this is bbc news. the headlines at 10pm. 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. 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. police say a small number of people have been treated at the scene of a minor blast at southgate tube station in north london. police say the incident is not believed to be terror related. republicans in the us senate say migrant families should be kept together while their immigration status is determined, as president trump faces increasing criticism for his zero tolerance policy. brilliantly! and russia are on the edge of qualifying for the second round of their own

world cup, after a 3—1 win over egypt. it's the best start of any host nation in the history of the tournament. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary, sajid javid, has announced a review of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes but he said the ban on the recreational use of the drug would continue. charlotte caldwell, whose son billy has severe epilepsy, was granted a 20—day licence for the drug last week. she welcomed the home secretary's decision to review the law. i think billy's story and what billy asa i think billy's story and what billy as a little boy has had to endure this week, has got into the hearts of the politicians in our country

and into the hearts of the nation. you know... we all are very aware that billy should not have had to endure that. but what has happened on the positive side of that is that oui’ on the positive side of that is that ourcampaign has on the positive side of that is that our campaign has actually made history. they are now recognising that medicinal cannabis has medicinal benefits. earlier i spoke to professor ley sander, the medical director at the epilepsy society and professor of neurology at university college london, and i asked him what the medical evidence was that cannabis can help treat epilepsy. there is quite a lot of confusion in the field. we basically have a plant, cannabis, and the two products that can be extracted from the plant. one is cpt, and the other one. the oils may have different

composition, different amounts of these products and it. in this country, it is not legal to have the part, more than 0.2% because of the psychoactive part of the substance, the part that gives you the high. the one without that is available as a food supplement, people can get it. there is also a side, the development of what is called a pharmaceutical grade cpt, that is basically medicine, a tablet that is done with the extract of the cannabis plant. there is some confusion as well with street cannabis and i have seen people coming and talking and actually asking if they could use street cannabis for their epilepsy. and could bake? i do not think it is a goodidea could bake? i do not think it is a good idea because there is no evidence for the use of cannabis. what we have is a number of

anti—dotes. the life is made of antidotes but medicine we always wa nt to antidotes but medicine we always want to see clear evidence. police say that they don't suspect terrorism after a ‘small explosion‘ at southgate tube station in north london. earlier tonight, police said that a small number of people were receiving medical treatment, but that there were no serious injuries. investigations are ongoing to the cause of the explosion which happened just after 7pm this evening. president trump has defended his controversial ‘separation policy‘, blaming the democrats for what he called an immigration crisis in a speech this evening in washington. but he‘s struggling to contain a growing political storm. tonight the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, said all republicans in the us senate support keeping migrant families together until their immigration status is established. president trump accused the democrats of drafting laws that had worsened the immigration crisis on america‘s mexican border. these are crippling loopholes that

cause family separation which we do not want. as a result of these loopholes, roughly half a million illegal immigrants family units and minors from central america have been released into the united states since 2014, at unbelievably great taxpayer expense. nobody knows how much we are paying for this monstrosity that has been created over the years. legislation that nobody had any idea what they are doing. they do not even know what it means. and you have to see this, it isa mile means. and you have to see this, it is a mile high. our north america correspondent gary o‘donoghue spoke to us from texas, close to the us—mexico border. this particular centre where i am 110w this particular centre where i am now is one of the centres were effectively the parents are separated from the children, so as

$0011 separated from the children, so as soon as they are arrested, they come across the river, across the rio grande into the united states, they are caught and brought to a centre like this one behind me. the adults are processed into the criminal justice system and at that point the children are separated from their pa rents children are separated from their parents and send on to other centres, and southern texas and throughout the country. this has been one of the hugely controversial laces in the last few days just because of some of the images that have emerged about children being keptin have emerged about children being kept in cages about small children crying for their parents, when their pa rents a re crying for their parents, when their parents are taken away. in the last few hours i can tell you also that while we have been here, some construction workers have been working on the fence here just behind us, you will not be able to see it where we are here, but they have been working on the fence and what they have been doing is weaving this material in between the chain—link fencing see cannot see it

at all any more. they are doing their best to keep prying eyes out oppy their best to keep prying eyes out oppy donald trump we know by now he isa oppy donald trump we know by now he is a deliberate controversial person and as the outcry increases over it this policy, he seems to be digging his heels in, what way is this going to go? can you tell? there has been pulling in the last few days that suggests, if you look at the polling, something like 2—1 americans are against this policy of separating children from their pa rents separating children from their parents but if you ask republicans it is pretty much to hide the one the other way around. this is all in the other way around. this is all in the context of the midterm elections here in the united states in november. republicans have a battle on their hands to maintain control of the house of representatives and indeed the senate. the president ta kes indeed the senate. the president takes the view that this plays well with his base and the top rhetoric is one of the things that took them to the white house in the first

place in the doubling down is pretty popular with his base. i am not surprised about that. however, and this is a big however, some of the key parts of his support have been expressing some worry about this policy, the separation of children, it makes everyone a bit uneasy. what you are starting to see is the focus on the legislative solution and he says there needs to be a legislative solution even though the administration actually decided on its own to introduce this separation policy just six weeks its own to introduce this separation policyjust six weeks ago. reporting there from texas. in a moment, we‘lljoin viewers on bbc one for huw edwards will the national bulletin. a major policy change in prospect as a review is ordered into the use of cannabis for medical purposes. it‘s been prompted by recent cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control their seizures. it was just the most traumatic thing that we have ever gone

through as a family and i know now that we will never have to go back there and, for me, that is just life—changing and for him, it is life—changing. but other calls for the recreational use of cannabis to be legalised have been rejected. this step is in no way a first step to the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use. we‘ll be looking at the potential development of other drugs derived from cannabis. also tonight... faced with growing criticism of us immigration policy, which separates families entering the country illegally, president trump hits back. we don‘t want people pouring into our country. we want them to come in through the process, through the legal system and we want, ultimately, a merit—based system. community leaders unite in silence to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terror attack in north london. a special report on the link

between crime and mental health with a third of those arrested by police in england suffering from mental illness. and the host nation russia on the brink of qualifying for the next round of the world cup finals. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we will have a full round—up from the world cup with the last of the 32 nations in action. good evening. the home secretary has announced a review of the medicinal use of cannabis which could lead to more

patients in the uk being prescribed drugs made from the plant. sajid javid 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 special correspondent lucy manning has more details. # hello, hello, how are you. six—year—old alfie dingley has his good days, but his severe epilepsy means many seizures. but alfie has a mother prepared to take on anyone to help her son and get the cannabis oil that improves his symptoms. we met the prime minister, she looked me in the eye and she said to me, "we will help you." she met my child and i feel now, having gone through the process that we have been through, that have i been played?

i‘m the mother of a very sick child and was it all a stunt? that meeting was months ago. just hours after alfie‘s mum spoke out today, a very quick change of heart from government. immediate help for alfie and a wider review that could see medical cannabis legalised in the uk. as a father, i know there‘s nothing worse than seeing your child suffer. you would do anything to take away their pain. that is why i have the utmost sympathy for billy caldwell, alfie dingley and many others like them, and for their parents who have been under unimaginable stress and strain. i'm very overwhelmed. for me, that isjust life changing, and for him it is life changing. i know now that he won't ever have to go through that again, and for me as his mother, that's just an amazing thing to feel. he‘s been given a new lease of life. yes, yes. billy caldwell‘s mum has also been fighting for her son to get cannabis oil.

common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of sick children have bust the political process wide open. medical cannabis oil contains two compounds found in cannabis. in the uk it‘s licensed to treat ms but, until now, not epilepsy. it is legal in 26 other countries. they are living with the same fear that we lived with for 16 years, that epilepsy could take our son, and it did. i don‘t want anybody else in that position. it‘s a horrendous thing to go through. the campaign for cannabis—based medicines has reignited the wider debate about the legalisation of cannabis itself. the former conservative party leader william hague saying it‘s deluded to think cannabis can be driven from the streets. the war on it, he says, has been lost. but the government is absolutely clear that won‘t happen, that this is not the first step to legalising the personal

use of cannabis. but for alfie‘s parents and all the other children, there is now at last hope. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is with me. in the light of this development, what kind of possibilities do you think it opens up? i think it is crucial balance is struck by accelerating access to drug without compromising patient safety. there are two compounds within cannabis that are recognised as having potential medical benefits. the first, thc, the psychoactive component, the second, cbd, is not a controlled drug. mouth spray containing those components was approved in 2010 for multiple

sclerosis patients only but it costs £400 per month privately. it‘s only available on the nhs in wales. there‘s also a synthetic anti—sickness capsule which is available for some patients undergoing chemotherapy. i think in the review a particularfocus undergoing chemotherapy. i think in the review a particular focus will be children with treatment resistant epilepsy, as we have seen in the news. an international trial of a cbd oil, that‘s without psychoactive effects, pharmaceutical grade, were shown to reduce seizures in children and that drug is likely to be approved in the us next week and in europe early next year. thanks very much. fergus walsh, our medical correspondence there. president trump says he wants radical changes to us laws on immigration. he‘s been facing growing anger over his government‘s policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the country‘s border with mexico.

he said on social media that illegal immigrants should not be allowed to "pour into and infest" the united states. the president is discussing legislative plans with us senators, as our correspondent nick bryant reports. outraged that children being taken from their parents is now being voiced in the street. this protest outside the border protection agency enforcing a zero tolerance approach to illegal immigrants. demonstrators adamant that families should remain together. i find it horrifying. adamant that families should remain together. ifind it horrifying. it's just unacceptable, it is evil, it is disgusting and it‘s an embarrassment to the united states. this is a moral catastrophe and we are breaking up families and it has two end now. sobs and cries said to be from central american children separated from their parents have

cut through this debate. they were released by us media. for donald trump, the integrity of america‘s borders isjust as important as the sanctity of its flag, he is portraying himself as a patriot in this debate and knows that helped him win in the white house. we want a great country, we wa nt house. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up they have to know they cannot get in, otherwise it will never stop. these images of

children detained by wire mesh in what looked like ages were released by the us government hoping they will have a deterrent effect but senior republicans including trump loyalists have criticised what they see as the cruelty of the policy. i‘m very concerned about that, i‘m not real happy with the way things are going right now so i have asked for a pause we can re—evaluate this and do what‘s in the best interests of these children and their families and we should be doing everything in oui’ and we should be doing everything in our power to bring the children together with their parents. the president has headed to capitol hill to press for a new immigration bill and is climbing, the democrats are blocking its passage, but ending child separations requires no change in the law. donald trump could do that by picking up the phone. for more on the us immigration debate, let‘s join our correspondent gary o‘donoghue at one of the largest us detention centres in mcallen, texas. can you shed more light on the scale

of this problem? we have been given some more figures today that show that in a five—week period from the beginning of may to the beginning of june, some 2300 children were separated from their parents. if you ta ke separated from their parents. if you take those figures back to october of last year, that means somewhere between 3000 and 4000 children taken away from their parents after crossing the border. we have no idea at this stage how many of those children have been reunited with their parents. in a sign of how controversial this is, you can see behind me there are two construction workers, one man on a ladder, they have been there all day and they are weaving material into the chain—link fencing to prevent us seeing into this facility. really cutting down what you can tell in terms of what is going on inside. of course

congress is planning to bring a bill forward later this week that will stop the splitting up of families. it's stop the splitting up of families. it‘s not clear if that will pass and evenif it‘s not clear if that will pass and even if it does it‘s not clear there are facilities available to how all of those families. gary, thank you for bringing us up—to—date. a brief look at some of the day‘s other other news stories... a former soldier is to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence in relation to the killing of a man in northern ireland 30 years ago. 23—year—old aidan mcanespie was a sinn fein activist when he was shot dead at an army checkpoint manned by the grenadier guards in county tyrone. the energy company e.on is to increase the cost of its standard variable tariff from august. dual fuel customers will see their bills rise by an average of 4.8%, around 55 pounds a year. shares in debenhams fell today when the retailer issued its third profit warning for the year. the company is expecting pre—tax profits to be £10 million, less that it originally forecast.

a minute‘s silence has been observed at a ceremony in north london to mark one year since the terror attack in finsbury park. makram ali, who was 51, was killed and nine other people were injured when a van was driven into a crowd outside a mosque as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. london at rush hour, but today a minute of silence and reflection. among the leaders, the daughter and grandson of makram ali, who was killed in the finsbury park attack one year ago. and the imam who preserved the rule of law, making sure the attacker was kept safe until the police arrived. this is our city, this is our way of life. those who seek to divide us should know this — you will never succeed. applause.

darren osborne had deliberately driven a hire van straight into a group of muslims on a warm night during ramadan. one survivor, abdirahman ibrahim, was hit by the van and then helped restrain the attacker to protect his more seriously injured friends. he says that many of those caught up in the violence are still suffering either physically or mentally. anxiety, post—traumatic stress disorder, some of us have panic attacks. so this will be ongoing. no matter how much counselling or therapy it takes, no one will everforget what happened that night. makram ali, who was killed, was 51 years old and sat in the same chair for prayers at his local mosque every day. and there is now a memorial for makram ali overlooking the playground where he watched his six children grow up, and until last year his grandchildren too. but at makram ali‘s mosque, they say a tragedy that might have

divided, ended up bringing people closer together. there is increasing evidence of a link between crime and mental health with calls to change the way the criminaljustice system treats mental illness. it‘s estimated that a third of those arrested by police in england are suffering from mental illness and forces are now working with specially—trained nurses to identify the most vulnerable. 90% of police forces now have mental health nurses to improve health care and reducing offending. of those referred by police, some 70% of adults and 50% of young people were found to have some form of mental illness. our correspondentjeremy cooke has been given exclusive access to see this process in action at the central custody cells of nottinghamshire police, and this is his extended report. have you heard any drugs today?

under arrest and into custody. the criminal. the violent. the angry. but also, the desperate. and the broken. we are in nottingham, one of the busiest police custody desks in england. iam i am authorising detention... everyone coming through here has been arrested, but each with their own story, a wide range of alleged offences. so many of them, though, in mental health crisis. i don‘t trust you, mate. you have got a uniform on. it is not easy for those already in their own dark place. for people like this man who has just been brought in. we will call him jack. you don‘t need to assault me. i won‘t touch you. you don‘t touch me.

here, of course, there must be decisions. who should face charges and punishment? but now, also, who needs help with their mental health? shane was brought here after he was arrested. it was both scary, i would say terrifying, being actually in the police station, it was a very scary environment to be in. i didn't really know where my head was at. i had no idea what i was thinking or what i was going to do, kind of thing. i was struggling quite a bit. they call it liaison and diversion and this is the first step. mark, a seasoned custody sergeant is questioning jack about his mental health. we are looking at asperger‘s, anxiety issues. i tried to commit suicide not so long ago. this is the next step. mark immediately passes the information to lindsay, one of a team of nhs nurses now based here with the police. i'm one of the mental health nurses

that works here in the bridewell. she is a specialist, highly trained and experienced, assessing who here needs support. but all of this is alongside vital police work. there is a balance that we have to try and get, where people do have mental health issues, but they still commit criminal offences and you do have to strike the balance as best you can. ultimately, as a police officer, we are concentrating on the victim, the needs of the victim, the needs of the community, the impact that this person‘s offending has done to that community. so many here are troubled and desperate. a third of those arrested have mental health issues. but, there is also reassurance and humanity. lindsay is just one of a team here working between the cells and the medical room, for more detailed assessments.

mental health professionals embedded at the heart of the criminaljustice system. jack‘s case has triggered a response from the nursing team. just upstairs from the cells, they are already checking his records. phoning colleagues. i was falling for a bit of background... getting a detailed picture. it is all about face—to—face meetings with hard to reach patients. he doesn‘t notice about them, does he? what was that? people will often see this as their world crashing down and coming to an end, so we give them that hope, i think, that actually we can move on from this and we will get you there. we are the springboard and you are the lead up, essentially. we give you the power to go on and do that. after his assessment, jack is in a cell. he has a long criminal record

and a long list of problems. including schizophrenia. there will be folks who say, look, you should be in here for a punishment, not for this softly, softly, you have got a problem. what would you say to them? if someone cannot come to work because of a broken arm, will they fix it or what? some people have broken heads, ta ke what? some people have broken heads, take a walk in their shoes and see how you feel. clearly many in these cells are struggling with mental health problems. for some, it is having a devastating impact. most police forces in england have adopted the system, soon it will be all of them. of course, it costs nhs money, but at the top they calculate it is worth it. patients get the help they need, but not at the expense ofjustice. there are many reasons why people absolutely should be in a police custody suite and i think

it is important to say that one of the things about liaison and diversion is not to divert people away from the due process of the law, but actually, people are hitting the criminal justice system in a moment of crisis and we need to make quite sure that health care in the criminaljustice system also addresses their needs. for now, jack is being released on bail. his criminal case continues, but the mental health team here have helped coordinate ongoing care out in the community. i‘ve got to. people who have lived through this say that seeing the nurses while in police custody can be life—changing. can be life—saving. without that support, i wouldn't be here today. i know that for a fact. in what way? i'd... considering how low i was feeling at that time, i am convinced i would have taken my life without the support i got. and so, they say, it is progress. those offered mental health support

here are less prone to reoffend, less dangerous to the public and less likely to end up back here. back in crisis. jeremy cooke, bbc news, nottingham. that special report byjeremy cooke on growing evidence of the link between crime and mental health conditions. the grenfell tower inquiry has been shown video images taken 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 around a fridge freezer. but the blaze re—entered the flat through a window before spreading up the walls of the building as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. at about seven minutes past one, firefighters entered the flat. the first footage of the grenfell tower fire from the inside. firefighters enter flat 16 on the fourth floor.

now you see the firefighter was 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 at exactly the same time from outside. they searched two bedrooms. smoke but no flames. then... here is where the firefighters entered the kitchen for the first time. the yellow glow that you see is the fire that is down at the window end of the kitchen. a crucial moment, the two—man team acts 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 closed the door and then they opened the door again to see that the fire was still present. six minutes later, the fire in the kitchen is out, but look what‘s happening outside the window. the flames have escaped. pieces of melting, burning cladding falling 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 niamh nic daeid‘sjob 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 more investigation is needed to determine how. one theory is an electrical fault or surge. there is evidence a trip switch was activated. was that a cause or effect of the fire? one of the many questions still to be answered. what‘s clear is the challenge facing firefighters right from the start. look at the temperatures being registered in green, bottom right. they are in celsius.

tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. next month, the former soviet republic of kazakhstan is set to officially open an international financial centre and stock exchange in the capital, astana. it‘s the latest project by a kazakh government which is using its oil wealth and strategic position neighbouring russia and china to become a major economic power. but the country is still ruled by president nursultan nazarbayev, who seized power when the soviet union collapsed in 1991. human rights groups say abuses and repression continue unabated. the bbc‘s stephen sackur has this special report from inside kazakhstan. the silk road. 700 years after marco polo, there is a superhighway across the central asian steppes to china. kazakhstan, once a soviet republic, is forging an alliance with the world‘s most dynamic economy. chinese exports roll into this dry

port, get switched on to kazakh track and can be in europe in half the time it takes by sea. if you look on a world atlas, this is one of the most inaccessible, the most remote places on earth and yet it is now a key strategic gateway. if you want to know what the chinese mean by one belt, one road, well this is it. on the kazakh chinese border, an extraordinary new city is taking shape. it is a free—trade zone, with plans for casinos, theme parks and shopping malls, the vegas of the steppes. nursultan nazarbayev has been the president of kazakhstan for 27 years. he is an autocrat. he wins elections with 97% of the vote. in his shiny new capital, astana,

the president has created an international financial centre. here, britishjudges using british common law have been hired to convince foreign investors it is a safe place for their money. what i can say is the absolute robust integrity of ourjudges. they would not stay here if there was not a genuine commitment to strict adherence of the rule of law. but some old soviet habits die hard. last month, paramilitary police broke up small protests, calling for the release of political prisoners. dissent in kazakhstan is dangerous. i arranged to meet one of the country‘s most outspoken opposition politicians. we followed him out of his city, almaty, afterfour years in prison. he prefers to talk away from prying eyes. translation: for the president, any form of dissent constitutes

a crime against the state, so he removes all players from the political landscape who do not support his position and policies. nursultan nazarbayev himself has never moved on from the soviet period. the problem with one man rule is always the succession. for president nursultan nazarbayev‘s ministers, it is a sensitive subject. i very much hope he will continue with this if he wishes and he will undoubtedly receive the majority, we will make sure. so, basically, your message to me is don‘t think about what happens next, because he is going to keep running and running and running? it is up to him and it is up to our people and i am quite confident that they are proud of their president. for 27 years, kazakhs have put stability before freedom, but time is now catching up with their veteran president. economic transformation is well

under way, political reform has barely begun. stephen sackur, bbc news, almaty. you can watch the full version of hard talk on the road in kazakhstan on the bbc iplayer from tomorrow. andy murray has lost his first match since returning to competitive tennis after nearly a year off due to a hip injury. the former world number one played australian nick kyrgios this afternoon at queen‘s club in west london, where he lost by two sets to one. wimbledon starts in just under two weeks‘ time. england‘s world cup win over tunisia yesterday was the most—watched television programme of this year with a peak audience of more than 18 million people watching on bbc one. the squad are now back in their base at repino, where they‘re focusing on their next game against panama on sunday. our sports news correspondent richard conway is in moscow tonight.

being the host nation can often suppress a nation and make them think they cannot go too far about russia have defied the odds against them. they were one of the lowest ranked teams coming into this competition, but they have delighted and thrilled their nation in equal measure, they have not crumbled. after crushing saudi arabia in their opening game, russian pride and hope has soared. win tonight, and the host‘s passage into the knockout stages would be almost complete. but egypt and mo salah stood in the way, also desperate for a win after their loss to uruguay. looking forward to return. the first contribution from mordovia arena. ——

mohamed salah. in a cagey first half, chances were rare and mohamed salah just recovered from injury, shouldering the hopes of his nation. this effort the closest he came to giving them the lead. but it was russia‘s luck that changed after the break. golovin‘s cross was only punched clear and the bouncing follow—up was turned past his own keeper by fathi. it was soon two, and then artem dzyuba‘s third made it a grand total of eight goals for russia in the first two matches. salah scored from the spot but egypt will be heading home, russia are heading to the last 16.