bed group, they will be facing one of these teams in the last 16. japan have beaten colombia 2—1 in saransk. columbia shot themselves in the

foot. they had a man sent off in the third minute. colombia's carlos sanchez was giving his marching orders in just the third minute against japan as he blocked an open goal with his arm. former manchester united midfielder shinji kagawa stepped up to score with ease. ten—man colombia couldn't keep up in the second half though, allowing japan to claim a 2—1 victory thanks to yuya osa ko's header. he is the hero ofjapan. they are top of group h as it stands. the other group h match is under way right now. that is where senegal apparently beating poland 2—0. it was 1—0 at half—time. i heavily deflected shot. how about this for an absolute

clanger? the longer loop pass back and they just switched clanger? the longer loop pass back and theyjust switched off clanger? the longer loop pass back and they just switched off and looked at that, nipping in, embarrassing really for the polls, 2-0 to embarrassing really for the polls, 2—0 to senegal. we have got about 20 minutes left of play in that. one more match we have coming up in group a, we all start again. russia and egypt second match in that group. egypt losing their first match the uruguay, russia from the saudis in the opening match. mo salah saudis in the opening match. mo sala h starts saudis in the opening match. mo salah starts in that game. that shall do better now, the one that he cropped for liverpool. my word, egypt really needs to win that match if russia win, they are good as do the knockout stage. what about england ? the knockout stage. what about england? they arrived back at their base in the early hours this morning after eating tunisia 2—1. those two harry kane

goals, he was given the day off, as we re goals, he was given the day off, as were the rest of the starting 11, a substitute training session today. a full day off tomorrow for a bit of relaxing rest. i am sure the whole camp was upbeat as it was before the tunisia game, i am sure they are feeling very good and happy with life at the moment. you would expect us to be happy and buzzing, which we were, it's a big step to take, getting the three points but, like i said before, we know it's a platform for us to build on. we have to improve the performances which will ultimately get the three points. england happy with things. senegal are happy as well. to know up with 20 minutes after play. we will be back with sports day half past six. olly has been andy murray pelee over

the last couple of years. —— play. andy murray is back on a tennis court for the first time in nearly a year and he's done well against australia's nick kygrios. murray took the first set. they are ona murray took the first set. they are on a tie—break in the second. they had a break each. kyrgios leading 4-3 had a break each. kyrgios leading 4—3 in the break. novak djokovic looks in good shape. the three—time wimbledon champion swept aside john millman of australia in straight sets, dropping only three games. he'll play grigor dimitrov next. a bit ofa a bit of a tough test for djokovic there. at the wta event in birmingham, british number one johanna konta is out in the first round. she was beaten by the defending champion petra kvitova. 6-3, 6-4. a

6—3, 6—4. a former wimbledon champion, she's pretty good on the grass court herself. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. england breaking the world record in cricket. doing really well. thank you very much. it is now 5:36pm. more now on the news that the home secretary, sajid javid, has announced a review of cannabis for medicinal use, which could lead to prescribed drugs derived from the plant. the decision was prompted by recent high—profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures. but the ban on recreational use of cannabis will continue. we can speak now to lord robert winston, professor of science & society at imperial college london. good to see you with us. for broader

response to what the home secretary has signalled today. we should welcome the response, 20 years ago, i was chairman of the science select committee in the house of lords and we set up an enquiry into medicinal uses of cannabis and at that time, the home secretary was imposed to it, he did not read our report before he made his statement. that isa before he made his statement. that is a real change. i think one of the problems was when we looked at cannabis, the thing that is still true today to some extent, the scientific evidence was lacking and i think it still is to some extent. what the committee was clearly impressed with them and i think we should be now, it has happened this week, there is a very strong compassionate case for the use of cannabis irrespective of the precise scientific evidence. it is very clear that our number of conditions, is not the only one, people who do

not want to get high or damage their mind orthe not want to get high or damage their mind or the ability to understand reality, they want to take cannabis because it relieves thousands and six and it makes them feel better neurologically. —— seizures and fits. does that not qualify as evidence that it relieves these conditions? there is inadequate scientific evidence. some trials have been done, we recommended that should be job trials and at least one drug was developed after our select committee which is in some use today. but i think the need for more trials might be helpful to understand. the problem is cannabis is not a single compound. we do understand one of

these molecules quite well, thc, that one is one that probably we should be testing more accurately with the sort of conditions we see with the sort of conditions we see with this little boy. it seems ridiculous that he could not get something which curley was of benefit to him where he was the not in anyway hallucinating or going over the top with the minimal drug that his mother was giving him. that was the next question, risk. of people have expressed scepticism around. unquantifiable wrist, is that right? i think that is a bit over the top. if people are risking themselves by taking cannabis all themselves by taking cannabis all the risk takers and therefore take cannabis is a big problem. that is why trials are quite useful but i think if you look at risk, we have several drugs that we used like cigarette smoking and alcohol which clearly have a very quantifiable scientifical proved evidence for risk and a very considerable risk. i think in that context one has to say

that cannabis does not seem to be really anything like a serious and whilst we do not want to drugs on the market, it would seem to me that properly regulated, as scheduled drug, this would be a reasonable thing to consider and i hope the government will do that soon. that was the point made earlier by a guess, to do with timescale and when we spoke to a labour mp he led express with this with one of his children and he was saying it could be enacted almost immediately. do you think that is rational and fair? i think it could be. to some extent, medical practitioners do regulate the use of hallucinogenic drugs very well. there are always risks that some bad medical practitioner will deliberately do things which are wrong but that is unlikely, i think, tavern with most of these drugs. we

do not spread morphine around or heroin around as medical practitioners and i think the same would be treated with cannabis, which has a much lower risk anyway. it is not just which has a much lower risk anyway. it is notjust the epilepsy, it certainly works for some cases of parkinson's, very often the other drugs do not work very well. a final point if i may on the kind of culture around it. you mentioned the home secretary 20 years ago he would not look at the evidence as you hinted, what has been the resistance, if we accept tobacco and alcohol are possibly more dangerous than than cannabis, what is the cultural resistance? i think that is an important question. to be fair to politicians and to the previous home secretary, he doesn't only have to look at the scientific evidence but to be fair, he has to look at the

society that he's regulating and i think at the time 20 years ago most people or a lot of people certainly felt that taking cannabis led on to things like schizo —— schizophrenia. it is probably a small risk empowered to district being taking up empowered to district being taking up very small boaters. thank you very much. -- compared to this drug being taken in very small doses. 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 walkouts planned on thursday and saturday over the long—running issue of staffing on trains. the union says imposing driver—only services is a risk to public safety as our correspondent danny savage reports. first thing this morning,

graham bandera leaves his home in harrogate for the short drive to the railway station. this is the 21st strike day on northern rail in the last 15 months. so he's already adjusted his plans. the train i normally get is the 9:09. and that has just been completely shelved. the one before that i think it is the quarter to nine, that is shelved. i'm now running well late. normally there is a train every half an hour during rush hour on this route between harrogate and leeds. but this is the first one for an hour and a half and the last train tonight back is just before half past five when normally there would be a service at half past 11 at night. it really has restricted the number of services on this northern route. in leeds, graham has a ten minute walk to the office, time to reflect on months of problems on northern rail. i was paying £156 a month, so when you turn up, you should realistically expect your train to be there or thereabouts, at least be on time most

of the time. you can give or take one or two misdemeanours, but in general, it's a bit of a lottery. finally he gets to work, as the political cartoonist at the yorkshire post. he has found plenty of inspiration on his commute. there are two more days of strike action to come this week. the problems for northern rail passengers are not going away. president trump is speaking at the moment, addressing the issue of immigration. cis immigration. c is saying. legislation that nobody has any idea what they are doing, you have to see this, it is a mile high. child smugglers exploit the loopholes and they gain illegal entry into the united states, putting countless children in danger

on the perilous trek to the united states. they come up through mexico, mexico does nothing for us. you hear it take, they do nothing for us, they could stop it. they have very strong laws. try staying in mexico for a couple of days, see how long that lasts. ok? applause they do nothing for us and i see it, i stayed $100 billion plus. that may country, one of the worst deals over by this country. the disaster and we are trying to equalise it, it is not easy but we are getting there. we are going to ta ke are getting there. we are going to take care of our american farmers and we will take a rafa manufacturers and manufacturing jobs. they are making unbelievable

amount of money and that is not including the drugs that flowing through bordeaux because we have no wall and we have no protection. —— at work border. the drugs that are coming through is disgraceful. we will see if we can make a reasonable nafta deal or at the deal does not have to be called nafta. we can do one—on—one with mexico, one—on—one with canada. canada, they like to talk. they are our great neighbour. they fought world war ii with us, we appreciate it. they thought world wari appreciate it. they thought world war i with us, we appreciate it, but we are protecting each other. there was a story two days ago in a major newspaper talking about people living in canada coming into the united states and smuggling things back into canada because the terrorists are so massive —— the

ta riffs terrorists are so massive —— the tariffs are so high that they have do the main. they buy shoes on the wearer. they scuffed them up, they make them sound old or look old. we are treated horribly. dairy, 275% tariff, that is basically a barrier without saying it is a barrier. i told them if they do not change their ways, we have a tremendous deficit, people say there is not that much of the deficit. they are not including two things, energy and timber. those are the two big things when it comes to canada. we have to change our ways, we can no longer be the stupid country. we want to be the stupid country. we want to be the smart country. president trump delivering remarks abbey national federation of independent businesses. typically forthright

attack neighbours, including mexico and rather less forthright in canada. really talking about the immigration problem that we were discussing earlier. the controversial practice there of separating children from their pa rents separating children from their parents when they are entering the us illegally. president trump discussing trade barriers as well. i am sure there will be more reporting on that a little bit later. it is 5:48pm. let us turn to one of the other big stories. suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the uk. james wentworth—stanley was 21 when he took his own life, he'd been suffering from depression. today, a new support centre in liverpoool named after him was opened by the duke of cambridge. james' place will provide therapy for men experiencing depression

and suicidal thoughts. our correspondent tim muffett has been to visit the centre with james's 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. with me is matthew legg, who's 21, who's also suffered from depression, and who's using his experience to raise awareness of the issue for young men and to reduce the rate of male suicide in the uk.

last weekend matthew hosted a charity football tournament in wembley, to spread the message. good of you to come in. thank you for having me. tell me about the football tournament, what happened and what was the result? on saturday, 16th ofjune, in wembley, my cousin and i organised a world cup 27 aside tournament called the fc not allowed. —— not alone. it was women's team, men's team, everyone was involved. a group stage and a knockout and then australia were victorious. but great day for eve ryo ne victorious. but great day for everyone who came. we raised over £10,000 now and just over three months which is more likely could've screamed. we hope to raise 3000 or

are screamed. we hope to raise 3000 or a re efforts. iam sure a re efforts. i am sure viewers will want to know, we have some nice images there. what we have some nice images there. what we are looking at those, a little bit about your experience and why it led to this, because one of the big things i think is especially young people and young men is this context, they find it difficult to discuss it if they are depressed. what is your experience and how did it lead to this? my express was between august and january, he generally that has just been. i had a severe episode of depression. i had to defer my studies on the next year. it was pretty horrendous, i thought everything that made me who iam had thought everything that made me who i am had been ripped away from me. five months ago for six months ago, i would not be able to hold this conversation with you. it was

horrific experience, very traumatic. i had the kind of financial backing from my family and a great support system that meant i kind of learnt some techniques to help me deal with my anxiety and depression. i was also offered medication and i had this incredible support system ramey consisting of my girlfriend, family and friends, which i am incredibly lucky to have. having had that experience, my cousin and i decided to try and use that horrendous, negative express to bring something positive, to get people talking. it is 84 men every week taking their life, a man every two hours. there will be more attempting and tha nkfully will be more attempting and thankfully not successful in their attempts. we want to get people talking and not wanting to dwell on these horrific figures that letting eve ryo ne these horrific figures that letting everyone know how traumatic they are, bring something that brings positive social change so that other people in my position in the future

will be able to talk to everyone else around about this issue, because it cannot be the case that people stay silent. illjust make it worse than perpetuate the issue. the figures are shocking. it brings us the figures are shocking. it brings us back to the point and especially you representing a younger generation were clearly the problem is still there in terms of a relu cta nce is still there in terms of a reluctance to share. what is it about the campaign that will lead to people being more ready or more open about their feelings and how they are feeling? i think hopefully people will see me talking in the same way i saw andrew flintoff talking, liam mckenzie, my dad talking, liam mckenzie, my dad talking and think, ok, here's a student, he seems quite similar to me in certain ways, he can talk about it. i have received positive feedback from everyone, one of the

scariest things i've had to do, sharing my experience, one of the most worthwhile and i am hoping through this campaign and through fc not alone, you are not alone in this situation if you a man, you not. i think it is for out of ten men according to a poll have considered taking their own lives at some point. but as men under 45. you're not alone in this issue. reach tell the people, you are not going to get the people, you are not going to get the negative reactions you believe there. there are so many support services open to. we need to awareness, get more coverage for it, thatis awareness, get more coverage for it, that is helpline open from 5p awareness, get more coverage for it, that is helpline open from sp to midnight. it is anonymous and anyone can call. matthew, lovely to talk to. thank you for having me. it is not an easy thing to share that

thank you for doing it. good luck on the campaign. 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 to bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. we have seen quite a muddy feeling sort of data across england and wales. —— muggy. some blue skies hey in luton and we have seen some sunshine coming through now and again here in cambridgeshire. more cloud, tempter is only up to 25 celsius around the london area. cooler and fresher conditions. this area of cloud thickening up in northern ireland and across scotland, here we will find some

outbreaks of rain. either side of bar, a different sort of area across the uk. warmer, humid air across southern part of the uk, cooler, fresher north—westerly is further north. we have got the rain in between and we have some wet weather across northern ireland, telling wetter in the next few hours across scotland, heavier bursts of rain. we could see some heavy rain arriving in the far north of england. to these start at that, drizzly weather around wales, a warm and muggy night as it was last night. the heaviest of the rain is not whether funfair, the waste tip, the area of low pressure. i will be pulling a wave in the north sea and we get this weakening weather front moving its way southwards. we will see the overnight rain clearing eastern parts of scotland, clearing northern ireland. heavy rain dying out as it moves its way southwards. more breaking cloud following on,

some sunshine, blustery showers for the north—west of scotland where it will feel a bit on the chilly side. there is still some warm and humid air left across east anglia and the south—east where it will be dry with some sunshine and temperatures here maybe a bit higher than they were today. as we head later ran into the week, we are all going to get into this cooler fresher sort of air. it is going to be dry and there will be some spells of sunshine as well. dry because we have high—pressure shaping our weather. building in from the atlantic as it is more out to the west on thursday and friday, we are drawing cooler air around the flank of the high—pressure,. perhaps a few shows for the south—east scotland, otherwise thursday should bea dry scotland, otherwise thursday should be a dry day. cloud developing through the day but it will not trouble us too much. those temperature shows will be lower, noticeably slowed towards the south—east but most of us sitting at 16 or 17. using cannabis for

medicinal purposes — the home secretary announces a review, which could see more patients allowed to use the drug. it comes as the mother of six—year—old alfie dingley is granted a licence, allowing his severe epilepsy to be treated with cannabis oil. it means that, instead of having hundreds of seizures a month, going into hospital in an ambulance, having intravenous steroids every week, he is now going to have a pretty much normal life. but the home secretary insists cannabis for recreational use will remain illegal. also on the programme tonight: a minute's silence to mark the first anniversary of the terror attack at finsbury park mosque, which killed one man and injured nine others. back in action — andy murray's playing queen's, in his first competitive match in almost a year, after a hip operation. and in london, tributes