this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 11:00: 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. police say a small number of people have been treated at the scene of a minor blast at southgate tube station in north london. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. the us announces it's pulling out of the united nations human rights council, accusing the organisation of being unwilling to challenge the status quo. we ta ke we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remaina part commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. republicans in the us senate say migrant families should be kept together while their immigration status is determined as president trump faces criticism for his zero—tolerance policy. also coming up — how's this for a telling off?

not just from anyone, but the president of france. emmanuel macron reprimands a teenager for calling him manu, his nickname. how about that? and russia are on the edge of qualifying for the second round of their own world cup after a 3—1win over egypt. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 derived from the plant. the announcement follows a series of appeals from parents —

who want their children to be able to access medications which can alleviate the symptoms of epilepsy and other illnesses. but sajid javid has insisted that the class b drug will remain banned for recreational purposes. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. hello. how are you? 6—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." and she met my child, and ifeel now, having gone through the process that we've been through, have i been played? i'm a 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 the government. immediate help for alfie and a wider review that could see medical

cannabis legalised in the uk. 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 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 isjust an amazing thing to feel. he's been given a new lease of life. yeah. 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 has burst the political process wide open. medical cannabis oil contains two compounds found in cannabis.

in the uk, it is 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. and i don't want anybody else in that position. it is a horrendous thing to go through. the campaign the cannabis —based medicines has reignited the wider debate the cannabis medicines. the former conservative party leader william hague stating its deluded 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.

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 have planned, cannabis, and the two products. one is match —— cannabinol, and the other is tetra hydracannabinol. is match —— cannabinol, and the other is tetrahydracannabinol. these products might have different compounds. the part that is called tetra hydracannabinol, compounds. the part that is called tetrahydracannabinol, more than 0.2%, because of the psychoactive symptoms, the part that gives you

the hyatt. the other one is a food supplement. there is also the development of what is called pharmaceutical grade. the medicine, the tablet, that is done with the extra ct of the tablet, that is done with the extract of the cannabis plant. it is done with street cannabis. i have seen people coming and asking if they could use street cannabis for their epilepsy. and could they? there is no evidence for the use of cannabis. of course, life is made of anecdotes. 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, officers said a small number of people were receiving

medical treatment but that there were no serious injuries. investigations are ongoing into the cause of the explosion which happened just after 7 o'clock this evening. in the past hour, the us has announced it's pulling out of the un human rights council. the us ambassador to the un nikki haley accused the organisation wow of making a "mockery of human rights". now, i want to make it crystal clear, this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not make us because our commitment does not make usa because our commitment does not make us a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. we did not make this decision lightly. when this administration began 17 months ago, we were well aware of and enormous flaws in the human rights council. we could have withdrawn immediately. we did not do that. instead, we made a good—faith effort

to the problems. we went —— we met with over a dozen countries in geneva. last september in president trump's speech to the un general assembly he called on the member states to support council reform. last year, we led a session on human rights council reform cohosted by the british and dutch foreign ministers and more than a0 other countries. our efforts continued all through this year in new york. when my team met with more than 125 member states and circulated draft texts. almost every country we met with agrees with us in principle and behind closed doors that the human rights council needs major dramatic systemic changes. yet no other country has had the courage to join oui’ country has had the courage to join ourfight. the un human rights chief zeid ra'ad al hussein has responded on twitter. president trump has defended

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. let the children go now! outrage that children being taken from their parents is now being voiced in the street. this, a protest outside the border protection agency enforcing the zero—tolerance approach to illegal immigrants. together. i find 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 to 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 the true patriot in this debate and knows that his hardline stance

on immigration helped him win in the white house. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it will never stop. these images of children detained behind wire mesh in what looked like cages 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 so 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 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.

our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue spoke to me from texas, close to the us—mexico border. this particular centre where i am 110w this particular centre where i am now is one where parents are effectively separated from the children's solicitors they are arrested, when they come across the river, the rio grande, into the united states, and they are caught, they are brought to a centre like this one behind me, the adult are processed into the criminaljustice system and at that point, the children are separated from their pa rents children are separated from their parents and sent on to other centres in texas and indeed throughout the country. this has been one of the hugely controversial places in the last few days just because of some of the images that have emerged about children being kept in cages, small children crying to their

pa rents small children crying to their parents when their parents are taken away. in the last few hours, i can tell you, while we have been here, some construction workers have been working on the fence here. you won't be held to see it but they have been working on the fence and what they've been doing is weaving this sort so that you can't see in at all. they are doing their best to keep prying eyes out. the president, we know well enough he is a deliberate controversialist and as the outcry increases over this policy, he seems to be digging his heels in. which way is this going to go? there has been some polling in the last few days that suggests, if you look at the polling, something like two to one americans are against this policy of separating children from their parents but if you ask republicans, it is the other

way around. don't forget, this is all in the context of the mid—term elections here. the republicans have a battle on their hands to maintain. the president takes the view this plays well with his base, this tough rhetoric on immigration is one of the things that took him to the white house in this doubling down is pretty popular with his base. i'm not surprised about that. however, and this is a big however, some of those key parts of his support have been expressing some worry about this policy, it makes everyone a bit uneasy and what you are starting to see is a focus on 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. the headlines on bbc news:

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. police say a small number of people have been treated at the scene of a minor blast at southgate tube station in north london. it is thought to have been caused by a battery. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. the united states announces they are pulling out of the united nations human rights council, describing it as a self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. 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. 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. 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 iman, 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. the anxiety, the post—traumatic

stress disorder. some of us have panic attacks. so, this will be ongoing. no matter how much counselling or therapy you take, 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 to 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 — lit up overnight with the #londonunited hashtag — they say that a tragedy that might have divided has actually brought people closer together. dan osborne was trying to terrorists are partand dan osborne was trying to terrorists are part and turn against each other, he was trying to divide us but actually failed to do so as after the attack my feeling is more bridges have been built between communities. overnight the mosque

was lit up with a simple message, london united. daniel sandford, bbc news. 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 1ath 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. now, in france president emmanuel macron seems to enjoy being in the spotlight and meeting people, but as one teenager found out — never call him by a nickname. the teenage boy addressed the president as "manu" — short for emmanuel. but macron wasn't impressed — let's take a look. i spoke earlier to agnes poirier,

uk editor for the french weekly marianne, and asked her how mr macron‘s comments had gone down in france. it hasn't gone down normally that is to say he did not address of the head of state or indeed a teacher or anybody in a position of authority with such nonchalance and he is about 1a this young man is and he

was just told off by the president. what is interesting accident, a lot of heads may have chosen not to hear it and continued shaking hands but emmanuel macron is not that kind of head of state and is not shy away from a confrontation and he never avoids questions and he likes to ta ke avoids questions and he likes to take them on and it is interesting because of the most interesting bit of the exchange happened just later andindeed of the exchange happened just later and indeed resident mccrum —— president emmanuel macron tweeted the whole exchange after the teenager and dressed him by a nickname he said so you will take your exams soon and the teenager said yes, and i will pass it no problem and the president says well, perhaps you can aim higher and aim

foran perhaps you can aim higher and aim for an honour rather than just a pass and the teenager shorrock his shoulders saying what is the point and because they were commemorating french resistance that day at the president said look, if you do not name higher in life, imagine if the resista nce name higher in life, imagine if the resistance chose to stay at home and not do anything. russia has won its second match of the football world cup, all but guaranteeing that the host nation will advance to the knockout stages of the competition. the 3—1 victory over egypt was greeted with jubilation in the stadium in saint petersburg and across the country. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. 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. commentator: looking forward to return. the first contribution from 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. in the days of the games of group h, japan beat columbia by two goals to one. carlos sanchez with the first red card of the tournament. shinji kagawa converting.

senegal also triumphed 2—1 over poland. their second from niang after a poor back pass and confusion in the polish defense. should england qualify for the knockout round, they will meet a team from this group. who that will be after these results is still anyone's guess. some news to bring you on that story earlier about the united states deciding to withdraw from the human rights council, boris johnson deciding to withdraw from the human rights council, borisjohnson has said that decision is regrettable and said in a statement that we have made no secret that the uk wants to reform the human rights council but we are determined to strengthen it within and it is the best or the international community has to address impunity in an imperfect

world. a police drone helped to locate a missing man, who'd become stuck in deep marshland on the north norfolk coast. peter pugh — from brancaster — went missing on saturday while out walking. he was spotted by rescue teams 2a hours after his disappearance. the 75 year—old had become stuck in marshes in nearby titchwell. his wife said it was a miracle that he'd been found alive. debbie tubby has the story. this is the moment the police drone found peter pugh in the tidal reed bed 2a hours after he went missing and when his family had lost all hope that the rescuers would find him alive. we all came to the same conclusion at the same time that we were never going to see him again. i have to admit that i thought, "i am going to be lucky to live." because i'm 75 and my heart's not going to be enjoying this. peter pugh knows the titchwell marshes well, but he became disorientated. trapped in this tidal reed bed lying in the water and unable to swim out and left drinking the freshwater.

i kept trying to escape but i couldn't. you know, i couldn't crawl because my feet got stuck. and if i stood up and tried to walk, the same thing, they got stuck. or i fell overagain. so, ithought, "well, at some point hopefully, they will start looking for me." he went missing on saturday. the drone filming these pictures found him on sunday. he remembers everything but the rescue. and then it took an hour and a half to winch him out. to actually see him and see he's still moving has got to be probably the best feeling i've had in my ten years in the police. it is dangerous. the salt marshes, it's one of those habitats that unless you've got a real familiarity with the very site—specific areas where you can and can't go, it is a bit of a lottery. you can be fine one day and then another day, you take a slightly different route and you can get stuck. more than 50 people helped in the rescue.

we are just incredibly lucky that these people who take no glory and just help families like us and i will burst into tears in a moment if we don't stop! peter pugh is now expecting his wife to tell him off. i'm sure she will at some point. she hasn't so far. laughing. i've got a feeling i'm not going to be allowed to go for a walk on my own any more. debbie tubby reporting. good evening. the temperature contrasts will even themselves out but they were in place today. temperatures peaking at around 25 degrees. further north and west race quys degrees. further north and west race guys and temperatures in the teens. outbreaks of rain to finish the day. this strip of cloud separating the

humid airfrom the this strip of cloud separating the humid air from the south with the fresh airfrom the humid air from the south with the fresh air from the north. humid air from the south with the fresh airfrom the north. rain in northern ireland and scotland and heavy bursts around as well. a blustery night. further south, brea ks blustery night. further south, breaks in the cloud but it will be another muggy night with temperatures hovering in the mid teens cold is in ireland. —— cold est. teens cold is in ireland. —— coldest. behind this cold front, a significant area of rain pushing up towards norway and showers across northern england and wales to begin with spreading south. at that stage a cold front has very little on it. it stays human towards the south and east with some sunny breaks with isolated showers dotted around. but very few will see it. mekki around the channel coast. a bit cloudy through the middle of the day. ——

murky. scotland and northern ireland feeling fresher in the breeze. dotted showers in scotland particularly the further north you. they show is continuing to work through during the evening and overnight to take us into thursday morning but on large they will start to fade away. fresher air working its way down to southern england. from thursday and beyond, a few showers to the north—east of scotla nd showers to the north—east of scotland and it will build steadily through the day. some good sunny spells. temperatures down from the past few days. it is the