home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwell after doctors said it was a "medical emergency". billy is getting the best care in the world here, and i feel safe here at this particular hospital with billy. so, again, it isjust one step at a time, praying for a miracle, really. andy murray will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queen's next week. also in the next hour: a crucial game for england's rugby players and a stunning goal from ronaldo in the 2018 world cup. commentator: it's ronaldo! he's done it! he has only gone and done it! cristiano ronaldo! this 88th—minute equaliser gave cristiano ronaldo a hat—trick, as portugal drew 3—3 with spain. eddie jones‘ england will try to avoid a fifth test defeat in a row, when they face south africa in bloemfontein. in my childhood, i was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an english man. and indian writer and publisher anuradha roy speaks to gavin esler at the hay festival. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. aroun

home secretary, sajid javid, says he used ‘exceptional power‘ to grant a licence for 12—year—old billy caldwellis currently in hospital, after suffering two life—threatening seizures overnight. his mother had obtained more of the drug from canada, but it was taken away after she landed at heathrow. keith doyle takes us through the story. when billy caldwell and his mother returned from canada on monday

home secretary uses exceptional powers to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwell. the medication has now been administered. his mother remains at the hospital. billy is getting the best care in the world here, and i feel safe here at this particular hospital with billy. so, again, it isjust one step at a time, praying for a miracle, really. andy murray will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queen's next week. also in the next hour, a crucial game for england's rugby players. in the next few minutes eddie jones' england will try to avoid a fifth test defeat in a row, when they face south africa in bloemfontein. france beat australia 2—1 — after the video assistant referee system was used for the first time in the history of the competition. and zombies, dinosaurs and fluffy cloud candyfloss trees! click is at the biggest gaming event of the year, in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. fire has caused extensive damage at the world—renowned glasgow school of art. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night a

billy caldwell's mother there.nging the pa rty‘s sinn fein will debate changing the party's policy on abortion at its annual conference today. northern ireland is the only part of the uk where abortion is illegal, unless there is a serious risk to a woman's health. the republic voted to change its policy recently. 0ur ireland correspondent reports. mary lou mcdonald is in charge of a party which is the second largest in northern ireland and the third largest in the irish republic. she is the first new sinn fein leader in 35 years, having taken over from gerry adams a few months ago. the politician from dublin had a big role in the campaign in the republic to end an almost complete ban on abortion. after the referendum last month, the irish government wants to pass a new law to legalise terminations for any reason, until a woman's 12 weeks pregnant. but sinn fein‘s current policy doesn't go that far, saying that abortion should be allowed only when a woman's health is at risk. so the party leadership is bringing for

this is following on from the billy caldwell story.eview medical cannabis after sajid javid stepped in today. a no—brainer, wasn't it? it was. we saw that clip of charlotte caldwell saying no other family should ever have to go through this. she shouldn't have had to go through this. she absolutely should not have. this was something which helped her son, who is having so which helped her son, who is having so many fits a day, and this has been helping him reduce the amount of its. he had to go into hospital. because it had been withdrawn. now, it shouldn't have happened. the home office should have said, yes, of course. this obviously works. and also, from that, we should then say, if it works for him, if it works for billy caldwell, what else can it help with? we know that it already helps people with certain symptoms, for example, of multiple sclerosis. why on earth are we flailing about cannabis when we have morphine given in hospitals, we have opiates, we have other things which you can say are equally difficult to talk about, and

the home secretary uses exceptional powers to allow doctors to treat severely epileptic billy caldwell with illegal cannabis oil. billy is getting the best care in the world here. and ifeel safe here, at this particular hospital, with billy. so again, it'sjust one step at a time. praying for a miracle, really. sinn fein members vote in favour of liberalising abortion law at their conference in belfast. also this hour — could one of the stars of the world cup live up to his name on day three of the tournament? lionel messi missed a crucial penalty as underdogs iceland secure a draw against argentina. and andy murray will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queens next week. good evening and welcome to bbc news. scotland's first minister has said she's heartbroken after the renowned glasgow school of art was badly damaged in a fire, for the second time in four years. the alarm was raised just after 11:00 last night and the mackintosh building was engulfed by flames within minutes. scottish fire and rescue say that the historic building has been extensively damaged along with

after ministers made an exception for billy caldwell, there is pressure to change the law. as the mother of another epileptic boy renews her appeal to theresa may to allow him treatment with cannabis too. she met my son and she told me that they would find a way in which our clinicians could be issued a scheduling licence to give my son the medicine he had in holland. a minute's silence is observed to mark the first anniversary of the finsbury park terrorist attack in north london. religious and community leaders come together in solidarity. terrorism is terrorism. no matter the target and regardless of what motivates the sick and twisted perpetrators that carry out these evil crimes. commuters face more disruption in the north of england as northern rail workers begin the first of three planned strikes in just one week. also ahead... the number of people forced from their homes by conflict across the world has risen to a record high for the fifth year running, according to the united nations refugee agency. a warning from the aid agencies here that these people fled persecution and nine

an hour ago billy's mother charlotte caldwell gave this statement outside the hospital. izures overnight, which is pushing him even further into a crisis situation. as i cannot administer any further rescue medications at home. so, the medications that billy has been receiving has had to be administered within a clinical environment. i have to say, i'm absolutely overwhelmed by the professionalism, the expertise here at the chester and westminster hospital. they are absolutely, truly amazing, the nurses, the doctors. they have done an amazing job, looking after billy. i appreciate and understand that there is a lot of bureaucracy around billy continuing to have his anti—epileptic medication that was confiscated at london heathrow airport on monday morning. i would say that the home office and myself and our team have been working extremely hard together throughout the night to make this happen. which is truly amazing. but there can only be one conclusion here, that my little boy, my beautiful, sweet little boy, who has a life—threatening form of epilepsy and one seizure c

charlotte and billy caldwell flew back to britain on monday after taking the law into their own hands billy's epilepsy, they bought cannabis oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which had kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated and four days later billy was back in hospital. he's still there but today charlotte was told the home office had backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment, leaving her relieved but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. sajid javid indicated that this wasn't a full policy change but a response to a complex situation. he said... but many others are watching. alfie's parents asked theresa may for the same access to cannabis treatment three months ago. now they want action. one former minister says the law on medicinal cannabis must change. we can't have british patients havin

billy caldwell is in exactly the same situation.ary say this morning it will take months before a system is in place to get medicinal cannabis applies to children, but it is not just these children, it is to other patients who require this. will the minister give an assurance that when alfie dingley comes to parliament on wednesday with his mother, he will have had his medicine? moreover, i have had his medicine? moreover, i have two children in my constituency, the only two in wales, two of 15 in the uk who have a very rare genetic disorder, a serious life limiting condition. charlie jones is six and the other is one. both suffer from debilitating seizures and both would benefit hugely from using medicinal cannabis according to their consultant with whom i spoke to earlier. charlie‘s grandad in gilmore has been in contact with the home 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 h

the mother of 12—year—old billy caldwell who wants to use cannabis oil to treat him says he is in a lifeeatening condition. "disappointment" from the prime minister as a conservative mp blocks legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence. also in the next hour. a crucial game for england's rugby players, and a stunning goal from ronaldo in the 2018 world cup. he's done it! he has only gone and done it! cristiano ronaldo! this 88th—minute equaliser gave cristiano ronaldo a hat—trick, as portugal drew 3—3 with spain. eddie jones' england will try to avoid a fifth test defeat in a row, when they face south africa in bloemfontein. and the us—north korea summit, brexit and yemen. all analysed in dateline london in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a fire has devastated glasgow's world —famous school of art. the alarm was raised just after 11 o'clock last night and the mackintosh building was said to have been engulfed by flames within minutes. the scottish fire and rescue has said that the historic building has been extensively damaged along with some

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. now it's time for the weather forecast. 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. there is a chance of a shower across eastern parts, many here will have a dry matter afternoon. maybe

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. e it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. 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.

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. his means to me that there is hope, for notjust billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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 ha

the home secretary has issued a special license allowing doctors to treat severely epileptic, billy caldwell with illegal cannabis oil. it's prompted calls for wider access to the medication. the home office can no longer play a role, in fact play any role, in the administration of medication for sick children in our country. no other family should have to go through this sort of ordeal. work is continuing to make the glasgow school of art safe, following the fire which gutted the historic building. fire crews will be staying at the scene throughout the night. delegates at sinn fein‘s annual conference in belfast have voted to liberalise the party's policy on abortion. on meet the author this week, my guess is the american writer paula mclain whose novel love & ruin tells the story of ernest hemingway and martha gellhorn. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are owen bennett, deputy political editor at huffpostuk and the journalist and broadcaster penny smith. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer pictures the

i think we saw that yesterday when she was asked about the billy caldwell case.f cannabis. this seems to be more flu id partly of cannabis. this seems to be more fluid partly because of a high profile cases we have had recently and also because over time there's been a shift of opinion in parliament. not sort of high profile should come you don't have ministers suddenly saying, we should legalise medicinal cannabis but at a lower level, all the main parties signed to legalising cannabis for medicinal use. in the tory party this growing a cce pta nce use. in the tory party this growing acceptance of the argument, what i find surprising that it is often the most unusual tories as a book that move, people you would not imagine would be sympathetic to that kind of drugs reform, people likejulian lewis, mike penning, iain duncan smith, figures on the right of the party, as it were, they are willing to talk about it as well. what is not clear is whether the panel set up not clear is whether the panel set up by not clear is whether the panel set up by sajid javid to rev

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. notjust billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. 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 qui

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. 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 ex

the home secretary acted after billy caldwell was admitted to hospital with extreme seizures.e first of hundreds of migrants who've been the focus of a european dispute over immigration arrive in spain more than a week after being rescued. their plight has sparked a row between european union member states over who should accept them. firefighters have spent another night at the scene of a huge blaze at the glasgow school of art. it's the second fire there in four years. nearby buildings, including a nightclub and a music venue, have also been damaged. coming up in a few minutes our sunday morning edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are david wooding from the sun on sunday and peter conradi from the sunday times. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning. england are just one day away now from their opener against tunisia. we know nothing of who will feature in the starting 11 — only the players know those details after gareth southgate opted to notify which players will be starting. england have b

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. 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 somethin

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. means to me that there is hope, for notjust billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. 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 ri

after 12—year—old billy caldwell is released from hospital — ministers announce they're setting up anpanel to look at the health benefits of medicinal cannabis. excitement is building — ahead of england's world cup opener against tunisia — we'll be hearing from fans. and the duchess of sussex‘s father thanks prince charles for walking meghan down the aisle. our main story at five. theresa may has said the nhs is the government's ‘number one‘ spending priority — and confirmed that taxpayers will have to pay more for it. she announced a new long—term funding plan for the nhs, saying it will be given an extra 20 billion pounds a year by 2023. there's been controversy over her claim that the extra spending could be paid for, in part, by what she called a ‘brexit dividend'. labour has called it "not credible," and the health secretary has also admitted that any savings from brexit would not be ‘anything like enough.‘ our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. i‘m going to introduce my team. nice to meet you. under pressure at work. her, as well as them. the prime minister met nhs

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. to me that there is hope, for notjust billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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 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

the sunday times, the striking picture of charlotte caldwell and her 12—year—old son billy.e later on breakfast. —— we will be. the decision yesterday from the home secretary to grant him the access to that medicine, the medicinal cannabis that he requires. i have a big pile of papers here, i will pass you a view. —— few. i have a big pile of papers here, i will pass you a view. -- few. let's have a look at the front page of the observer. again, the same story we are talking about, i want to show you that picture, that very, very striking picture taking yesterday, heartbreaking fire. we will be talking to our correspondence wise there are a little later on this morning. it is desperately sad, just four years after the last fire there and so much work to place their to repair everything and there we have, it has been on fire again the. and looking at the sun on sunday. the sun suggesting that he might have found new love with his personal assistant. hundreds of migrants who've been at the centre of a row between european countries over where they should go are due to arrive i

it is not actually billy caldwell, it is another child. tell us about it.rren and... they came to see me sometime ago, probably about a year ago. we have been pursuing it with them the whole weight view. sophie's mum and dad took her to holland and they had been prescribed cannabis oil to address her epilepsy. it was donein oil to address her epilepsy. it was done ina oil to address her epilepsy. it was done in a controlled and prescriptive form. in the three weeks of 3.5 weeks that sophie was there with her mum and dad in holland, she had only one seizure in all of that time. usually she has about a dozen seizures per day, so it is quite clear that the cannabis oil was having a very good effect on sophie. now, since being home, sophie. now, since being home, sophie has had numerous seizures and indeed the last seizure was on sunday past. she has not eaten or slept for 48 hours and her parents, obviously, i'm most distressed for her. and the facts of the matter are that we need to have this cannabis drug, cannabis oil, available for this young child, for so

home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwell after doctors said it was a "medical emergency". his family say the substance, which has now been administered, helps keep life—threatening seizures at bay. billy is getting the best care in the world here, and i feel safe here at this particular hospital with billy. so, again, it isjust one step at a time, praying for a miracle, really. andy murray confirms he will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queen's next week. now on bbc news, click is at the world's biggest video game expo, e3 in los angeles zombies, dinosaurs, and fluffy cloud candyfloss trees — yes, it's all in a day's work at the biggest gaming event of the year, e3. video games have come a long way in the last a0 years. gaming gear now feels a lot more real. gaming rigs have got big and expensive. controllers are notjust a bunch of buttons any more. these days, you can feel like you're in control of a real vehicle, and the graphics, oh, the graphics! but sometimes, you just can't beat the real thing. because

the mother of 12—year—old billy caldwell who wants to use cannabis oil to treat him says he is in a lifeter as a conservative mp blocks legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence. also in the next hour. a crucial game for england's rugby players, and a stunning goal from ronaldo in the 2018 world cup. he's done it!

he says that the case of billy caldwell, the boy with epilepsy whose medicinal cannabis oil was confiscatedment's approach is out of date. let's speak to our political correspondent ben wright, who is in westminster. there is one thing about medicinal cannabis, and another on cannabis in general. the law around the medicinal use of cannabis has been called completely out of date, and that has been shown in the case of billy caldwell. he thinks they need overhauling, and on that i think he has a lot of sympathy of in the tory party, on labour benches, and across parliament. the only people who are not budging very much are the government, the home office, and theresa may, who while they have said there should be a review of individual cases don't seem to be keen on reopening the whole issue. what is interesting on this is that william hague goes much further and says the question of recreational cannabis use now need to be addressed. he says the so—called war on drugs, waron addressed. he says the so—called war on drugs, war on cannabis, has com pletely on drugs, war on cannabis, has complet

home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwelltors said it was a "medical emergency". his family say the substance helps keep life—threatening seizures at bay. billy is getting the best care in the world here, and i feel safe here at this particular hospital with billy. so, again, it isjust one step at a time, praying for a miracle, really. and andy murray confirms he will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queen's next week. now on bbc news, award—winning indian writer and publisher anuradha roy speaks to gavin esler at hay festival. hello and welcome to talking books, from hay festival. every year, writers, politicians and thinkers from around the world come here to wales to discuss books and big ideas. my guest today is anuradha roy, a writer whose four novels dissect the society and culture of her native india. anuradha roy, welcome to talking books. thank you. applause now, i've just finished your latest novel, and i wanted to give everybody watching and listening a flavour of your writing, and maybe if you'd be

home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwellr doctors said it was a ‘medical emergency‘. his family say the substance — which has now been administered — helps keep life—threatening seizures at bay. andy murray confirms he will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queen's next week. now on bbc news, it's time for this week's edition of dateline london. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, we discuss a turbulent week in westminster around the brexit negotiations, we'll consider how much was achieved at the us—north korea summit and we'll discuss the potentially desperate humanitarian situation in yemen. my guests this week are dr vincent magombe, from africa inform international, the north american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the british political commentator and columnist steve richards, and the french algerian journalist nabila ramdani. welcome to you all. at westminster, it's been a particularly turbulent week around all things brexit. my goodness. there was surprise in s

secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to treat severely epileptic billy caldwell, after doctors said it was a "medical emergency". sinn fein delegates at a conference in belfast vote in favour of liberalising abortion law. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow on the busy so far at the world cup, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight. a costly miss from messi. iceland, making their world cup debut have stunned argentina. var and goal—line technology helps france get past australia but did the officials get it right? we'll also have the latest from the england camp, just two days out from their opening match. i'm hugh ferris, also coming up in the programme. england give up another lead to lose again in south africa. the defeat in the second test in bloemfontein is their fifth in a row. and andy murray's long—awaited comeback will be at queen's. he'll play his first match for nearly a year at the tournament next week. good evening, we've got four matches on the third day of world cup, three results are in. last night, all the foot

it follows a case of 12—year—old billy caldwell, who has severe epilepsy. his medical cannabis oil was confiscated. billy was treated with the drug in hospital after the home office granted a 20 day licensed. the home 0ffice minister was besieged with questions about the treatment of other patients who could benefit from the personal cannabis. but nick hurd began by reflecting on what had happened at the weekend. at the home secretary and i as fathers as the rest of the house, as a rest of the country have of course been profoundly moved by billy's story as well as others like it. what i want to reassure the families and the public that the home secretary and i are working together to do all we can check for the necessary steps at pace and more announcements will be forthcoming. the home secretary has conceded that cannabis has medicinal benefits by granting the emergency licensed for billy caldwell on expert advice. when can we expect to see more import licences to make medicinal cannabis available to all who would benefit it?|j medicinal cannabis available

an urgent question in the house of commons over cannabis oil treatment — as 12—year—old billy caldwellfirst time. he can't function because he can't live in a world outside of the gaming. to the point where he was hospitalised and he hasn't been to school for a year. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — hugh

his move follows the high—profile case of billy caldwell who suffers from severe epilepsy. as originally denied cannabis oil which can be used to control seizures. billy, who's twelve, was granted a 20—day licence for the drug last week after doctors insisted it was a medical emergency. campaigners have highlighted another case, that of alfie dingley and urged a change in the rules. sajid 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

mother of billy caldwell. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminsterfor us. issue. it has become quite politically charged, in the last few days. yes, but it is the personal testimony from those parents that has changed everything here. the green mp caroline lucas said that the government had been shamed into action by the press coverage. of course it is that is southern the government would reviewed, but this is not a new issue. these parents have been bleeding, if not years, to get a change of heart from the governor. “— get a change of heart from the governor. —— pleading. ithink the change of heart was hannah deacon's testimony saying that she spoke directed to the prime minister a few months ago saying that they had been promised to make sure that the house and got the cannabis —based medicine that he needed to deal with his epilepsy. she was complaining today that nothing had happened. these hurdles have been but up in front of her. it seems that this change of direction has meant that this review has been announced by sajid javid. the new home secretar

but those who have been helping to care for billy caldwell believe mrjavid needs to go further. there is hope, for notjust billy, which is why this campaign is so important, because it's for all the families who need it. the family of six—year—old alfie dingley have appealed to the prime minister for the same access to cannabis treatment for his epilepsy, saying it 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. a father and son from leeds have died in what's believed to be a tragic accident, when they were searching for scrap metal yesterday morning. police divers recovered their bodies from a canal near huddersfield. 60 minutes past 5pm. you are watching bbc news. our headlines. —— 16 minutes. 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

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good news this morning about billy caldwell — the 12 year old — who suffers from epilepsy — is being issuing an emergency licence to allow billy to access the treatment immediately, on the advice of doctors. and earlier this morning, health secretaryjeremy hunt promised to review the law on the medical use of cannabis, saying the government will act as "quickly as it can". last month, charlotte caldwell told this programme about how she wanted cannabis oil to be legalised for medical use, so many more children, like billy, could benefit. billy is now leading a much better quality of life. i would point out at this stage as well, i am not on here to declare that my son is cured because that would be a really dangerous thing for me to do, considering the nature of his condition, which is epilepsy. epilepsy can be controlled for a while and then return. what i am saying is, medicinal cannabis is an amazing alternative to try on these kids — notjust billy, notjust one child, but on absolutely all of these children who are suffering this brutal condition every day. a new all—party parliam