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

six—year—old alfie dingley has his good days. but his severe epilepsy means many seizures.as 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 i feel 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

you can imagine billy caldwell or alfie dingley mother thinking a review sounds like months and monthsnes, that when their children need results now. i made that point in the house yesterday about medical use. i think we need to move fast, anybody relying on this for legitimate medical reasons for brain cancer and epilepsy, the production how cancer and epilepsy, the production now should be if they have condition and a prescription, they are not criminalised. we need to get this review done in weeks not months. australia did this in a matter of weeks three years ago and i worry when i heard the statement yesterday, if you invite the department of health to do a longer view, it will become years and i will say we don't have the data for the evidence. we need to take a political view lead and put presumption in favour of patients with proper clinical evidence from doctors that they rely on the right substance. then we can have it available through pharmacies and not criminalised and leave our patients to the will of the internet where they buy. thank you. we'll hear from they buy. thank

six—year—old alfie dingley has his good days, but his severe epilepsy means many seizures.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, an

three months ago, the mum of a six—year—old buy called alfie dingley —— a boy called alfie dingley —— to us at the beginning of march. i have found something that helps him and i wa nt found something that helps him and i want everyone to get together and make this happen for him. it's his human right to be well. and this makes him well. and i understand, there's legal sides and legislation and there's red tape, i get that. but we need to act quickly and i want some sincere, i want some sincere, you know... interaction, commitment? help, from the home office. yeah, some commitment, sorry, yeah. that they will make this happen. and this is what they've offered us and i want it to happen quickly. hannah is back with us now in the studio. hello, good morning. he met the prime minister on the 30th... 20th of march. have you heard back? we met on the 20th of march, she met my children, my partner, ourfamily, we sat down with ministers and herself and she assured us in that meeting that we would find a legal way to provide alfie with the medical he was using in holland. it was clear his sym

campaigners have highlighted another case, that of alfie dingley and urged a change in the rules. javid began by saying there was strong evidence that cannabis could harm people's mental and physical health and damage communities. however, cases like billy's, alfie dingley‘s, and others like him, have shown that we now need to look more closely at the use of cannabis—based medicines in the health care sector in the uk. because it has become clear to me since becoming home secretary 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. so there would be a 2—part review. looking first at the evidence for possible medicinal benefits of cannabis and secondly, at how to put any recommendations safely into practice. but this was not a first step to making it available for recreational use. this government has absolutely no plans to legalise cannabis and the penalties for unauthorised supply and possession will remain unchanged. we will not see a dangerous pre

told mps a licence is being issued today for one child who suffers epileptic fits — 6—year—old alfie dingleygs. in the last few minutes charlotte caldwell — mother of another child with epilepsy — billy caldwell — who has been campaigning for the change in the law after her son's supply of the drug was confiscated by officials — gave this statement. a few moments and go in the house of commons, the government committed a full review of medicinal cannabis. while clearly largely positive, we still want to hear the details from the mouths of the home secretary and the mouths of the home secretary and the health secretary. who was sitting next to him when he made that statement. and every single stage of this campaign, we have mentioned making history, and we have mentioned it because common sense and the power of mothers and fathers of sick children have bust the political process wide open, and is on the verge of changing thousands of lives. charlotte caldwell, there. mother of billy caldwell. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminsterfor us. we know that this has been a v

and alfie dingley.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 lega

will the minister give an assurance that when alfie dingley comes to parliament on wednesday with hisme office since 2014 when he learned of the benefits of cannabis for charlie. but he has been given conflicting advice, he has been passed from pillar to post and fobbed off. can the minister say when his department will get a grip of these procedures? why the delay until now? why is his announcement —— why is an announcement not being made today that this medicine will be available now to all who need it? and many patients are illegally... and many patients are illegally... and this is what i have a problem with. many patients are illegally accessing cannabis which opens them up accessing cannabis which opens them up to using the wrong form of the drug. the government has a duty to protect these patients and sufferers and when will it act? order. forgive me. i have granted this question because it is urgent, but the honourable lady has already exceeded hertime by honourable lady has already exceeded her time by 50%. honourable lady has already exceeded hertime by 50%. i honourable lad

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisout that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with nick miller. count yourself lucky if you see much in the way of sunshine today. a lot of cloud around, and some rain, too, particularly across western parts. anywhere could see a light shower. most of the rain today, from the thickest cloud, occasionally to wales, western england, northern ireland and western scotland. though there is a chance of a shower across eastern parts, many here will have a dry matter afternoon. maybe still a few glimmers of sunshine. 0n the cool side, though, and rather breezy. the wind picks up a bit further overnight and into monday. gusty winds, especially in northern scotland. blowing away the cloud, though, and the light rain, to leave clearing skies later in the night. ma

the minister said that the process of finding a solution for alfie dingley was firmly on track and henow, there are isa decision as soon as. it now, there are is a new recruit in the house of commons. janet davey told on to lewisham east and south london for labour ina lewisham east and south london for labour in a by—election last week. the seat was vacated by heidi alexander, who had come to work for the london mayor. will the member wishing to take a seat please come to the table? janet davey took her vows to the table? janet davey took her vows and received the traditional warm handshake from the speaker.|j disarmingly, sincerely and truly declare and a firm that i be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth, her heirs and successors, according to law. janet davey, the member for lewisham east. and we finish where we started, with the house of lords. as peers defeated the government on the eu withdrawal bill, mps were discussing whether the lord should be abolished altogether. at least 170,000 people signed a petition on a referendum of getting rid of the l

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis would be cruel to delay it any further. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. the first of more than 600 migrants who were refused entry by italy and malta, have arrived on european soil. hundreds of police, health officials and translators were on standby to help as they disembarked an italian coastguard vessel which docked at the spanish port of valencia shortly after dawn. the group was initially rescued off the coast of libya in the vessel, aquarius. their plight has sparked a row between european union member states over who should accept them. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas is in valencia. bring us date on what's been happening there. this behind me is the italian coastguard ship, one of the italian coastguard ship, one of the three that was br

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. and now our guests is here to discuss getting drugs licenses here in the uk. what is a process, in normal circumstances? it normally involves a drug company making a specific product, so you know exactly what that one product has, what it contains and it is a consistent product all throughout the testing process. then you need to do different stages of clinical trials. they are usually quite costly a nd trials. they are usually quite costly and quite long. the first age normally involves a small group of healthy people just trying the new substance out, seeing what kind of side effects that are and they need to adjust the dose. the second stage, you need to try it out on the target population, so do people with that c

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisna for medical conditions isn‘t always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. two days after a second major fire in four years swept through the glasgow school of art some experts have suggested that the building may need to be demolished. at the scene, fire crews are continuing to tackle the final pockets of the blaze. alexandra mackenzie reports. an eerie stillness has replaced the flames and acrid smoke. the splendour of the macintosh building is left devastated by fire. residents are amongst those distraught by what has happened. when you see something like that, it is like, i am heartbroken. i am heartbroken. because now it‘s a... it‘s ashes. 0nly ashes inside. and it‘s really... after four years again... it‘s unbelievable. this is very much an ongoing operation. the firefighters behind me are making sure there are no pockets of fire th

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisxperts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. sajid javid has revealed he was a victim of a moped mugging before he became home secretary. he told a newspaper his phone was snatched outside london's euston station. mrjavid, who is now in charge of britain's policing, said the theft left him "angry and upset". he says he's looking at how to give officers more powers to chase moped thieves. two days after a second major fire in four years swept through the glasgow school of art, some experts have suggested that the building may need to be demolished. at the scene, fire crews are continuing to tackle the final pockets of the blaze. alexandra mackenzie reports. an airy stillness has replaced the fla mes an airy stillness has replaced the flames and acrid smoke. the splendour

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis cruel to delay it any further. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister promises a £20 billion a year real—terms increase to the nhs in england by 2023. labour says it's not enough, and would more than match what the government is spending. the hundreds of migrants rescued off the libyan coast have now arrived in spain. their plight has sparked a row between european union member states over who should accept them. the conservative mp sir christopher chope, who blocked legislation to outlaw upskirting now says he does support moves to criminalise it. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon to you and we are starting at the world cup and just one result so far today, a stunning

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more now on our main story. the government is being urged to clarify plans to invest an additional £20 billion in the nhs in england each year by 2023. the prime minister suggested the rise would, in part, be funded by a so—called "brexit dividend". the plan would see the health service's budget rising by an average of 3.4% a year which is still less than the 3.7% average increase the nhs has had since 1948. during the thatcher and major years, the annual average real growth rate was 3.3%. that rose to 6% under tony blair and gordon brown. for the conservative and lib dem coalition government, it dropped to 1.1%. and the figure since david cameron and theresa may have been in charge has gone up to 2.3%. earlier our political correspondent, jonathan blake told me where the

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisld be cruel to delay it any further. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. greece and macedonia have signed a deal that, if ratified, will resolve a decades—old dispute concerning macedonia's name. the disagreement stems from greece already having a northern province called macedonia. according to the deal, the balkan state will be renamed the republic of north macedonia. 0ur balkans correspodnent guy de launey reports. ina high in a high end wedding picture which are risk lake, a romantic crossing by the macedonians and the greek hosts anticipating their guests' arrival. and of course one side will be changing its name. but there were no last—minute nerves for the two prime ministers, onlyjoy and probably relief that a dispute stretching back through it th

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabiscruel to delay it any further. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. the conservative mp at the centre of the upskirting controversy says he does support moves to criminalise it. in an interview with the bournemouth echo, sir christopher chope said he backs measures to make upskirting illegal, but not the way it was going to be achieved, through a private members bill. let's listen back to the moment he vetoed it. you can hear the deputy speaker discussing the bill and you can just about make out sir christopher shouting, object and other mps crying, shame. voyeurim 0ffences bill, second reading. object. objection taken, second reading. second reading, what date? 6th july. 6thjuly. i'm joined by our political correspondentjessica parker. so, what is sir chr

the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabisuld be cruel to delay it any further. some experts point out that the use of marijuana for medical conditions isn't always straightforward, and more trials are needed. billy has been granted a special 20—day licence for cannabis oil. what happens after that, and to others, is unclear. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more now on theresa may's announcement that there's to be a rescue ship which sparked a major diplomatic row in europe when it picked up hundreds of migrants in international waters, has arrived in spain. the group was initially rescued eight days ago off the coast of libya in the vessel, aquarius. within the past few minutes, th aquarius has docked in the spanish port of valencia, after earlier being refused entry by italy and malta. there are now 106 migrants on the vessel, after two ships from italy's coast guard and navy shared out the passengers to make the long journey safer. those are live pictures from the port. damian grammaticas is in valencia. a short time ago h

they have worked closely with the families of alfie dingley and billy caldwell and they are sympatheticd after being struck by a train near brixton yesterday, were graffiti artists. spray cans were found alongside their bodies, which were discovered near loughborough junction station yesterday morning. investigations are continuing after the facades of several buildings collapsed on a busy pavement in north west london yesterday. it happened on brent street in hendon. it‘s believed nobody was hurt. academics at university college london say stress at home is more likely to cause a child to comfort—eat or lose their appetite — than their genetics. the research suggests genes are largely unimportant and instead, environmental factors, such as home life, have the biggest influence. today is the first day of racing at royal ascot. racegoers have been warned that extra security is in place following past disprution at the course. with 20 sniffer dogs covering every entrance to the racecourse, the chances of being caught are fairly high. it‘s not an event for taking drugs, it‘s not an event f